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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Furthermore, the Black men that attend postsecondary institutions, reportedly have the lowest retention rates of all groups. Perhaps equally concerning is that policies at the state and potentially the federal level that champion the retention and persistence of Black men in higher education such as DEI are being eliminated.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff. Neufeldt, president of CSUSM.

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Your Voice is Your Power… So Start Telling Your Story

Active Minds

Growing up in a Hispanic household where mental health was not talked about nor prioritized, it was tough for me to know what resources were available to serve me. I had no direction, only my drive to be part of the mental health advocacy world. So, my answer was slacktivism. But I didn’t know where to turn.

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The Anti-DEI Backlash: Crisis Facing Chief Diversity Officers in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Several months ago, a fellow CDO confided in me about his abrupt reassignment from a leadership role to a non-administrator position with little connection to DEI work. This involves sharing data on positive outcomes of DEI work, such as improved student retention, enhanced campus climate, and a more robust learning environment.

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A Rise in Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Since Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This includes a 20 percent gender pay gap among college administrators. percent are Latinx work at bachelor's granting institutions. About 45 percent of faculty report that their students ask for mental health-based accommodations or work extensions once or multiple times a month. percent of tenured faculty are Black and 6.6

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Panel Takes On Higher Ed Burnout

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also brought up the lack of support that many faculty and staff have experienced with the mental health challenges caused by the pandemic, and the lack of a sense of belonging for many. Permitting faculty and staff to rotate in-person work or to only come in on certain days might help with retention.

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted. Dr. Roderick L.

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