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Two Scholars are Building Diversity Initiative Database for All

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The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. While the full database is only in its initial stages, Drs.

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Charlie Baker Goes to the NCAA

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Baker says the NCAA is in the process of building a sports fan database. It’s 2024, and we have millions of people who attend our championships, and we [have] never really gotten to know and learn much about them and that’s going to change,” he says, adding that the goal is to have 10 million sports fan added to the database. “I

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A Fight Against Misinformation

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She is the project director of Critical Race Theory (CRT) Forward, a database that, she says, identifies, tracks, and analyzes governmental actions or legislation “that aim to restrict access to truthful information about race.” Alexander is a lecturer of law at the University of Southern California (USC) Gould School of Law.

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Report: Parents of Prospective College Students Worry about Cost and Safety

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The parents surveyed came from EAB’s database. Concerns over student safety were higher for families of color with 58% of Black parents including a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion as part of student safety. JCSU offers student-focused services such as counseling, the health center, and campus security.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

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Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Early in her time as an administrator at Virginia Tech, she implemented the Black Engineering Support Team (BEST), having Black upperclassmen be peer mentors to freshmen.

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Empowering Excellence: A TRIO Program’s Journey to Streamlined Success with empower™ 

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The platform’s structured database system allowed me to utilize different fields and columns, enhancing my understanding of their importance in the APR. Her expertise was evident, making empower an attractive choice. Initially, I used a spreadsheet, which was helpful. However, transitioning to empower was a game-changer.

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No Safe State: Former DEI Employee Says to Look for the Red Flags

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trump signed an executive order he called Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, instructing federal agencies to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices and programs. She intentionally uses the words diversity, equity, and inclusion, instead of DEI.

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