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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. Her research has been cited in more than 9,000 published studies. She will replace Dr. Shaun R.

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AAUP Condemns New, Heavy-Handed Campus Protest Policies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With harsh sanctions for violations, the policies broadly chill students and faculty from engaging in protests and demonstrations.” Third, many such policies are being imposed with little to no faculty input.

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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Dr. Ellen M. Granberg, George Washington University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Granberg commits herself to building on the institution’s legacy in education, research, and scholarship as well as its notable patient care and service. She led, too, as the senior associate provost and associate provost for faculty affairs at Clemson University. George Washington University President Dr. Ellen M.

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Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased.

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McInnis to Lead Yale University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Maurie McInnis “Through immense challenges, under President Peter Salovey’s leadership, you have worked together to advance our mission of education, research, scholarship, preservation, and practice to improve the world,” said McInnis. For that, I thank you and, especially, Peter.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

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“From the very beginning, we thought the notion, the concept, the feeling about creating ethnic studies centers at that point in time would be a good thing for education, research, and teaching,” said Morgan Chu. Establishing an endowed chair position also serves as a valuable recruiting tool for faculty members, she added.