Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. The event was hosted by Dr. Larry Ozowara, vice president of care delivery at Mantra. “We It’s not enough to make statements. It’s not enough to create working groups.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have made a pledge for educational equity, and institutional and organizational partnerships will help make that pledge a reality. The University of Chicago’s Inclusive Economy Lab’s RCT of OMD helped to show CCC leadership that their support truly made a difference in a student’s probability of completion.

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APRIL 21, 2025

When asked about the future of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at CCP following his departure, particularly programs like the Center for Male Engagement that supports Black male students, Generals expressed confidence that the college would maintain its commitment to these values.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Chamber of Commerce meetings, Rotary Club events, neighborhood block parties, cultural festivals, and church fish fry fundraisersthe CEO not only needs to show up but be actively engaged as well. Thus, equity is the watchwordand not for the sake of achieving institutional metrics that we can hail in state reports and educational publications.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Energy and excitement filled the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, as over two thousand community college leaders, faculty, and staff gathered to share stories of access, equity, and inclusion at the 2023 Dream conference. But despite their efforts to increase access and opportunity for all, equity gaps remain. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2024

In the early 2000s, Bennett worked at the center as a graduate student event coordinator under the second director, the late Mary Karen Powers. Bennett carries memories of these people and is constantly thinking about ways to honor their hyperlocal and global lens in equity work for student success through the Women’s Center. “By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Guest speakers for the event include ASALH President Dr. Marvin Dulaney; the Rev. This is a battle which all concerned persons and groups must go to the front lines to defend the value of Black History, Black Studies, and educators for generations to come in the fight for justice, equality, and equity.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Crenshaw said she expects the event will help to “empower participants with the essential knowledge and tools needed to confront systemic racism and advocate for transformative change in their communities.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

He expressed deep disappointment and concern, worried about losing his job entirely, and felt disillusioned by his institution's wavering commitment to diversity and inclusion. By remaining persistent in our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, we can continue to foster environments where all individuals feel valued and respected.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Being the second Black president, this was a big event, not just for me, but also for the Black community of school psychologists,” said Malone in an interview with Diverse. Further, the gathering was located in the parlor of the presidential suite, a space commonly used for events, with a capacity for 75 people. asked Malone.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

24 event involving far-right activists. 24 event involved a student group hosting two far-right figures — one connected to extremist group Proud Boys, — for a “comedy” event. 24 event involved a student group hosting two far-right figures — one connected to extremist group Proud Boys, — for a “comedy” event.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

He and other BMI leaders have invited mayors, governors, and other prominent officials to attend events and conferences or speak at symposiums, where they can see and hear directly from the students and see the work. Sometimes, understanding just how successful these programs are requires an inside point of view, says James.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

The power of collaboration and the importance of building paths for others to follow were topics , front and center , during the 2024 White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. The alliance launched in 2022 at the first White House Summit on STEMM Equity and Excellence. And we just can't let more time go by.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

Dr. LaVar Charleston is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Their love story didn’t come to fruition until eight years after graduation, when they reunited at a mutual friend’s event.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2023

People before me in leadership positions … and others have been fighting these battles for many years for equity and also for investment in order to grow. “If there’s a role that women’s basketball has played, I think it’s the fact that it spurred more transparent, open and public dialogue around doing what is right with gender equity.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Even before recent events, LGBTQ+ students tended to be targets of harassment, and there is strong evidence that members of the LGBTQ+ community are at a higher risk for experiencing mental health issues – especially depression and anxiety disorders. Even online institutions sometimes hold in-person events. Dr. Dick Senese Here’s how.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Because several minoritized professors are being hired at once, they are less likely to be tokenized and burdened with extra diversity, equity, and inclusion work. Steele remembers being at an event for new faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. Lumina Foundation CEO Jamie Merisotis delivers a keynote address at the DREAM 2024 conference.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

7 event, “Our Stories: A Celebration of Pride and Living Histories.” The event was hosted by the school’s Emory Pride Employee Network (EPEN) and open to all Emory employees. The event comes amid an increase in book-banning and education-restricting efforts from American conservatives regarding matters such as race, gender, U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Harvey Nevertheless, some of these alumni maintain various levels of contact with their alma maters – ranging from attending reunion events, to regularly reviewing materials they receive from the college or university, to making monetary donations they hope will help produce a more inclusive atmosphere for current and future generations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Being in an environment that they know is inclusive and welcoming, that is culturally sensitive, helps in making that experience far more successful for them,” he said. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, D.C. Dr. William B.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

There is a Lutheran liberal arts tradition that places an emphasis on critical thinking, challenging assumptions and inclusion,” Nunes says. “I Moving forward, the word Lutheran is consequential to the university’s identity, Nunes says, but Martin Luther’s inclusive vision of education needs to be contextualized for today’s world. “We

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Active Minds

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Supporting Students’ Mental Health Cultivate a Safe, Structured, and Inclusive Environment : Invest in a school environment where students feel safe and valued. Foster an inclusive atmosphere, free from discrimination and harm. Engage in innovative thinking when it comes to staff wellness events.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

Abraham Lincoln DeMond The annual event will begin at 6 p.m. She is director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for the Student Government Association. 1, in the Corey Union Function Room.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We present the problems/solutions as an easily accessible 10-point checklist, so that you can grade your own processes, identify your challenges, and proactively incorporate de-biasing practices in the spirit of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Committee members often arrive unprepared. Recommendations: · End re-do meetings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Jack Thomas In my own journey, leading a campus with such diverse student representation has reinforced the importance of embracing diversity and fostering a culture of inclusivity. The increased focus on diversity and inclusion was both a challenge and an opportunity. My faith has been a source of strength throughout my career.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2024

It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s higher education institutions. Florida’s Senate Bill 266 took effect on July 1, 2023, prohibiting specified educational institutions from expending funds for certain purposes.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

“You probably over-prepare for meetings,” says Dr. Rolanda Johnson, associate dean for equity, diversity and inclusion at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. It's in our professional practice to begin with, to advocate for equity in health care,” says Williams. You’re] constantly analyzing things.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

On the other hand, Tennessee Tech earned a spot for cancelling the campus events of the Lambda Gay-Straight Alliance in response to a video of its drag show, and Texas A&M was featured for dropping its sponsorship of an annual drag show and preventing students from accessing the previous year’s profits.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

A Penn State representative said the administration did respond to the reports when they were first published, and the reports became part of their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging inventory from last spring. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. Dr. Marcus A. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 11, 2024

She says she often asks herself: “How do we create equity and justice in these spaces that I occupy, where I know first-hand that equity and justice are absent?” Seeing how others responded to the event shifted her thinking. “I Rema,” says she has learned from her own experiences to defend our collective humanity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Now, Mendoza works with approximately 200 undergraduate students who are part of a leadership program, developing content such as educational seminars and programming for them as well as assisting them in scheduling and budgeting for events and activities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

We were not reducing equity gaps,” said Stout, recalling her Dallas Herring Lecture, an annual event at the Belk Center. “I Across all the [Hubs], we deal with AI, universal design for learning and retention of students, how do you talk to your students, how are you inclusive and welcoming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

He directs the Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity at Rice University, where he has taught, among other subjects, engineering and computational applied mathematics and operations research. “We But when I go to SACNAS events, it recharges my battery,” said Vargas- Muñiz. How is that going to impact missions?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

Moreover, companies focused on cultivating diversity and inclusivity in their workforce often heavily rely on colleges and universities for a diverse talent pool. Present-day racial wealth disparities are not merely a result of individual choices or chance events; they are shaped by a complex interplay of factors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

One of the most important ways that first-gen students can find connection is through on-campus clubs, so Pavlinic suggested big windows into meeting spaces and event rooms, so that students can see what campus groups are doing without any extra effort. The location of these centers matters, too.

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