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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

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With the demise of affirmative action, threats to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives (DEI), and policies in higher education there might not be an immediate increase in the number of Black men seeking to enroll in higher education.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

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To implement a sense of compassion, educators must be committed to a flexible process facilitated through positive communication and transparency. Moreover, school counselors are positioned to facilitate individual and group counseling to assist with study skills, stress, anxiety, and social-emotional learning development. Dr. Erik M.

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Alumni Influence to Facilitate Diversity Starts With a One-Dollar Donation

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To facilitate and sustain positive changes in the academy, influence and pressure from both internal and external sources are necessary. Harvey serves as Distinguished Scholar at the American Association for Access, Equity and Diversity in Washington, DC.

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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

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institutions, and they do so successfully, facilitating the upward mobility of the majority of their students. Together, we must hold our country’s leaders accountable and demand equity in education. They serve more economically disenfranchised students than most U.S.

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Ariella Robbins, Villanova University

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Ariella Robbins is Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Villanova University, a post she has held since November 2024. Robbins also established Employee Resource Groups to provide support and engagement to faculty and staff.

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Furman University and 14 Others Collectively Awarded $8.625 Million to Improve Inclusion for STEM Students

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Furman’s cohort – LCC1 – will facilitate faculty training in values of equity, social justice, and inclusive pedagogy; elevate student voices; improve the student experience; and engage faculty, staff, and students in making sustainable changes to introductory course curriculum.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

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Mentorship, Community Building, & Collaborative Partnerships : Encouraging administrators to establish mentorship programs and affinity groups can facilitate connections and provide spaces for minoritized students to share experiences, challenges, and successes. We cannot support people if we do not know what they need.