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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yet the humanity of formerly incarcerated Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab students is too often marginalized, even overlooked, in campus programs addressing issues like food and housing insecurity. Perkins , assistant Vice President of Student Empowerment and Equity Initiative at CCP, we must remember We have always been the change we seek.

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It’s Time for Higher Education Leadership to Embrace 'Good Trouble’

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The recent Supreme Court decision striking down race-conscious admissions policies , followed by anti-equity legislation across more than 40 states and at the highest level of government , erodes decades of collective efforts to rectify a history of gross social and structural inequities.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

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Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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Remembering Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: A Pioneer for Diversity in Medicine and Education

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Born in East Harlem in 1934 as the seventh of eight children, Poussaint's journey to becoming a leading voice in psychiatry and racial equity was shaped by his early experiences. In 1965, he moved to Jackson, Mississippi, to serve as southern field director of the Medical Committee for Human Rights.

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Former DEI Officer Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Milwaukee Area Technical College

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Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. She also reported alleged disparaging comments made about Black employees.

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Accessibility and Belonging: Cornerstones of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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These twin pillars are indispensable in the pursuit of true diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Leon Burns III To underscore the importance of accessibility, consider this: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes accessibility as a human right.

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Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

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PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions.