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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

How did this small percentage of Black administrators facilitate their success against the odds? As the study progressed, we wanted to explore these STEM faculty members’ transition to senior leadership administrative positions at universities nationwide. More than 80% were white.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jessica Enders COD's leaders support staff development to ensure its faculty, administrators, and staff are up-to-date on issues and teaching and learning strategies. Increased faculty communication and outreach began with the fruitful communications participants had with other members of the CCLP Roadrunner cohort.

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Positive Pluralism: The Next Phase in the Evolution of the Academy?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On its cover page, the annual education issue of the New York Times magazine uses the sardonic headline, Not U, to capture the current attitude of parts of the country toward higher education. The headline is then followed by this intriguing subtitle: Why do more and more Americans think college isn’t even worth it?

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. The recruitment and retention of Latino faculty is also an element of the Seal, and CSULB has the Latinx Faculty & Staff Association.

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New Book Centers the Voices of Black Women Department Chairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They say the role of department chair should be in service to an institution, fundamentally providing care, guidance, and support to not only faculty colleagues but to support staff and students as well. We have facilitated this forum to recognize the challenges you face.

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Thriving and Flourishing While Black and a Student: What can PWIs do?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This new legislation presents a formidable barrier that hampers the ability of Black people (students, faculty, and staff) to flourish and thrive in their academic pursuits. And targeting of faculty by groups such as Idaho Freedom Foundations does not provide a campus environment where Black people feel safe. Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr. •

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Open to Change

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In these early days, I am acclimating myself to the institution, evaluating the campus climate, establishing relationships with faculty, staff and students, and becoming more connected with the local community,” says Jaamal. It enables an intentional health focus across the liberal arts and facilitates dialogue on the future of healthcare.