Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Shawna Patterson-Stephens, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University, received the Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals. The Bobby E.

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JANUARY 12, 2024

Gaines, who competed with Thomas in 2022, led the protest and is a well-known and persistent opponent against the inclusion of trans athletes in women’s sports. Alons said she was uncomfortable changing in the same room as transgender swimmer Lia Thomas, winner of the 500-yard freestyle at the 2022 national championship swim meet.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

My computational chemistry laboratory has benefitted from our twinned focus on data and inclusion and serves as a case study for how access to meaningful research opportunities encourages people from all backgrounds to pursue data-related careers. UR is a research-intensive, predominately undergraduate, predominately white institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2024

A new Center for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging is being established to foster understanding and harness systemwide resources across 25 CUNY campuses. Thompson To combat hate, the center will also oversee training and strengthen reporting and policy aims to bring consistency and accountability. Thompson Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Sciences, University of Rhode Island Tenured: No Age: 36 Education: B.A., international affairs, University of Nevada, Reno; M.S., geography and environmental resources, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; and Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2024

As diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts have come under attack, I wonder if higher education leaders shouldn’t begin to evolve the concept before policymakers strip away every tool we have to provide supports for students of color. Instead of focusing on inclusion, perhaps we should be talking about integration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 20, 2024

Meanwhile, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced on the same day that it would also dissolve its Office of Diversity & Inclusion. Its stated goal was to enhance diversity and inclusivity through the recruitment and retention of an increasingly diverse population of faculty, administrators, staff and students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has announced steps it will take to comply with Senate Bill 129 affecting diversity, equity and inclusion programming on University of Alabama System campuses. UAB has shuttered its Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion among other changes to ensure compliance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This fundamental change reversed thinking about the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment and galvanized states to reconsider their stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Expanding the definition of diversity to include diversity of opinion may elicit honest conversations and intentional/inclusive strategies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In the wake of a front assault on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) is calling on colleges and universities not to give in to the pressure to abandon such initiatives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. These initiatives opened doors for me and countless others, providing opportunities that seemed out of reach for many in my community.

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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

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Burt “Aspiring to a career in engineering can be daunting for Black males and a less traveled road they are expected to pave themselves,” said Burt, a UW-Maidson professor of education and director of the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB). Burt is also a 2019 Diverse Emerging Scholar. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) condemned the University of Florida's elimination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion staff. The University of Florida is--and will always be--unwavering in our commitment to university human dignity," the memo read. "

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The panel titled, “Embracing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Catalysts for a Flourishing Workforce,” focused in on the importance of creating an environment that values and leverages the unique perspectives, experiences and talents of all employees. We can never be complacent in the work,” she warned. “We

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MARCH 20, 2024

1, prohibits certain public entities “from maintaining a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department or sponsoring any diversity, equity, and inclusion program or program that “advocates for a divisive concept.” SB129 , which goes into effect Oct.

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APRIL 5, 2024

We must create inclusive environments where students from diverse backgrounds feel valued and heard. Encouraging multilingualism and offering courses that include less commonly taught languages can foster an inclusive atmosphere.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). I am very happy to be a part of Hudson County Community College, where diversity, equity, and inclusion is valued and lived,” said Lopez. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

Recognizing and valuing this diversity is the cornerstone of cultivating an inclusive learning environment in the community college setting. In an era of increasing diversity and globalization, institutions are challenged to foster environments that are not only fair and just but also inclusive of diverse cultural perspectives.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This involves (re)evaluating and (re)shaping multiple aspects of education to create a more inclusive, diverse, and equitable learning environment. Furthermore, feedback loops must be baked into our teaching practices for students to provide input on the inclusivity and effectiveness of educational media. How do we do this?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lae’l Hughes-Watkins, co-chair of The 1856 Project and associate director for engagement, inclusion and reparative archiving, Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland. It’s our own small way to ensure that all voices are heard, and all people are respected.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 26, 2024

As an educator and university president, I have seen firsthand the ADA’s transformative impact on our higher education systems — and how far we still must go before higher education is truly accessible and inclusive of learners from all backgrounds. Lisa Marsh Ryerson The number of students with disabilities at U.S. It’s our starting point.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Within professional environments, microaggressions persist as a pervasive and often overlooked force, representing one of the most significant challenges to equity and inclusion. Unfortunately, experiences like these are all too common in healthcare today. Microaggressions are often rooted in unconscious or implicit bias.

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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

AUGUST 5, 2024

To do this, colleges must invest in a variety of support services that include academic advising, mentorship programs, counseling services, and inclusive actions that celebrate diversity across the college campus. Effective diverse retention strategies must be implemented and used in a manner of inclusive action for the institution.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

Russell and NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson — was written in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that have eliminated their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting the use of state funds for any DEI programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

This milestone reaffirms Sacramento State’s pivotal role in shaping the future of our community and fostering a more inclusive society.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

democracy; and · All stakeholders who care about an inclusive and rights-respecting US democracy should unite in protest of legislation at the local, state and federal level to ban books and to ban anti-racist teachings like Black feminism, CRT, Black Queer Studies and Intersectionality.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

Institutions use algorithms to predict college success, admissions, allocation for financial aid, inclusion in student success programs, recruitment, and many more tasks. They need to be aware that algorithms can be biased and unfair because of bias in the history, data. All the algorithms can see and learn,” said Anahideh. It becomes biased.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

There she oversees all aspects of academic affairs, ranging from education to diversity and inclusion. I have a lot of goals and ideas around students and creating a really inclusive culture and addressing issues of access and affordability,” Gilliam told Diverse. I'm very interested in how we can be more externally engaged.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

She and other scholars underlined the critical importance of HBCUs and an inclusive, expansive history curriculum being taught to students K-12 and beyond. Dunbar shared her stories with the gathered crowd on the final day of the College Board’s "A Dream Deferred: a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Conference."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2024

The inclusion of Ivy League and other institutions throws this dynamic into even further relief. Today, we see the growing impact of outside money from wealthy conservatives like Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund manager who has waged an assault on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at Harvard University and elsewhere.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Charleston, vice chancellor for inclusive excellence at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said that he always leaves the conference inspired—perhaps more this year, given the “tremendous amount of headwinds” that threaten to derail the creation of inclusive working and learning environments.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

This incident is in direct opposition to our institutional values supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, and we unequivocally denounce this and all expressions of hate, prejudice and discrimination," UD said. The swastika was drawn on a poster promoting a drag performance the professor organized years ago.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

I had an immediate epiphany: How timely Banks’ book is in these most troubling anti-EDI times (EDI - Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) I must not only continue to proactively teach my students the goals of multicultural education, but I must also remind larger audiences. Banks’ An Introduction to Multicultural Education.

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