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

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.

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School & Student Services by Community Brands

AUGUST 9, 2024

The United States has long been a desirable destination for international students seeking world-class education. In recent years, there’s been a notable surge in the number of international students applying to US-based private schools. Why US Private Schools?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Student groups at Morgan State include organizations for African students, Caribbean students, Latinx students, and international students. Her office encourages students to create student organizations, particularly students who want greater representation for their backgrounds or identities. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The Empowering Futures Gift was earmarked to fund scholarships, advance medical education and research, support faculty expertise, increase athletic competitiveness and make possible numerous student-centered initiatives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). We’ll focus on first-gen students, military and veterans, women, international students and different populations of underrepresented students. …

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EAB

DECEMBER 21, 2022

From DEI initiatives to post-COVID outcomes, explore EAB’s top content of 2022 below: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice for Higher Ed. Our DEIJ Higher Ed Resource Center is a combination of best-practice DEI guidance and strategies promoting inclusive culture on campus. 100 Tactics for International Student Support.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Peer support is critical for student success Create a healthier, happier college experience for students with a virtual peer community Talk to TimelyCare Accessibility and inclusivity Digital peer support platforms break down geographical and time barriers, providing students with 24/7 access to a supportive community.

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IEFA

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For female students and minority students, the Society of Women Engineers Scholarship and the (ISC)2 Undergraduate/Associate Scholarship provide financial aid opportunities to encourage diversity in the field of computer science. These scholarships not only promote inclusion but also reward outstanding academic performance.

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EAB

JULY 17, 2023

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid.

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The LTC Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

The strongest predictor of overall performance in writing-rich courses (as measured by GPA) was the number of terms that the student used the Writing Center. The results were striking.

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EAB

MARCH 7, 2023

Are our international students somehow affected one way or another? AS: So it might not directly impact the mission of the institution, but immigration policies and labor standards might impact the families of those, or students who are students from different countries, international students, of course.

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EAB

JULY 11, 2023

So I would say in that regard, I've met some of these students last year when they were visiting, and some of the students I may have met when they were in middle school because they come to visit us. We have another organization on campus that works with first generation students. Why do you need that? What do you do?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

I love the work that I get to do in diversity, equity, and inclusion, but at times it can be exhausting. Lawrence Chatters We continue to make progress in our country toward being more inclusive, but the digressions have been painful. This work was here before me, and this work will be here after I am gone. I will not let it break me.

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COE

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders Study Diversity and Inclusion, Student Empowerment, and Sustainability . Among the many travelers who experienced challenges this summer in reaching their destinations were the 15 TRIO students and alumni selected for the 2022 Keith Sherin Global Leaders program. August 26, 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS—Amid the ongoing legislative battles that are being waged across the nation against a wide-range of diversity initiatives, student athletes, coaches and administrators gathered over the weekend to affirm their commitment to inclusion, vowing to push back against the onslaught.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Casteen, who served as UVA's seventh president from 1990 to 2010, was honored by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education in 2013 with the prestigious Dr. John Hope Franklin Award for his exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion in higher education. As president, he transformed UVA into a world-class university.

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Active Minds

AUGUST 21, 2023

In her leisure time, Hannah finds joy in reading, discovering new facets of the Bay Area, where she currently resides as an international student, and experimenting with various cuisines! At De Anza, she served as the college’s Active Minds Chapter president. She even started her own nonprofit, Beyond Taiwan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

The core of my leadership was formed by the combined strengths of my own layered identities, and my practice and decision-making, whether focused on my commitment to racial and social justice or simply my ability to listen to students and colleagues, is shaped by the multilayered identities I bring to leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2025

The Department of Homeland Security terminated Harvard's Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification after the university refused to provide conduct records of international students requested by DHS last month. The targeting of international student enrollment represents a new frontier in debates over campus diversity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2025

The letter demanded a comprehensive restructuring of Harvards governance, hiring, admissions, and student life. It instructed the University to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs under whatever name, and to cease any admissions or hiring practices that consider race, gender, or even proxies for race.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether that was true action statements, donations, or implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, everyone was scrambling around, trying to be reactive change agents. Also, I’m concerned with how this will affect our international students. Seems like the color-blind movement. Is there room for support?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Enforcement actions against diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and potential immigration cuts present further challenges. International student enrollment is also at risk, with the potential for visa reductions or eliminations threatening institutions reliant on these students, who generally provide higher net tuition.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Department of Education and continue his crackdown of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at colleges and universities across the nation. Our commitment to students, staff and faculty from around the world remains steadfast, as does our belief in their essential role in our nation's economic vitality and competitiveness."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

From a spring full of student protest to the ending of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) measures in some states, the list of stressors is only likely to increase as time marches into 2025. Dr. Stella Flores “We have evidence to show that focusing on belonging and inclusion helps students stay in college.

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