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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kendi, a MacArthur Fellowship recipient and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, brings considerable scholarly credentials to the position. The establishment of the Institute for Advanced Study under Kendi's leadership represents Howard's continued evolution as a center for critical research on race and society.

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Diverse Ushers in New Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education , the national publication that focuses exclusively on diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia, has announced a major change in leadership, a few months before the trade publication is set to celebrate its 40 th anniversary. William Cox Jr. Diverse Vice President William Cox, Jr.,

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

recently announced bold choices in leadership. The reality is that leadership at an institution is a team of people. Come July 2023, six of the eight Ivy League schools will have women leaders. The Ivy League, with some of the oldest institutions of higher education in the U.S.,

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Emerging Scholars Express Hope, Validation, and Drive During Webinar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To accompany the release of its 2024 Emerging Scholars magazine edition, Diverse hosted its first-ever panel for the 15 outstanding scholars it recognized this year. and ideas of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and critical race theory (CRT) are hounded by opponents on the political right.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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Another core initiative of the presidency is making sure that NJIT is accessible to students of all backgrounds, including low-income students, and fostering a welcoming and inclusive campus community.

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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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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

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Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate. These recommendations include: 1. Dr. Carl B.