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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 1st Ever SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

The purpose of the SAAL awards is to recognize the assessment work of members that advances the field of Student Affairs assessment and furthers the mission and values of SAAL. Nix has explored SAAL members’ experiences who have taken the SAAL open course, Applying and Leading Assessment in Student Affairs.

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

15, 2021, at age 69. It takes all of us — the co-conspirators, the social justice warriors, the culturally competent people — being in lockstep, which is very hard. News of bell hooks’s death came as a shock to many. The feminist, author, activist, and professor died Dec.

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Belmont University hires new VP of hope, unity and belonging

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Taylor is currently vice president of student affairs at Central State University, the only public historically Black college or university in Ohio. “I want everyone to feel as if their lived experience is represented, no matter how you identify, no matter what your faith is, no matter where you come from.

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Team Growth: Get to Know Maddy and Louis

Campus Groups

Our belief is that by embracing diversity, we foster a better experience for our team, Partner Campuses, and students. In 2021, we welcomed 17 unique professionals to the CampusGroups team. Based out of Jersey City, New Jersey he holds a Master of Higher Education and Student Affairs from the University of Connecticut.

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DEIJ Annual Report for 2022-2023

Goucher DEI

Dear Goucher community, With our fall semester now well underway, I thought I’d provide everyone with a brief update on the progress we’ve made this past year on the diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice goals we spelled out for ourselves in our strategic plan , Cultivating Global Changemakers.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to free expression organization PEN America, 392 state-level educational intimidation bills were introduced between January 2021 and June 2023 with 39 passing into law. Powell, Temple University’s vice president for student affairs, died Jan. Powell was known and respected for her work in student affairs.