Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Starting in the 2023 – 2024 academic year, students can now enroll in Muhlenberg College’s Graduate Certificate program in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

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JULY 26, 2023

The anti-DEI legislation has threatened more than institutional autonomy. Colleges and universities nationwide have established Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) offices for years to increase faculty diversity and help students from various backgrounds succeed at the post-secondary level and beyond.

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MAY 3, 2024

Universities should “Review all college, department or unit-level DEI positions to determine whether DEI-specific job responsibilities are necessary for compliance, accreditation or student and employee support,” the board directed. The orders didn’t stop there.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2024

Civil Rights Groups Push Back Against Wave of Anti-DEI Bills Ryan Quinn Fri, 03/15/2024 - 03:00 AM So far this year, at least five state legislatures have passed bills seeking to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education. This year’s batch may seep more into the classroom. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education's 2024 Emerging Scholars shared sentiments of drive, hope, community, and validation during a webinar Thursday. 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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

It took place in 1984 at a higher education conference at MIT, shortly after they had decided to confront the shortcomings in both the journalistic and academic communities by launching a new publication, Black Issues In Higher Education. My first encounter with Bill Cox and Frank Matthews was quite memorable.

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JUNE 14, 2023

The governor signed the bill prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion offices in addition to another codifying tenure restrictions Texas’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, has signed a bill that will ban diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices and initiatives across higher education institutions in the state.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Image: When Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, announced plans last week to defund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives across the state, he was joined on stage by political activist Chris Rufo, who has made a career out of questioning the purpose of DEI programs. “Gov. Shapiro himself has also drawn controversy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

have improved slightly over the years, but parity with white Americans has yet to be reached, according to 2024 State of Black America report from the National Urban League (NUL). And Black Americans still face a higher unemployment rate (5.3%) than white counterparts (3.4%) as of January 2024. Alvin Tillery, Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. Affirmative action struck down The U.S. Approximately 2.9 1, 2023, to Sept. She holds a B.A.

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Higher Education Today

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

At the start of 2024, the media narrative picked up where it left off before the holidays—painting a picture of U.S. college campuses immersed in division and unrest over a number of issues, particularly the response to the war between Israel and Hamas and the heated debate over diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Higher Ed Marketing Conferences Fuel Innovation and Expand Connections The higher education marketing landscape is evolving quickly, which means digital marketing professionals must work hard to stay on the cutting edge of new technologies and trends. Higher education marketing conferences are a great way to accomplish this.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

As legislative sessions in many states head towards their conclusions, new attempts to exert control over higher education have continued to appear. I’m gravely concerned,” said Dr. Erik Gellman, a tenured associate professor of history at UNC, of HB 715, officially called the Higher Education Modernization & Affordability Act.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Division of Higher Education, Iowa State University Age: 37 Education: B.A., higher education & student affairs, Ohio State University; M.LHR, human resource management, Ohio State University; and Ph.D., psychology, Ohio State University; M.A., 1 press release.

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University Business

AUGUST 29, 2023

While every college and university has unique challenges, broad trends inevitably develop, forcing higher education leaders to deal with their implications collectively. Two macro trends nationwide seem no more consequential than continuing political interference in higher education practices and downward trending enrollment.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

26 December · Episode 187 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions 55 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024. Join us in our 2023 Higher Education Year in Review and Predictions for 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In September, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos demanded that UW cut DEI spending by $32 million, saying that he would not allocate funding for already-approved UW employee pay raises until the school complied. Most UW employees will now see pay raises of 4% in 2023 and 2% in 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) has issued “Keeping Score When It Counts: Assessing the Academic Records of the 2023-2024 Bowl-Bound College Football Teams.” The study assesses football teams at 82 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions. NCAA statistics were used for this study.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

2024 marks the 24th year that Wayne State has done an MLK tribute, born from the vision of former senior vice president and King’s Morehouse College classmate, the late Arthur L. Francis College, in 1964, said Shannon Zlotkowski, assistant provost for DEI at UNE. Given that 2024 is also the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

But the world of higher education will be listening carefully for what Biden may say about the many issues America’s colleges and universities are facing, several of which have assumed national prominence in recent months. Ron DeSantis has cracked down on critical race theory, tenure practices, and DEI initiatives. “My

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

As we work tirelessly to navigate the polarizing currents of the 2024 election year, witnessing the gross erosion of DEI initiatives and the rollback of affirmative action, the pivotal role of these institutions and leaders becomes even more crucial.” The event was hosted by Virginia Union University and Rice University.

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction. More from UB: Which college, university leaders are speaking out against anti-DEI efforts? institutions still lags far behind.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

APRIL 12, 2024

SAAL's Dynamic 1st Quarter: Progress, Initiatives, and Community Engagement The journey of the Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) through 2024 has been nothing short of transformative and inspiring for me as President!

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Image: Florida governor Ron DeSantis promised sweeping reforms earlier this year to, he claims, rescue higher education in his state from “woke activism.” At the time, he held a press conference that focused on defunding DEI efforts in the state and issued a news release detailing proposed reforms that now appear in HB 999.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Legislators at the federal and state levels this year have taken to molding higher education in the way they deem fit for future students. Others, however, have been more aligned across political lines, such as the push to dismantle DEI. In Texas, SB 17 restricts DEI programs altogether. Last month, Calif.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image: The Ron DeSantis takeover of Florida higher education was on full display Tuesday. DeSantis, now in his second term, launched the opening act on Tuesday when he announced promised higher education reforms. He claimed that the state’s DEI efforts have shamed white and Christian students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

When asked how they were organizing for 2024, they described themselves as already hard at work. LaTosha Brown, cofounder of the Black Voters Matter Fund That ethos was perhaps best embodied by LaTosha Brown and Cliff Albright, co-founders of the Black Voters Matter Fund. There’s no such thing as an off year,” said Brown. “It

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 8, 2023

Image: Though the 2024 presidential election is still more than 600 days away, a handful of well-known Republicans have already entered the primary race. Higher Ed in the Cross Hairs DeSantis has maintained a ubiquitous media presence in recent months. Higher education has been central to that agenda.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

It’s 2024, and we have millions of people who attend our championships, and we [have] never really gotten to know and learn much about them and that’s going to change,” he says, adding that the goal is to have 10 million sports fan added to the database. “I Baker says the NCAA is in the process of building a sports fan database.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

As a Filipina, Mendoza brings a unique perspective to the academy, Finley says, adding that she also serves as a great representative for minority students, DEI-oriented psychology professors, and junior faculty looking to get involved with their communities and professional organizations. “I I love my students. I love my teaching.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

She leads several diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) committees and has been spending “time thinking about to make the university a more equitable and just place.” In recent years, Lopez has turned her activism and focus inward.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

JUNE 30, 2023

Given the threats to higher education in many areas around the country, especially on topics related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); the institute’s planning community believed it was critical to spend as much time as possible on training attendees on how to infuse equity-centered assessment practices into their work.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Photo by Matt Bango on StockSnap In the ever evolving landscape of higher education, organizations such as Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) play a pivotal role in shaping the student experience as well as for those engaged in assessment. This will be published at the beginning of 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2024

Felton OUR CURRENT CLIMATE On January 12, 2024, Elon Musk, one of the most bigoted billionaires of our time and founder of TESLA, Inc., I can agree with Mr. Musk in part- DEI should DIE, but ONLY if equity and respect for your magic doesn’t require enforcement by the highest court in the land. Dr. Herman J.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The leadership’s conservative approach axed its DEI office and has flooded the school with intercollegiate athletics, displacing legacy upperclassmen. The bulk of her career in higher education comes from her 16 years at the University of Chicago. Melissa Gilliam – Boston University (Mass.)

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

As higher education institutions kick off the 2023-2024 academic year, the Supreme Court’s decisions from earlier this summer that struck down race-conscious admissions practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina are slipping farther out of view in the proverbial rear-view mirror.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

AUGUST 23, 2023

We are definitely leading the charge during a very tense time in higher education where campuses are being forced to change practice due to legislative shifts. This appointment will run from fall 2023 through spring 2024. You can keep up with all our meeting notes and minutes.

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