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Texas Senate Approves Anti-DEI Bill for State Public Universities

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It aims to make universities shut down diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices, ban mandatory diversity training, and restrict hiring departments from asking for diversity statements, all under the threat of temporarily cutting off access to state funds. Brandon Creighton Senate Bill 17 – filed by Sen. Judith Zaffirini.

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

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For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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Report: More DEI Efforts Needed at Predominantly White Institutions

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There's more than 25 years of research by academic scholars on the experiences of students of color,” said Jessie Hernández-Reyes, lead author and senior policy analyst for higher education at EdTrust. states, gauging their thoughts on what their respective campuses could be doing better.

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New DEI Certificate at Muhlenberg Joins Others Working Toward Equity

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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). As the U.S.

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Stop Cooling Out the Next Generation’s Aspirations

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It is therefore time to connect the dots among efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities, overturn race-conscious admissions, and bring back standardized tests. By being proactive with admissions, recruitment, and advising, however, we can reduce this risk. What happens after affirmative action bans?

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Report: College Degrees Not Valued As Highly as Job Training and Certificates

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Though confidence about the value of pursuing a two- or four-year college degree is higher among high schoolers than graduates who either dropped out or chose not to attend in the first place, neither demographic view such pursuits as the most valuable, according to a recent report from Edge Research, HCM Strategists, and D2 Strategies.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

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The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. had already outlawed the use of race in their admissions long before this ruling. We had become complacent for a long time in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), doing the same-old, same-old.”

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