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Accessibility and Belonging: Cornerstones of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These twin pillars are indispensable in the pursuit of true diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Belonging is the deeper, more profound layer of DEI. According to higher education scholar, Dr. Terrell L. Making accessibility and belonging integral to DEI requires collective action. Dr. Antonio L.

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DEI: Informing the Implicit to Create the Explicit in Classroom Culture

The Scholarly Teacher

Francis Key Statement: DEI: Creating a Classroom Culture Keywords: Diversity, Instructional Practices, Classroom Culture Introduction Inclusive classrooms and equitable instructional practices have been a subject of discussion for several years, particularly within higher learning institutions. Voices for Educational Equity , 18 (2), 34–38.

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CUNY Colleges Receive $750,000 for Anti-Bigotry Strategies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Meanwhile, Baruch College will organize focus groups, discussions, enhanced DEI training, and support for the school’s affinity groups. Queensborough Community College will host a Holocaust education program using its Kupferberg Holocaust Center.

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Oakton Community College Renamed to Oakton College, Plans to Remain a Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school also presented a new logo and visual identity focused on diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI). The school will remain a community college and offer associate degrees, certificates, and adult and continuing education programs, including the State of Illinois High School Diploma and English as a Second Language programs.

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Report: Attempts at Educational Gag Orders Continue to Proliferate in 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Of those 110, 39 would restrict how educators teach and discuss sexual orientation and gender identity – most of them are modeled after Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.

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Stanford Law DEI Dean on Leave After Disrupted Event

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The statement added that Stanford’s “commitment to diversity and inclusion means that we must protect the expression of all views,” and that the law school will be adopting “clearer protocols for managing disruptions” and “adding educational programming on free speech and norms of the legal profession.”

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Report Emphasizes the Importance of Professional Social Capital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Connections, networks and resources help people understand, access and navigate educational systems and the labor market. Stepping away from the traditional focus on completing an educational program or acquiring a credential, the report examines the importance and impact of professional social capital.

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