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MARCH 3, 2024

The University of Florida is an elite institution because of our incredible faculty who are committed to teaching, discovering, and serving," the memo added. Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis, who has led the attack on DEI, applauded the development. "DEI They will receive 12 weeks of severance pay.

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MARCH 22, 2023

After reading the article “Another Education Fight Over DEI Emerges…” on CNN.com, a daunting thought came over me. Some faculty in Texas may not be expected to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge transfer. Some faculty speak to this in their philosophy statements. Moreso, it is regarded as an illegal practice in Texas.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

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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DECEMBER 8, 2023

Florida’s attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and so-called “woke” disciplines demonstrate a disregard for academic standards of governance and academic freedom, according to an American Association of University Professors (AAUP) report. Ron DeSantis' attacks on higher ed.

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MAY 18, 2023

That is not hyperbole, I wrote this text with several college degrees, including a doctorate, in my faculty office. Before DEI was a thing, Ms. Because of DEI, before it was a thing , I had access to resources and networks as my peers. DEI leveled the playing field, so people in my situation could succeed. inclusion).

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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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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

California community college professors are suing state officials, alleging that new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules put in place violated their First Amendment rights, The Hill reported. How am I supposed to incorporate DEI into my classroom instruction?” I’m a professor of chemistry.

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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). As the U.S.

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MARCH 14, 2023

Numerous state legislatures are in the news recently, asking their campuses to report budgets and resources devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts, and for a list of the programs, services and efforts focused on DEI. To identify and cut DEI in higher education. Their goal? But we put the targets on ourselves.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” It's not enough to just have more students and faculty of color on campus,” said Hernández-Reyes. In light of the U.S.

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APRIL 20, 2023

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.

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MAY 26, 2023

Dyonne Bergeron will become chief diversity officer (CDO) and vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), effective Jul. I’m really excited and honored to have the opportunity to work with brilliant students, staff and faculty at UCI,” she said.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The University of Texas System’s board of regents has suspended all new policies promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and asked school leaders to report on their current DEI policies, citing that some practices have “strayed from the original intent,” The Texas Tribune reported. But Texas Gov.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mantella, president of Grand Valley State, issued and completed a 15-point plan for racial equity as a clear statement on providing foundational knowledge around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and emphasizing commitment to the university’s values. It was also incorporated into all our new employee/new faculty orientations.

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MAY 3, 2023

Among the latest efforts are HB 715 in North Carolina, which would remove tenure for future faculty in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system and at public community colleges, and SB 266 in Florida, which would give the state more control over the content of core classes and limit funding for DEI efforts.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Despite pledges from campus leaders to diversify all facets of their institutions, faculty have remained stubbornly white, according to a new report from the Education Trust, a non-profit that works to close opportunity and achievement gaps. “It That the student body is diversifying much faster than the faculty is. ”

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JUNE 6, 2023

Dr. Monica Smith Smith is currently the first vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for Augustana College. Dr. Lisa Durant-Jones will become Augustana’s interim vice president for DEI, effective July 31, as Smith transitions to her new role.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The spring semester was a time of great adjustment for colleges and universities in Texas as state schools were forced to disband any office related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), thanks to a bill signed by Gov. Lawmakers aren’t the only ones trying to intimidate Texas administration and faculty to cultivate DEI efforts.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Faculty members are more likely to self-censor today than social scientists did during McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, according to a recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). And 42% of untenured faculty reported censoring themselves, compared with 31% of tenured faculty.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community. Additionally, more than four dozen faculty will be V-FIRST mentors. American Indian, and 0.1% Pacific Islander.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Over the last year, many consequential changes have been thrown at higher education – new legislation impacted DEI, artificial intelligence entered the classroom in a big way, and we’re still working through the residual effects of the pandemic. Our industry is indeed at an inflection point.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Students and faculty at the New College of Florida held a a protest during a board of trustees meeting a Tuesday after a conservative takeover of the college, CNN reported. This is in line with DeSantis’s intentions to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities in Florida.

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MARCH 4, 2024

As a result, 13 full-time faculty members have been fired, the Office of the Chief Diversity Officer has been relinquished and all outside vendor contracts related to the initiative have been nullified. The $5 million allocated to DEI programming has been transitioned into a faculty recruitment fund, according to a memo.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Additionally, some are located in states where governors or legislators have banned or severely restricted diversity, equity , and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. He added that the players deserve more Black faculty, more culturally responsive classrooms, and more Black head coaches and athletic administrators. It’s not fine. It’s absurd.

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Jay Pearson will become the inaugural associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, effective Jan. 1, 2023, The Chronicle at Duke reported. Dr. Jay Pearson Pearson is the H.M. Foundation associate professor of public policy.

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APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend.

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University Business

MAY 16, 2023

Ron DeSantis signed a spate of bills, the most important one prohibiting Florida’s public institutions from spending money on DEI initiatives, according to a press release. This bill says the whole experiment with DEI is coming to an end in the state of Florida.” On Monday, Gov. And that has no place in our public institutions.

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University Business

APRIL 8, 2024

The school’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors has estimated that 60 people in DEI roles at the campus were let go but have not said how it arrived at that number. It also criticized what it called a lack of transparency about how decisions were made and why input from faculty council was not taken into account.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 16, 2024

A federal judge for the Northern District of California threw out a lawsuit against the University of California, Santa Cruz, for requiring faculty job applicants to submit statements detailing how they would contribute to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus.

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MARCH 27, 2023

Cirino SB 83 , the Higher Education Enhancement Act, sponsored by State Senator Jerry Cirino aims to label classroom speech on certain topics – including climate change, abortion, immigration, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) – as controversial and regulate the teaching of them accordingly.

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MARCH 29, 2023

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. Karen Blaha , University of St.

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MARCH 24, 2024

Aronis said that her research reveals that many Jewish students feel unsafe on their campus and also feel that they have been abandoned by DEI offices throughout the nation. to restrict DEI efforts and to do away with certain words and phrases. We are all experiencing the same problems.” In her powerful closing keynote, Dr. Toby S.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Zebadiah Hall will become the University of Wyoming’s (UW) first full-time vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), effective Dec. In this role, Hall will serve as a member of the president’s cabinet. Zebadiah Hall Hall is currently the director of Cornell University’s Student Disability Services (SDS).

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University Business

APRIL 10, 2023

Angela Valenzuela, a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin, was among dozens who waited nearly 12 hours at the Capitol on Thursday for a chance to testify against a bill that would dismantle many DEI programs at state universities and schools. when the hearing started. Read more from The Dallas Morning News.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

For the past two years, Santa Clara University has won a DEI award from the publication INSIGHT Into Higher Education magazine. But HEED is much more than an accolade for me, and I think it could be for anyone else committed to DEI. Think of areas where we can expand our view of holistic DEI. DEI award digs in.

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University Business

JULY 19, 2023

Texas A&M finds itself out of a dean, a director and a journalism program following McElroy’s opponents alleging “DEI hysteria” over her previous advocation for equity-based hiring practices, such as improving diversity and inclusion within the newsroom. Greg Abbott banned DEI across its public higher education system.

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Ray Schroeder

JUNE 15, 2023

Several members also debated tracking data related to political affiliations of faculty members as a form of measuring diversity. The University has formally engaged in DEI initiatives for the last 18 years, with a current annual budget — which supports the 55 dedicated DEI positions at the University — of about $5.8

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