Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The move comes weeks after Texas governor Greg Abbott sent letters to state institutions arguing that the use of DEI policies in hiring practices could amount to illegal discrimination and violate state and federal laws. Additionally, Eltife said he would welcome legislative action to provide guidance on DEI policies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

I applaud the NAACP for the sentiment behind taking an aggressive stance against the dismantling of DEI programs. This exclusion prompted outrage from many across the state including prominent government officials. The Seminoles were not chosen to participate in the four-team playoff despite being an undefeated Power 5 conference team.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 24, 2024

HBCU leaders and their campuses are experiencing heightened frustration while trying to navigate this new process, which is compounded by ongoing attacks on diversity, equity, and inclusion, including the dismantling of DEI offices and programs across the country. Working with TMCF, HBCU leaders are engaging with the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Although the state of Tennessee has pushed back on DEI programming, Vanderbilt is a private institution. Leyva appreciates the institutional support he receives.

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College Forward

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The internship featured quarterly rotations in social impact and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), customer experience, social engagement and public relations. The post Student alum Teo is using his entrepreneurial spirit to strengthen local government appeared first on College Possible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

Smalls In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014). Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate. Equity is a clear part of the vision and mission of the college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The real challenge also relates to the high turnover in HBCU leadership and the governance issues that tend to complicate relationships between the president and the board of trustees. As attacks on DEI within higher education continue, HBCUs have rightly become a destination for so many students who are looking for a high-quality education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The federal government and national, regional, and local organizations have weighed in, too. Wherever approach tips the scale for an institution, one derivative must be clear: Is what you’re communicating about your support for DEI central to an active agenda, or is it rhetoric for political alignment and camaraderie?

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

She also served as chairperson for three different committees focused on governance: the Committee on Appointment and Promotions, the Faculty Steering Committee, and the Committee on Priorities and Resources. The post These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

29 of them target higher education, and 17 additional bills attempt to restrict autonomy and governance in higher ed via DEI bans, tenure restrictions, curricular control bills, and accreditation restrictions, the report noted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Aaron Goodson “It’s really important that we see Black women in this position of leadership as head coaches in our sport,” says Smith, who is co-chair of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. “In In my tournament, you’re always going to see four Black females leading their teams.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Jelinek agreed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

Rufo said his plans were to recruit faculty, restructure the administration and academic departments, develop a new core curriculum, and eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. “My My ambition is to help the new board majority transform New College into a classical liberal arts institution,” Rufo said. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2023

But institutions of higher learning have fallen behind businesses and government when it comes to putting this data to use, according to a new study in Science. Here’s the governance model that works.’” It’s an exercise in trust culture and shared governance.” But nobody really stood up and said, ‘Yes, we have a plan.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

She is director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for the Student Government Association.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2023

“The AAUP is appalled at the blatant violation of academic freedom and shared governance that the presidents of the Florida College System (FCS) have pledged to commit,” wrote the AAUP in a recent statement. The AAUP is exploring options to defend what they view as a threat to academic freedom and shared governance.

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The Guardian Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

Florida public colleges have eliminated DEI programs Black student-athletes play large part in college sports Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to the NCAA president, Charlie Baker, on Monday. The NCAA is college sports’ largest governing body.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The resulting report outlines how they learned it could be implemented in a governed framework with viable checks and balances to ensure it’s used responsibly —and how to maximize its operational potential. This responsibility must be given to a specific position, not a person, to mitigate any roadblocks in personnel transitions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It’s good that we’re getting people into positions at higher levels of government,” he said. He also agreed that mere representation was not enough. But the policies that get created [are] also critical.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

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. Protect faculty governance in colleges and universities. We, too, instinctively avoid environments that look unhealthy or unwelcoming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Two recent MBA graduates became presidential management fellows, three-year positions with the federal government. Webster University The mission of Webster University, a private institution in Missouri, prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Other graduate students have received promotions to senior level managers.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

DEI, ESG and Staffing Issues One silver lining for colleges seeing negative returns was increased donations, which the survey found were up by an average of 22 percent across both small and large endowments. This is the second year the NACUBO survey has asked about donations for DEI efforts.

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The case study Suppose I’m teaching a college government class. The prompt I cobbled together a DEI guidelines document from some existing ones I found on the web to create something focused on curricular materials generation. The DEI guidelines are integrated to promote inclusive and diverse perspectives in the analysis.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Among the trustees at New College of Florida are Christopher Rufo, a senior fellow at conservative think tank The Manhattan Institute who has helped shape DeSantis’ disdain for critical race theory; Matthew Spalding, a constitutional government professor and vice president at Hillsdale’s D.C.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

Explore causes, DEI, governance issues, and retention solutions. years. There’s also an unprecedented amount of pushback on DEI when diversity and inclusion were once very much a part of higher ed. In Ohio, a very anti-DEI bill was introduced that would restrict what higher education could do on diversity issues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Yet leading up to the federal ruling, a string of state legislative actions — each seeking to hobble or even decimate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) activities and programming on university campuses — provides a telling story of a divided national mindset. DEI and the culture of higher education.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The University of Minnesota Morris is excited to share with potential students that they could potentially save $20,000 on tuition costs for a bachelor’s degree, which may appease a public and federal government pushing for a more affordable higher education. More from UB: Lawmakers, donors disagreed on DEI in 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

The CCEAL presenters did acknowledge that their recommendations may be harder to effect in states where conservative legislatures have been proposing and passing anti-DEI laws. Harris said that strategies for making change in states with unfriendly climates was a priority for future work.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2024

It’s also a painful reminder that on this day, that honors a man whom the federal government once tried to destroy and who was excoriated by the general populous of the United States, we still are in discussion about the brilliance of Black people.

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

The organizational structures and traditions of shared governance in higher ed make it hard to import some practices from the private sector, however, we can still learn from those approaches. Our point of view at EAB is that DEI is both mission and margin critical. Right now is not the time to take your foot off the gas.

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Budget and Finance Management Marketing and Communication Services DEI Research 105

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“This is as much about the role of faculty in governing the institution as it is about free speech, ideology, DEI, etc. Berman said in an email that the petition led the university’s Faculty Senate this month to create an ad hoc committee to assess any constraints on academic freedom and free speech.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

He said objecting to DEI as a business principle struck him as an ideological attack, adding that demographics are shifting across the U.S.—especially —especially in California—which puts Whittier ahead of the curve in focusing on DEI.

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

But government tampering with higher education’s mission for equal access goes beyond the Supreme Court, a framework over which U.S. Walter Kimbrough, the interim executive director of the Black Men’s Research Institute at Morehouse College, pointed to publicly appointed officials wreaking havoc in the DEI space.

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Goucher DEI

MAY 2, 2023

Government and supported in its implementation by IREX, that engages undergraduate students in academic, community service, and leadership experiences while building relationships with Americans during their semester at Goucher. We have also successfully hosted students through UGRAD Pakistan, a program sponsored by the U.S.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

What’s more, it was reasonably clear that the decisions potentially impact affirmative action in employment for government contractors and broader voluntary inclusion, equity, and diversity programs as well.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In numerous states, including Ohio, there is a growing trend of imposing restrictions on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This significantly diminishes effective board governance. Presidents must also ensure the board has the same level of respect for shared governance when consulting with representative bodies.

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EAB

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Schools want to show prospective students that they’re investing in the things that matter most to them: mental health and wellness resources, affordability, career services, DEI efforts, etc. Learn more Download our Insight Paper to learn more about ‘Gen P’ college-search behaviors.

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