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Anti-DEI and the Future of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court ruling that affirmative action in college admission decisions was unconstitutional sent shock waves throughout the higher education community. Higher education quickly doubled down on its DEI commitment, reaffirming the importance of safe learning spaces for marginalized and underrepresented groups.

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UNCF Summit for Black Higher Education: Hit the Target!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having spent more than a half-century as a faculty member, administrator, and advocate in higher education, I lost count a long time ago of the number of meetings I have attended, as well as the number of speeches and presentations I’ve made, all of which I gifted to the Indiana University Archives.

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Morehouse College Prepares for Possible Protests

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith, assistant professor of higher education administration at Auburn University, heard that President Joseph R. Thousands of students, faculty, and staff from institutions all across the country have conducted mostly peaceful protests against the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza. Morehouse alum Rev. When Dr. Travis C.

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TICAS Policy Agenda Tackles the Flaws in the Higher Ed System

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has released its latest policy recommendations to make postsecondary education affordable and completable for all students. “It TICAS “traced out all the different pieces that we would need to have a vibrant, acceptive, equitable higher education system,” said Gadkaree.

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Benitez Named 23rd President of Saint Peter’s University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“As a person spiritually rooted in the Catholic faith, with personal values that align with those of Jesuit education and traditions, I feel blessed to be returning to Jesuit higher education and joining the Saint Peter’s community. in higher education administration from Saint Louis University.

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Purdue Northwest Chancellor Thomas Keon's Mockery of an "Asian" Language is Emblematic of a Wider Problem in American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What makes this moment particularly jarring is that Purdue Northwest and similar campuses have gone to great lengths to recruit international students, primarily from Asian countries, in their bid to become world-class institutions of higher learning. I first experienced it on an elementary school playground. Dr. Stephanie K.

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Transfer Students Need Support from Both Two and Four Year Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But those individual agreements have also created silos, said Velasco Rodriguez, which makes understanding the transfer process more complicated for students and faculty alike. Dr. Ángel de Jesus González, assistant professor of higher education administration and leadership at Fresno State.