Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Advocates Promote Equitable Prison Education Programs Post–Pell Restoration kathryn.palmer… Mon, 02/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Using feedback from incarcerated students is one way to work toward making prison education programs more racially inclusive, according to a new report from the Vera Institute of Justice. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2023

In our quest for a more equitable and inclusive world, we often discuss diversity and equality. These twin pillars are indispensable in the pursuit of true diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Inclusive spaces foster a sense of belonging, where individuals are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to the table.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Milwaukee Area Technical College's inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion has filed a federal lawsuit against the institution, alleging retaliatory termination after she reported racial and disability discrimination concerns. MATC officials maintain that the allegations are unfounded.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Instead, we must consider the individual students who come to us for support and ask ourselves, “how can I advocate for them to thrive in academic and professional spaces so that without me, they will still have the fuel to drive their own lifeline?” Should you advocate for them, with them, or behind the scenes?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

By prioritizing inclusivity and representation, these women are transforming cultural spaces into platforms for dialogue and understanding. Cultural institutions leverage their roles of women to advocate for systemic change, ensuring diverse staff, boards, and programming.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

I was always advocating for students rights and issues, working with administration, leaders, and university presidents advocating for university students, says Briscoe of her time at ASU. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Universities such as Harvard , Rutgers , Northeastern , the University of Texas , and Louisiana State University are scrubbing their website of all references to diversity, equity, and inclusion, shuttering DEI offices and laying off staff, and scrutinizing the curriculum for any references to DEI. This moment calls for good trouble.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

By Maggie Hicks Mikala Compton, USA TODAY NETWORK Students participate in a protest to defend diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Texas. Texas' new anti-DEI law will gut funding to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2024

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) condemned the University of Florida's elimination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion staff. The University of Florida is--and will always be--unwavering in our commitment to university human dignity," the memo read. "

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

This fundamental change reversed thinking about the equal protection clause under the 14th Amendment and galvanized states to reconsider their stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Having an advocate or mentor is critical. Establishing a cultural inclusivity and equity function on the board will illuminate these values.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Nearly twenty years later, Patterson-Stephens returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become CMU’s Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging after honing her leadership skills at several other colleges and universities across the nation. She is the first Black woman to ever serve as a vice president at the university.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Gilkerson also served as vice president of academic and student affairs at Contra Costa College and was the inaugural diversity, inclusion, and innovation officer for the Contra Costa Community College District. She began as a professor of psychology counseling at Chabot College.

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HEPI

MARCH 8, 2025

Black women have broken barriers in education, research, and industry, driving policy changes and fostering inclusivity. Yewande Akinola, a Nigerian-born engineer, has advanced sustainable water systems while advocating for diversity.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Effective inclusion involves providing appropriate accommodations and support tailored to the unique needs of each student (Dyer 2022, 1712). Alongside the benefits of online learning come challenges, particularly in ensuring access, engagement, and inclusion for all students.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 7, 2025

One result was the establishment of a standing Committee on Graduate Student Mental Health and WellBeing, which launched the Well-Being Advocate Program. There is also a separate research assistant working group for each field, and a fifth one focused on student life and wellness.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b). By doing so, they can create a more inclusive academic environment that values diverse perspectives and promotes equity in teaching, learning, and scholarship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it. Dr. Mike Hoa Nguyen, an assistant professor of education at NYU, praised this inclusion of a requirement to evaluate work through rigorous research.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Humanize to Optimize The main focus of humanized teaching is to apply learning science and culturally responsive teaching to the world of asynchronous online courses with the goal of creating an inclusive, equitable class climate for all students. Types and Purpose of Inquiry Inclusive Survey Question Cultural Inquiry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2024

While the ruling may have legal implications, its broader societal impact underscores the ongoing struggle against systemic racism and the need for greater awareness, empathy, and advocacy for diversity and inclusion in all aspects of society. Dr. Antonio L. Dr. Phelton C. The fight against discrimination and systemic racism is far from over.

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The PIE News

MARCH 7, 2025

His vision prioritises continuous upskilling, a sustainable and inclusive education system, and stronger industry-academic collaboration to equip graduates for the evolving global landscape. “Over the past decades, ASEAN universities have gained global recognition. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

For example, recent moves by states like Florida to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives on college campuses have increased the stakes for social media activism. However, as state legislatures across the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 18, 2024

Humanize to Optimize The main focus of humanized teaching is to apply learning science and culturally responsive teaching to the world of asynchronous online courses with the goal of creating an inclusive, equitable class climate for all students. Types and Purpose of Inquiry Inclusive Survey Question Cultural Inquiry.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 12, 2024

They’re opposing academic freedom restrictions, defending protest rights, supporting diversity, equity and inclusion, calling for free public education, and advocating for more secure faculty jobs, among other things.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Carpenter, ATD's director of equitable programming and inclusive learning. This year's DREAM Scholars are pursuing degrees ranging from computer science to pre-law, while also using their voices to advocate for members of their community with similar backgrounds."

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ACPA

JANUARY 30, 2025

Hanna Lee , Data Analyst – Cayuga Community College Graduate Student Excellence Award This award recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated a passion for international education and advocates for international populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2025

The work and research of the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Age-Friendly University Global Network advocate for supporting our globally aging world by harnessing the power of intergenerational learning. Intergenerational learning engages different generations in learning together, exchanging knowledge and experiencing mutual growth.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Their families might not have the experience to help them understand financial aid processes or advocate for themselves with faculty. Designing inclusive classrooms The diversity of todays student populations is one of higher educations greatest strengths, but it also requires thoughtful approaches to teaching and engagement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 25, 2024

This document, a roadmap for the next conservative presidential administration, frames diversity and inclusion efforts as a coordinated attack on American values, advocating for a radical restructuring of federal education policy that would have devastating consequences for historically underrepresented students.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Gabriel (2018) advocates the use of “validation practices” to foster a community of learners. Five ways to promote a more inclusive classroom. Bell et al. specifically suggest appreciating classmates to provide closure to a class (2016, p. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. Six ways to promote a positive learning environment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Racial justice advocates are turning out for the Fifth Annual Critical Race Theory Summer School hosted by the African American Policy Forum. The social justice think tank opened its July 28-Aug. 2 summit with a plenary titled “Tip of the Spear: Tennessee on the Frontlines of the War on Woke.” 2, and is available virtually.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support. From 2021 to 2024, the percentage of Latinx faculty applicants increased by 15%.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

By building a supportive, inclusive environment that prioritizes human connection, community colleges can improve retention rates and ensure their students are set up for long-term academic and personal success. References Pascarella, Ernest T., and Patrick T.

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Academe Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

MILLER In a recent op-ed in The Hill titled Our Universities Need Both Free Speech and Diversity Protections to Succeed, Austin Sarat makes a vital point: Free speech advocates should welcome. efforts to make colleges and universities more diverse and inclusive. Yet he omits an equally vital point: The…

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

1, prohibits certain public entities “from maintaining a diversity, equity, and inclusion office or department or sponsoring any diversity, equity, and inclusion program or program that “advocates for a divisive concept.” SB129 , which goes into effect Oct.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

The spirit of the Brown decision, which emphasized equality and inclusion, indirectly set the stage for subsequent advocacy and legislation aimed at protecting the rights of all students, including those with disabilities. The displacement of Black teachers following the Brown decision further exacerbated these challenges.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

By Kelly Field Crudo Creative Advocates fear that students at the University of Texas at Austin will be alienated by the changes — a consequence of the state's new ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. After Texas banned DEI, a campus space for LGBTQ students got an overhaul.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 7, 2023

Having an advocate or mentor is critical We found that the presence of a mentor in the life of the trustee was critical to the participants’ successful selection or election as trustee. Research revealed that all but one of these award-winning colleges had a board-influenced diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) mandate. Dr. Carl B.

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