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Forging a Bond: Black and Jewish Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and Robert Kraft’s Foundation brought a diverse group of Black and Jewish students, faculty and administrators together for a series of Unity Dinners across the nation. The dinners - which kicked off at the National Civil and Human Rights Museum in Atlanta before moving to George Washington University in D.C.

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‘Compliance U’: Colleges and universities are facing new legal complexities

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Colleges and universities already worrying about maintaining their relevance to prospective students and the workforce are also now entrenched in a new drama few are adequately prepared for: the increasing litigation and compliance involved in the sector. The symposium, hosted by Touro Law, was recorded and published on its website.

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Tennessee Tech still investigating, enforcing event ban on LGBTQ+ and theater groups that hosted drag show

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Spooky season came early last month for Tennessee Technological University President Phil Oldham, who claimed he was “disturbed ” after watching a viral video clip of a student-run drag show at the university’s Backdoor Playhouse. He even assured FIRE the university would announce as much a week or two from that date. .

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He had been very excited to attend, until the week of the event. “We Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Williams, Jr., Williams, Jr. I didn’t understand why everybody didn’t have access. Dr. Dereck J.

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University presidents discuss the future of higher education

University Business

The Futures Initiative, a program under the office of the executive vice president, hosted a panel Thursday — titled “University Futures: A President’s Panel” — between four university and college presidents. Read more at The Cavalier Daily.

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South Dakota Regents Create Policy to “Protect Minors” After Campus Drag Show Controversy

Insight Into Diversity

The South Dakota Board of Regents, which oversees the state’s six public universities, recently voted to establish a new policy “to enhance the protection of minors” during events on college campuses. The event quickly drew criticism from several state leaders, including State Rep. During a Dec.

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DeSantis bans DEI in Florida, calling it “discrimination, exclusion and indoctrination”

University Business

As the Spring semester ends, administration across Florida’s public colleges and universities will have to work quickly to descale most programs or resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Moreover, the bill places higher accountability on university presidents to fire faculty. On Monday, Gov.