Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Yolanda Pierce will become dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, effective Jul. A public theologian and leader on the role of religion in public life, Pierce is currently dean and professor of religion at the Howard University School of Divinity. 1, pending board approval. She is the first woman in the role.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

CGU’s former dean of students and campus life, she arrived on campus in 2017 and became the school’s chief student affairs officer in June 2023. "A She is involved in myriad school matters including campus life, international students services, disability services, the Clery Act, and financial aid as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 7, 2025

The GSRC actively participates in the Economic Crisis Response team, which assists graduate students facing financial hardship, and plays an important role in organizing the campuswide Graduate Student Orientation and Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

The school announced the move as part of its efforts, known as the CJS2030 strategic initiatives, to foster an inclusive media landscape. Dr. Jelani Cobb, dean and Henry R. The program has offered $300,000 to more than 30 graduates at nonprofit news media organizations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

She told education professors and deans that the work that they’re doing at the higher education level, is helping by preparing future teachers and ensuring that they’re ready for the demands of a future workforce ready to meet the challenging needs that face education today. Collaboration and encouragement is important,” she said. “I

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Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 21, 2025

April 21, 2025, by Dean Hoke : With this profile of Davidson College, I complete the tenth and final entry in my series exploring small colleges across the United States. Some students and alumni express concern that the pace of change has not fully kept up with the colleges aspirations for a more inclusive campus community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

She and fellow BMI program leader and dean for diversity and compliance at Hunter, John Rose, have focused on giving Hunters young men of color as much agency as they can, engaging them through empowerment. We recognized early, 20 years ago, it was clear that young women of color were doing well, and young men of color were really struggling.

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ACRLog

JUNE 11, 2024

Veronica is the Interim Associate Dean for Research and Student Engagement at the University of Houston. The Immersion program welcomes librarians from all roles within their organization, and invites them to a week of generative, focused reflection around teaching. VAD: I think that’s a really important point, Jessie.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

With more than a decade of K-12 teaching experience, she has previously been vice president of academic affairs, dean of the School of Education, department chair, and professor at Indian River State College. Cronin is no stranger to leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Lae’l Hughes-Watkins, co-chair of The 1856 Project and associate director for engagement, inclusion and reparative archiving, Special Collections and University Archives at the University of Maryland. It’s our own small way to ensure that all voices are heard, and all people are respected.”

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. In 2022, he earned a Diversity and Inclusion Award from Minnesota Lawyer and made the Lawyers of Color ‘s “Power List” in 2020 and 2023.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

These organizations provide membership and community for qualitative and quantitative researchers, and WIM focuses on improving gender and racial equity within the field. The report also studied how diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and anti-discrimination is perceived in the workplace. Dr. Susan Lyons, executive director of WIM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

The resistance in question here is not the resistance to change within the organization, but the internalized resistance role played by DEI practitioners in organizations. Dr. Katherine Penn is vice president and chief diversity and inclusion officer at Bentley University in Waltham, Mass achusetts.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

” Indeed, Bhavsar was part of a national task force launched by NCHC prior to the pandemic that eventually produced a position paper titled, “ Honors Enrollment Management: Toward a Theory and Practice of Inclusion.” ” (We both served as co-chairs of this task force.)

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Prior to Ohio State, Gilliam spent 16 years at the University of Chicago (UChicago), where she was a research professor and held multiple leadership roles, including associate dean of diversity and inclusion. I lead by listening, collaborating, and empowering other people,” she said. The post Melissa L.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 20, 2024

Kent Smith, PhD, associate dean and professor, Office of American Indians in Medicine and Science at OSU-CHS and the College of Osteopathic Medicine at Tulsa, Oklahoma. The ITA fosters a supportive environment where instructors can share experiences and innovate in teaching, breaking down the usual departmental barriers.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Adelphi also introduced Students Beyond the Binary, a new student organization focused on transgender and gender-nonconforming issues. In addition to this project, the college recently hosted its third annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference, entitled “Leading Inclusively: Transformative Change Across the Globe.”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

These are the four pillars of transformation, ingredients critical to the mission of Complete College America (CCA), the advocacy organization working to improve college graduation rates since 2009. Lots of organizations bring in a lot of folks who don’t have a higher education background. Dr. Dhanfu E. Representation matters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By summer, the college had taken decisive action — hiring Donald Jaamal to be dean of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Title IX coordinator. “In In addition to Jaamal’s hiring, there were requests for the creation of a committee to address discrimination, racism, diversity, and inclusion concerns.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 3, 2024

The announcement by Jay Hartzell, UT Austin president, comes amid the latest pressure put on public higher education institutions in the state to abide by Senate Bill 17 , a state law banning DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) across public higher education institutions, which went into effect in January. Republican Sen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

Dr. LaVar Charleston is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Eventually, both became Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) leaders. Dr. Sherri Charleston is the first chief diversity and inclusion officer at Harvard University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Race and higher education scholars are voicing criticism, concern, and cynicism after the University of Florida ended many of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a move that the school cited it took to comply with a state law that was passed last year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

Who are working hard every day to ensure that all students, regardless of their color, have access to public education that's honest, that's inclusive. Toldson, a professor at Howard University and the director of research for the NAACP, the nation's oldest civil rights organization. Dr. Ivory A. But things have changed.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Image: The University of California, San Diego, removed an instructor from the classroom for the term, following racist remarks he made during an organic chemistry lecture last week. ” “Organic chemistry, I went through it myself and it’s very difficult.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Maria Donoghue Velleca, dean of arts and sciences since 2020, said in a Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting this week that even she had been left in the dark on plans for the possible school and that this had influenced her decision to leave her post not at the end of the academic year, as previously announced, but at the end of 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

SEATTLE-- Prominent student affairs practitioners of color shared powerful stories of leading in higher education amid major challenges, including the recent COVID pandemic and ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. The panel was organized by the Melvin C.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

The City University of New York system partnered with Hillel International, an organization that provides Jewish student programming on campuses, on an initiative to address antisemitism and engage Jewish students, according to a press release from system leaders Friday.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

AUGUST 21, 2024

Source: University of Toronto | Instagram Example: The University of Toronto has created a unique video series where the Dean swaps roles with undergraduate students for a day. Highlighting diversity and inclusion on Instagram starts with showcasing the multifaceted nature of the school community.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As implied by the title of the 359-page document—“Advancing Antiracism, Diversity and Equity Inclusion [DEI] in STEMM Organizations: Beyond Broadening Participation”—the National Academies aren’t just focusing on numerically increasing minority representation in STEMM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. Recruitment is done through professional organizations and media.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

“For many undergraduates, particularly those who have been historically underrepresented in higher education, building one’s network can be a formidable challenge,” Mark Peltz, dean of careers, life and service at Grinnell College, shares.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

But issues of concern can often be mitigated if supervisors strive to create inclusive work environments and pay close attention to employees’ cues. As institutions, we have to create inclusive and welcoming spaces for all of our employees,” she says. “We This article was published in our April 2023 issue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Rhodes is a national liberal arts college where inclusive excellence and building a culture of belonging are central to our mission. Dr. Natalie Person, dean for curricular development at Rhodes college, notes that Memphis is one of the most understudied regions in the United States.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 2, 2023

The ruling undermines the progress that we have made toward an inclusive legal profession that reflects the nation’s diversity. As Boston University law dean Angela Onwuachi-Willig noted, the small pool of lawyers of color perpetuates a " cycle of inequality in all aspects of the justice system.”

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 24, 2022

Today, from our Board of Deans and Chancellors , to a wide array of student leaders and organizations, to coursework and research , AA and NHPIs continue to strengthen our community and our collective impact on the world.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Yet we remain unaffordable, have trouble articulating our value and struggle to even organize our central teaching premises (check out Jonathan Zimmerman’s The Amateur Hour for more). Later, students email the dean demanding the instructor publicly apologize and undergo training. Eventually a student expresses deep discomfort.

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