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Beyond Implicit and Explicit Bias: A Transformative Guide for Educational Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion continue to be at the forefront of educational discourse, Kizarts contribution stands out for its practical approach to understanding and counteracting specific biases that often undermine well-intentioned equity efforts.

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Student Success…. A Definition for the Very Few

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since institutions use different definitions regarding the term “student success,” it raises a critical question: Who are we leaving behind? When this happens, we leave behind students who do not fit perfectly into the traditional definitions of student success. Dr. Merrill L.

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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in educational leadership, enabling her to deepen her impact by developing innovative strategies to improve access, equity, and success in higher education. I know there are students out there that could definitely succeed, they just need the resources. This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women now receive around 40% of STEM PhDs — far from parity but a definite improvement. Dr. Roberta Rincon “The ADVANCE program has been a game-changer for higher ed,” says Dr. Travis York, director of inclusive STEMM ecosystems for equity & diversity at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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). Expanding the definition of diversity to include diversity of opinion may elicit honest conversations and intentional/inclusive strategies.

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Estimate and recognize costs of equity gaps (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Equity gaps are not only unjust; they are also expensive. The term “equity gap” refers to systematic differences in outcomes that vary across student groups. Publicly identifying those costs is an important first step in closing equity gaps. When it comes to equity gaps, they do. He holds a Ph.D.

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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His earlier work, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America , won the National Book Award for Nonfiction and was recently adapted into an Emmy-nominated Netflix documentary. A trained historian, Kendi has also worked as a journalist and served for many years as a contributor to Diverse.