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Policy Playbook Highlights Education Equity as Key to Black Advancement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2025

The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) and the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies have unveiled a policy roadmap that places education equity among its top priorities for advancing Black communities in America.

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Romn Liera is a rising star in higher education, with a dedication to equity, innovative scholarship and student-centered learni Dr. Romn Liera ning. Thats how I came into my work around racial equity and organizational change. I was asking questions about the culture, how it created spaces that excluded us, says Liera.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

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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RFK Jr.’s Autism Misinformation Undermines Equity—and the Role of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2025

The CDCs study represents the best of public-facing science: its evidence-based, transparent, and focused on improving equity. Its a win for public health, for special education, and for racial equity. Its a test of our collective commitment to truth, equity, and the public good. That makes this progress all the more important.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The issues closest to my heart—those that affect our students and education equity—are being largely ignored by the presidential candidates. History has shown that equity needs to drip from the federal level, and right now the faucet seems rusty. The

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Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The announcement, made at ATD's annual DREAM conference in Philadelphia, highlights these institutions' exceptional work in improving student outcomes and closing equity gaps. Perhaps most notably, the equity gap between first-generation and non-first-generation students in fall-to-fall persistence narrowed by 3 percentage points.

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CUNY School of Medicine Awarded $19 Million NIH Grant to Create Health Equity Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 30, 2024

million from the National Institutes of Health to create a health equity center. The transformational gift will support the development of the New York Center for Minority Health, Equity and Social Justice, to be led by the CUNY School of Medicine and headquartered on its Harlem campus. Matos Rodríguez.

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California Sets Ambitious 70% College Attainment Goal Amid Persistent Equity Gaps

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The College Futures Foundation emphasizes that reaching the 70% attainment goal will require collaboration across multiple stakeholders and a sustained commitment to addressing equity gaps.

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Family leave is a gender equity issue

Wonkhe

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Clare Matysova's research highlights how much better higher education employers could be doing on family leave The post Family leave is a gender equity issue appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Dual Enrollment Creates a Pipeline for Professional Skills, Education and Equity

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

MAY 12, 2025

What is it like to work as a solar technician, a welder, a radiologic technologist or a truck driver?

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Can ‘Fear Equity’ Revive Campus Free Speech?

Inside Higher Ed

MAY 7, 2025

Can Fear Equity Revive Campus Free Speech? Elizabeth Redden Wed, 05/07/2025 - 03:00 AM Now both the left and right have incentives to fight censors, Lee Jussim and Robert Maranto write. Byline(s) Lee Jussim Robert Maranto

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Community college transfer gap challenges equity anew

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 19, 2022

InsideTrack's president suggests some fixes after the rate of women transferring from two-year to four-year institutions fell during the pandemic.

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‘Real equity’: Southern New Hampshire U’s next president shares her vision

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 29, 2024

Lisa Marsh Ryerson, former leader of Wells College and the AARP Foundation, will take over for longtime President Paul LeBlanc in July.

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Texas bans public colleges’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 14, 2023

The state’s Republican governor signed legislation Wednesday that its sponsor calls the “most significant ban” on higher ed DEI in the country.

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What a tough private equity environment could mean for university endowments

Higher Ed Dive

JULY 17, 2024

Amid high interest rates and slowed dealmaking, a major source of investments for elite universities could become a liquidity headache, a new analysis finds

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ACT partners with private equity firm, will transition to for-profit

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 18, 2024

The corporate structure change won't affect the price of the ACT test or students' experiences with it, the organization said.

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How a “magical alignment” let one university quickly launch widespread student equity measures

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Northern Arizona University developed and launched an initiative that broke down its biggest obstacles for student access — in eight months.

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Equity University Students

Private equity-backed venture wants to cash in on college sports

Higher Ed Dive

MAY 24, 2024

Collegiate Athletic Solutions could offer capital to fund institutions’ sports programs while sharing in the revenue.

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Equity College Institution

4 ways Cengage is strengthening diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in course materials

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Cengage believes diversity and inclusion can advance the way students learn. Here’s how they have fully integrated DEI&B into their instructional design process, in the social sciences and beyond.

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Here’s what data credential providers should publish to promote student equity

Higher Ed Dive

JUNE 16, 2023

Factors like costs, earnings and completion rates should be immediately available to help students know if programs have equitable outcomes.

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Equity Students

New Mexico’s Latest Push for Menstrual Equity in Higher Ed

Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

The post New Mexico’s Latest Push for Menstrual Equity in Higher Ed appeared first on Insight Into Diversity. This new proposal for higher education institutions builds on that progress to expand access to essential health products for all students.

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Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

link] The post Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Class size, student behaviors and educational outcomes, Organization Management Journal, 19, 4, 126-142.

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Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2025

From the heart of tradition and the fire of resistance, a new wave of graduate programs in higher education administration is emergingbold, equity-centered, and unapologetically Black. Faculty are not just instructorsthey are mentors, guides, and co-conspirators in the work of equity and justice. We are investing in faculty.

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NCAA permanently ends SAT, ACT eligibility requirement for Division I, II student-athletes

Higher Ed Dive

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Reevaluating testing mandates was part of the association’s plan to advance racial equity.

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Critical Studies of Education and Technology: A Call for Empathy and Equity (Part 2) #CSET2025

totallyrewired

MARCH 7, 2025

Lawrie Phipps’ talk at our CSET event at UAL focused on the complexities and challenges faced by tutors/lecturers and students and the need for empathy and equity when using technology in education. Equity and Access : I first got to know Lawrie over 20 years ago (!)

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AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Dr. Alfred McQuarters An Examination: Persisting Equity Gaps While student access to transfer-level Math and English courses has increased, the completion equity gaps that persist among Black and Latinx students warrant deeper scrutiny. This leadership requires courage, creativity, and an unapologetic commitment to equity.

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Jazz Jackson Wants to Help Every Student Finish What They Start

MindMax

MAY 15, 2025

Jazz Jackson, Vice Provost and Chief Student Success, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at Thomas Edison State University, speaks with MindMax CEO Lee Maxey about driving outcomes for adult learnersespecially those with some college and no degree. His mission? Watch the full conversation.

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7 higher education trends to watch in 2024

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 8, 2024

Colleges will likely grapple with continued consolidation, the rise of artificial intelligence and more attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Higher Ed Leaders Rally to Protect DEI Initiatives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2025

Photos by Tim Trumble In a powerful gathering of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professionals, university leaders from across the nation shared strategies for protecting critical DEI work on college campuses despite mounting opposition nationwide. The work of diversity, equity, and inclusion is real. The burnout is real.

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A look at DEI eliminations at colleges across the US

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

We're rounding up some of the most recent rollbacks to diversity, equity and inclusion amid a Republican-led crackdown against such efforts.

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UNC System colleges eliminate 59 DEI-related positions

Higher Ed Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

All 17 of the network’s colleges had until the beginning of this month to comply with the system ban on diversity, equity and inclusion jobs and offices.

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AAUP: DEI statements can be valuable to faculty recruiting

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The increasing attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts often conflate "institutional values with imposed orthodoxies,” the group said.

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North Carolina lawmakers ask UNC system for information on diversity-related trainings

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 4, 2023

Legislators want background and costs of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs from the current and last three fiscal years.

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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Under his administration, the university strengthened its academic programs while focusing on equity and student success. Moving forward, Heilig expressed enthusiasm about exploring new opportunities to influence education, while maintaining his commitment to leadership and equity in higher education.

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HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2025

(Black Leadership Across Campuses) Summit, held on April 3, brought together university presidents, scholars, K-12 administrators, policymakers, and students for a candid three-hour discussion on systemic barriers and emerging threats to educational equity.

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Living Life Offline: Social Media Effects on the Success of Black College Students Amid Today’s Political Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

pass laws restricting discussions about race and equity on campuses, these platforms have become some of the few places where students can openly express opposition and unity. Colleges should also prioritize programs that address the broader political challenges affecting students, such as safe spaces for discussions on race and equity.

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Idaho education board bans DEI across state’s 4-year colleges

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Some of the affected colleges had already moved to wind down their diversity, equity and inclusion centers ahead of the unanimous vote.

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CU Boulder to Pay $4.5 million in Back Pay to Settle Discrimination Claim from Female Faculty Members

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

More than 300 women faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder will receive back pay and a salary equity analyses every three years, following a $4.5 Following the passage of the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act in 2019, CU Boulder conducted an equity analysis in 2021 to determine whether it complies with the new law.

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DEI at public colleges, medical schools comes under congressional attack

Higher Ed Dive

MARCH 7, 2024

Republicans on the House's education committee took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion during a two-hour hearing Thursday.

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3 state policy trends that will shape higher ed in 2024

Higher Ed Dive

JANUARY 30, 2024

Lawmakers have set their sights on restricting diversity, equity and inclusion and eliminating degree requirements for government jobs.

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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Chavous, currently vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan, brings more than 25 years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and academic administrator to the position. Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J.

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UNC Charlotte shutters its three DEI offices amid demand for ‘neutrality’

Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 23, 2024

The university said it is complying with a new systemwide policy barring institutions from having offices focused on diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Equity Inclusivity Policy Institution

Colleges that require DEI statements would lose federal funding under House bill

Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, highlights the momentum behind efforts targeting diversity, equity and inclusion. The proposal from Rep.

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Republican lawmakers skip raises for Wisconsin university employees in DEI fight

Higher Ed Dive

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The state's Legislature has waged a protracted battle against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at college campuses.

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Policy Playbook Highlights Education Equity as Key to Black Advancement

Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

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

RFK Jr.’s Autism Misinformation Undermines Equity—and the Role of Higher Education

Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

Two Community Colleges Recognized for Excellence in Student Success and Equity

CUNY School of Medicine Awarded $19 Million NIH Grant to Create Health Equity Center

California Sets Ambitious 70% College Attainment Goal Amid Persistent Equity Gaps

Family leave is a gender equity issue

Dual Enrollment Creates a Pipeline for Professional Skills, Education and Equity

Can ‘Fear Equity’ Revive Campus Free Speech?

Community college transfer gap challenges equity anew

‘Real equity’: Southern New Hampshire U’s next president shares her vision

Texas bans public colleges’ diversity, equity and inclusion programs

What a tough private equity environment could mean for university endowments

ACT partners with private equity firm, will transition to for-profit

How a “magical alignment” let one university quickly launch widespread student equity measures

Private equity-backed venture wants to cash in on college sports

4 ways Cengage is strengthening diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in course materials

Here’s what data credential providers should publish to promote student equity

New Mexico’s Latest Push for Menstrual Equity in Higher Ed

Strategies for Teaching Complex Subjects in Large Hybrid Classrooms Across Campus: Bridging Engagement and Equity Across Modalities

Rewriting the Script: How HBCUs Are Shifting the Future of Graduate Education

NCAA permanently ends SAT, ACT eligibility requirement for Division I, II student-athletes

Critical Studies of Education and Technology: A Call for Empathy and Equity (Part 2) #CSET2025

AB 705: Bold Policy, Implications for Equitable Student Success

Jazz Jackson Wants to Help Every Student Finish What They Start

7 higher education trends to watch in 2024

Higher Ed Leaders Rally to Protect DEI Initiatives

A look at DEI eliminations at colleges across the US

UNC System colleges eliminate 59 DEI-related positions

AAUP: DEI statements can be valuable to faculty recruiting

North Carolina lawmakers ask UNC system for information on diversity-related trainings

Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

Living Life Offline: Social Media Effects on the Success of Black College Students Amid Today’s Political Challenges

Idaho education board bans DEI across state’s 4-year colleges

CU Boulder to Pay $4.5 million in Back Pay to Settle Discrimination Claim from Female Faculty Members

DEI at public colleges, medical schools comes under congressional attack

3 state policy trends that will shape higher ed in 2024

AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

UNC Charlotte shutters its three DEI offices amid demand for ‘neutrality’

Colleges that require DEI statements would lose federal funding under House bill

Republican lawmakers skip raises for Wisconsin university employees in DEI fight

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