Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights discrimination complaint resolution procedures — objects to the university creating, supporting, and promoting the eligibility criterion for the George Floyd Memorial Scholarship, a four-year, full-tuition scholarship.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

The gift by an anonymous donor will be used on programmatic and scholarship support at the historically Black medical school. Juan McGruder A $20 million gift to Meharry Medical College is expected to enhance the college's mission to serve underserved populations and cultivate the next generation of health care providers and researchers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

Louis, has been appointed executive director of the school's Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2). His innovative, interdisciplinary approach to university leadership and his research will be a vital asset to the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. Because at that time – and still today – predominantly Black higher educational institutions are not sufficiently funded."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

Miller Lite and the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) are using their longstanding partnership to give 35 scholarships to eligible undergraduate Latinx students. Lacey Golonka The scholarship amounts range from $2,500 to $5,000. Leadership Institute, an annual conference Oct.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The higher education landscape in the United States is undergoing a seismic shift, with as many as 80 colleges and universities predicted to close by 2029. However, beneath these challenges lies a critical opportunity to prioritize inclusivity and equity in shaping the future of higher education.

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IHEP

JANUARY 9, 2024

New Mexico’s Opportunity Scholarship is a first-dollar program, in which state grants are applied before other types of aid, like Pell Grants, which can be used to cover living costs and other non-tuition expenses. Central to these tradeoffs is whether the program will provide first-dollar or last-dollar benefits.

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University Business

JULY 28, 2023

At Wednesday’s National Summit on Equal Opportunity hosted by the Department of Education, presidents, chancellors, provosts, CEOs and secretaries from across the nation heeded Department Secretary Miguel Cardona’s advice to turn this “low point” in higher education into a “turning point.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

López is an educator whose purpose is not just to teach but to support students. Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. In the current day, threats to the field of education are not few and far between. Dr. Ruth M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2024

Tchen told listeners that, at this moment in time, education and democracy are walking “on the knife’s edge.” “I Since then, the team has helped over 23,000 students successfully navigate the path to college and helped them secure over $1 billion in scholarships and financial aid. The progress is tangible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2024

Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals. Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens Patterson-Stephens is an award-winning scholar-practitioner with 20 years of experience in higher education. The Bobby E.

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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). The role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) in higher education has undergone significant transformation over recent years (El-Amin, 2022b).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

What does Diverse: Issues In Higher Education mean to you? Daniels Of course, I was not reading academic journals and higher education publications then. Over the years, I’ve observed at least seven (7) best practices in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education that other media outlets might be well-served to emulate: 1.

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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). The role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) in higher education has undergone significant transformation over recent years (El-Amin, 2022b).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

We remain committed to advancing equity and social justice in every aspect of our institution. Luke Wood “This distinctive recognition reaffirms Sacramento State’s commitment and dedication to serving the needs of our diverse student body, especially for our Black students,” said Sacramento State President Dr. J. Luke Wood. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

million from four organizations to support diversity, equity, and innovation in the arts and design fields. That portion of gifts will fund three scholarship programs for enrollment of more than 20 students from diverse backgrounds to pursue arts and design degrees. “At California College of the Arts (CCA) will receive $4.7

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

During the past 50 years, INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, formerly the Affirmative Action Register (AAR), has reported on the abundance of programs, policies, best practices, and other efforts implemented to advance DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education and beyond.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Synchrony is providing the grant for 2023 and 2024, through its philanthropic program, Education as an Equalizer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The nonprofit Common Application, which offers an online tool that many students use when looking to pursue an undergraduate education, is not being used by enough students who are from lower-income backgrounds, according to the organization’s inaugural Equity Innovations Guide. labor force.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 25, 2024

The United Negro College Fund is celebrating its 80 years as the nation’s leading advocate for education equity and economic mobility. Today, UNCF counts more than 500,000 students it has helped get to and through college with scholarships, internships and fellowships. Dr. Michael L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 29, 2024

In concert with Rhode College’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging as well as affordability, the Office of Admission strives to identify, recruit, and enroll domestic students who are underrepresented in higher education, including first-generation college students, low-income students, and students of color.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Utah higher education leaders are considering steps toward compliance with a new law, HB 261 , that prohibits an institution of higher education, public education system, and governmental employer from engaging in discriminatory practices. The bill, sponsored by Utah State Rep.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It’s a label that marks us as “unwelcome” and our scholarship as “controversial.” For many of us whose work or lived experiences connect race, gender, history, or sexuality, within education, exile is less about leaving and more about staying in a space where we know we’re not fully welcome. It must remain so now, more than ever.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

Dr. Bonnie Lynch "As we focus on closing our equity gap in low- and middle-income students accessing postsecondary opportunities, we continue to grow our diverse membership so that students from all backgrounds have the opportunity to pursue their college aspirations,” said Jenny Rickard, president and CEO of Common App.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

“This year’s recipients truly embody the commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and civic engagement that Pat Cross championed throughout her distinguished career,” said AAC&U President Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. “We The 2024 K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Army Women’s Foundation’s 6888th Scholarship, The Flash Today reported. in educational leadership with an emphasis on higher education, Burkett wants to advocate for unheard voices and share stories of the vulnerable and underrepresented. “As A Tarleton State University doctoral student and U.S. Pursuing an Ed.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 29, 2023

There is much that higher education can learn from Dr. Nuila’s passionate, poignant, and exceptionally perceptive and powerful account of a “charity” hospital. The budget rose from $9.5 million in 1964 to $180 million in 1987 and three new hospitals were built and eight community clinics were built.

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HEPI

AUGUST 28, 2024

The importance of engaging staff and students effectively as partners when innovating learning and teaching practices has been understood, for some time now, as a key issue facing higher education. There will be significant changes in the coming years to the sector, changes that will shape the higher education sector of the future.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Brooks scholarship transformed his life. The scholarship, which covered 70% of his tuition, was created to support students from underrepresented groups. Brown’s personal experience highlights the broader concern that eliminating these scholarships could deepen racial and financial inequalities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

was in the fifth grade when the ideals of justice and civil rights were emblazoned into the mind of the man who has spent much of his storied career fighting for diversity and equity in education. In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2024

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) has published a report based on a qualitative survey examining higher education boards’ efforts to expand the diversity of their compositions. Diversifying the Governing Board: An AGB Report found that: 1.)

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The goal of the program is to make STEM education more accessible and inclusive for underrepresented students, especially those from rural backgrounds. The training focused heavily on promoting transdisciplinary research methods by utilizing experts from differing academic backgrounds and seeking input from community stakeholders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

A newly released report amplifies the narratives of staff of color (SOC) in higher education, highlighting the impact of whiteness in the workplace on their experiences. Staff can be essential intellect creators in higher education and in society.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

was in the fifth grade when the ideals of justice and civil rights were emblazoned into the mind of the man who has spent much of his storied career fighting for diversity and equity in education. In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We present the problems/solutions as an easily accessible 10-point checklist, so that you can grade your own processes, identify your challenges, and proactively incorporate de-biasing practices in the spirit of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Narrow, self-serving yardsticks for assessing impact of scholarship, teaching, and service.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Dr. Nancy Cantor Rutgers University - Newark The seasoned higher education leader will become Hunter’s 14th president this summer, adding yet another leadership position onto her already impressive resume. “My This will be Cantor’s fourth stint as the leader of a higher ed institution.

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