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5 tips for college and university presidents to support diversity, equity and inclusion

University Business

There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. Ask specific questions. Look for where the action is and fill in any gaps.

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite all the talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, the highest echelons in the Academy remain white and male. For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals.

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How CIOs can take advantage of the AI revolution

University Business

However, human knowledge and expertise have a limit and cannot adapt to the real-time network needs of a campus. CIOs and their network support engineers constantly have to find creative ways to improve their network configurations to support the ever-growing number of devices on campus. This is where AI shines.

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SOULS: The Academy’s Recipe for Transformation, Retention, and Creating a Better World

Insight Into Diversity

While rich in insight, the scholarship on Black faculty and staff retention has often been segregated from public discussions that university presidents, futurists, and higher education researchers are having about institutional transformation in the Academy.

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Colleges and universities have also been at the center of one of the most critical issues of our day: the advancement of diversity, equity and inclusion. In many ways, the experiences of college presidents prepare them well to enable institutions beyond the academy to engage the current environment effectively.

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Is DeSantis Right or Wrong?

Inside Higher Ed

For them, college is not just a process of learning job skills or imbibing information, but an highly impactful experience in human development. Colleges and universities transmit knowledge, yes, but they also inculcate values. Some valorize business and commerce, others the arts and humanities.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Freeman Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County, aptly says, “By understanding human behavior and our values, we develop a moral compass that can guide our decision-making.