Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Many, if not most, of our students will be working in a field impacted by data and its quantitative, computational analysis. Students pursuing careers in all sectors will benefit from data skills. We have also developed programs to recruit and retain students interested in science.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

A unique aspect of the program pairs each fellow with a Howard student, creating mentorship opportunities while advancing research goals. Howard's Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Anthony K. The fellowship program will also be available to Howard's faculty members.

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UW Presidential Blog

APRIL 29, 2025

Over the past several weeks and months, there have been many questions about how the University of Washington is dealing with federal government actions that affect research funding and/or represent unwarranted and constitutionally questionable intrusions into our ability to educate students, care for patients and conduct research.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. Dr. Levon Esters Esters is currently the associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion and faculty affairs for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute and professor of agricultural sciences education.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

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. Think about how best to support all marginalized students. Remember the why. Consider the mission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2025

His tenure at CCP, which began in 2014, has been marked by several accomplishments, including the launch of programs for returning citizens, housing solutions for students, dual enrollment partnerships with high schools, and vocational training initiatives. I think the college will continue to support the basic principles," he said.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

“I enjoy watching and being part of faculty across all disciplines, ranks, and identities, finding common ground, transmitting institutional knowledge, and learning new things from each other,” says Sharon Inkelas, PhD, associate vice provost for the faculty at UC Berkeley and a Faculty Link program lead. Serena Chen.

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Deans for Impact

JUNE 27, 2023

Building and sustaining a culture of equity and inclusion, and dismantling systems that oppress and marginalize. Today, many of these leaders are also university provosts and presidents, national nonprofit leaders, state education administrators, and in other roles that shape the future of teaching and learning. McIntyre, Jr.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Tabbye Chavous, PhD, vice provost for equity & inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan (U-M), has responded critically to a recent New York Times article on the university’s DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in an open letter posted in the Michigan Chronicle.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2024

Charleston has been named vice chancellor for inclusive excellence at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. As vice chancellor, he will be responsible for promoting belonging and inclusion among students, faculty, and staff at the UW-Madison. Dr. LaVar J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. This transformation in thinking appears to be precisely what some conservative groups fear. A study by Martínez et al.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This leadership position enables her to further her commitment to inclusive excellence. Seventy-one percent of its students are first-generation college students and more than half are Pell eligible. The chance to work with the community to form a culture that exudes belonging and inclusion was irresistible.”

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 3, 2023

Jerry Balentine , executive vice president and interim provost at New York Institute of Technology, has been named provost and EVP there on a permanent basis. Nicolle Parsons-Pollard , interim provost at Georgia State University, has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs there on a permanent basis.

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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. The program has helped students become faculty, researchers, and policy makers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Dyonne Bergeron will become chief diversity officer (CDO) and vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), effective Jul. I’m really excited and honored to have the opportunity to work with brilliant students, staff and faculty at UCI,” she said.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston University (BU) recently announced it will soon be opening a campus resource center for LGBTQ+ students. The new center, tentatively named the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center, will serve as a community hub and will enable LGBTQ+ students to access leadership and career workshops, alumni mentorship opportunities, events, and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Bartell, Sandra Robinson & Willie McKether Only two-thirds of new college students will complete their degree within six years. For Black, Latinx, and Native American students, this number is much lower. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history. There she oversees all aspects of academic affairs, ranging from education to diversity and inclusion. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and vice provost.

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UW Presidential Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

For more than four years, Mark Richards has served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs with distinction. As I shared at the time of his announcement that he would step down at the end of his term, our entire University owes Mark a debt of gratitude for his excellent work and impact as provost.

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Insight Into Diversity

JUNE 14, 2023

On Tuesday, University of Arkansas (UA) Chancellor Charles Robinson announced the school will begin redistributing staff and resources from the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into other campus units. We must strengthen our ability to achieve measurable results that enhance opportunity for all Arkansans.”

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 7, 2025

With state laws in place that curtail DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives at public universities, some private institutions are stepping in to support affected students. For colleges that value educating the whole student, now is the time to live out your value system and push back against these repressive laws.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 1, 2024

I loved my time as a student and have been thoroughly impressed by the university’s lived mission and how it has been embraced by the faculty, staff, administration, and students through their culture of caring,” she said. “I Flinders served as professor of nursing and associate provost for faculty affairs at Miami University (Ohio).

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MindMax

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Former Dean, Continuing Education, Vice Provost Career Pathways Each panelist expressed thoughtful insights on higher education trends, and I’d like to share some of those insights with you today. Here are their answers: Bea Gonzalez “I’m really disturbed by the fact that inclusion has not gained more ground,” said Bea. Matkin , Ph.D.,

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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. As such, Shivers said, it's important that student affairs professionals practice self-care.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions. Dr. Michael A.

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 17, 2023

It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Tricia Serio has accepted the role of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. As Provost at UMass Amherst, she launched and led initiatives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for faculty, staff and students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Barbee Oakes, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion at Wake Forest University, knows that “formulating strategies to decrease attrition among underrepresented students can be an elusive target.” Oakes, who has the distinction of being the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

But now, with decades of experience in teaching and higher education under his belt, he’s looking at new ways to shape the student academic experience, leading with equity and access in mind. Q: What led you to a career in higher education and, specifically, focused on student success?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 3, 2023

“If you’ve ever been in a Black barbershop, like, in that cultural space, anything goes,” says Patrick Wallace, assistant director of the Student Success Center at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. At Virginia Tech, however, Wallace wants students to direct the conversation.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The newly launched US for Success Coalition has hit the ground running, providing the Department of Homeland Security with a set of recommendations to make the US a more welcoming destination for international students. Stakeholders in the wider sector are enthusiastic about the goals of the newly formed coalition, including Jane E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ahmed – who is vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Vermont – has been working in the field of diversity for over 20 years, educating, consulting, and training people about DEI matters, mostly focused on higher ed. He also co-owns a module-based DEI training product for faculty, staff, and students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Susanna Rinehart As one of four associate deans in the college, Rinehart will play a critical role in advancing the college’s academic agenda and fostering a supportive and inclusive academic environment that will lead to student and faculty success.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Police are investigating the report of a hit-and-run that injured an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University, a case which the California Highway Patrol and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office have determined to be a hate crime. This ordeal has solidified my resolve to advocate for love, understanding, and inclusivity.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Nine US HEIs will receive up to $10,000 to award scholarships to disadvantaged or underrepresented students from the UK to enrol at their institution during the 2023/24 academic year. Students can opt to pursue variety of degree or non-degree programs. This scholarship helps us to fulfil this goal,” Summers added.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Dr. Ellen Granberg Granberg is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Previously, she was senior associate provost at Clemson University. But what really draws me to GW is the incredible community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Office of Identity, Equity and Engagement, and Office of Academic Diversity and Inclusion have been disbanded in response to UNC System Board of Governors’ decision in May to repeal its previous DEI policy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. There’s diversity happening among students, where the pipeline is slowing down is at the faculty level.”

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