Coping with the Silence of My Friends
I have never truly feared the antipathy of those who disdain me, but like a gut punch from Muhammad Ali, I am dishearteningly afraid of...
Author: Diverse Jobs
Sacramento State Creates Native American College
Sacramento State has announced the creation of the Sacramento State Native American College—a new university initiative aimed at advancing Native-based education and creating pathways for...
CUNY School of Medicine Awarded $19 Million NIH Grant to Create Health Equity Center
The City University of New York’s School of Medicine was awarded $19.3 million from the National Institutes of Health to create a health equity center....
Voting Rights Are on the Ballot in the 2024 Election
Former President Barack Obama’s 2020 eulogy of Congressmember John Lewis was a clarion call to the electorate. Although the Voting Rights Act was passed 55...
Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students
A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better...
As Election Day Draws Nearer, College Turnout Will Prove Critical
As election day approaches, organizers nationwide are intensifying their efforts to boost engagement and turnout efforts among college students and first-time voters. From registration drives...
Rethinking the Idea of Legacy in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Raise Up Student-Parents
Legacy college admissions — the practice of selective institutions giving preference to children and relatives of alumni — is under intense scrutiny today. Originally established...
AAUW Speaks Out Forcefully Against the Attacks on DEI
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) publicly denounced efforts to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at colleges and universities in Iowa and Florida....
Doctoral Students to Convene in New Orleans Next Week for Annual SREB Conference
The nation’s largest gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. students will convene next week in New Orleans. Scholars affiliated with the SREB-State Doctoral Program and seven other...
Undergraduate Enrollment Shows Growth for Second Year
Data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows a 3% increase in enrollment in undergraduate programs this fall compared to similar early...
How My Classroom Became a Laboratory for Countering Truth Decay
The first time I lost control of a college classroom, fiction played a starring role. Or maybe it was the absence of concrete facts. I...
Little Rock Nine Member Thelma Mothershed Wair, Dies at the Age of 83
Thelma Watershed Wair, who made history as one of the Little Rock Nine who integrated an Arkansas high school in 1957, died over the weekend....
Five Neurodiversity Considerations For Educators
Cook: If you’ve heard the ‘why’ behind my work as an attorney, educator, and neurodiversity advocate, you know that the foundation of every career decision...
Kresge Foundation Commits $2 Million to Support Detroit Students who Plan to Attend an HBCU
The Kresge Foundation has created two permanent $1 million endowment funds to support Detroit Public School graduates pursuing education at Historically Black Colleges and Universities...
Report: HBCU Humanities Programs Show Resilience Amid National Decline
A new report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences offers promising insights into the state of humanities programs at Historically Black Colleges and...
Community College Incarcerated Reentry Programs: Looking Forward
The windshield is bigger than the rearview mirror for a reason. – Jelly Roll Alone for 23 hours a day in solitary confinement as part...
NSF Grants Fund STEM Education Equity in Houston
The University of Houston has received two new grants designed to address barriers that prevent low-income and underrepresented students from pursuing STEM education. The funding...
Sunsetting DEI
In the vocabulary of corporate euphemisms, the concept of sunsetting generally suggests a soft landing. It typically refers to the gradual phasing out of programs,...
Examples of Excelencia
This is year 19 for Examples of Excelencia, an annual recognition given by Excelencia in Education. Founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Santiago and...
No Magic Here: Demystifying Black Female Leadership in a California Community College HSIs
Historically, the leadership of organizations, including institutions of postsecondary education, has rested within the dominant white, cis-gendered male culture. The first college in the U.S,...
Challenges Persist for Early-Career Black Academics
In an “embarrassing moment” to witness, a British university’s vice-chancellor “beelined” for the only Black academic at a PhD reception, despite not having spoken to...
Black Men are Still Present: Let’s Focus on the Folks Who Really Need a Talking To
There has been quite a bit of hand wringing over the possible decrease in Black American Democratic participation rates in the upcoming November election most...
“Change Schools, We Can Change the World”
As a 5-year-old got ready for her first day of kindergarten in rural Michigan, Dr. Rema Reynolds Vassar’s stepfather gave her one order. Sturgis, a...
Indiana University Northwest Celebrates 20 Years of Diversity Landmarks
Diversity Landmarks—the displaying of 3×5 placards showcasing quotes that embrace diversity— has been part of Indiana University Northwest (IUN) for two decades. The Landmarks were the...
Philander Smith and Southern University Win Annual Moguls in the Making Entrepreneurial Pitch Competition
Philander Smith University and Southern University students took top honors in the sixth annual Moguls in the Making entrepreneurial pitch competition, where 50 students from Historically Black Colleges...
Centering Black Children in Education: A Fugitive Space for Resistance, Counter-Narratives, and Radical Love
Centering Black Children in Education (CBCE) is mounting a movement. Created in 2021, CBCE consistently provides a powerful counter-narrative to challenge systemic racism and educational...
Cultivating a Culture of ‘Servingness:’ Institutional Considerations for Emerging Hispanic Serving Institutions
It’s easy these days to feel pessimistic about the state of higher education. Campus conflicts and the FAFSA debacle contribute to a steady drumbeat of...
Bridging Research and Practice
Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much...
Navigating Campus Protests: Tips for Taking Care of Your Mental Health and Building Support Networks
Last school year was one of the most turbulent times for higher education in recent memory. As the fall semester begins, it seems that college...
LEAH VANTERPOOL
Leah Vanterpool has been named Vice President of Administration & Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the University of the Virgin Islands. Her appointment...
International Colloquium on Black Males in Education to Take Place Later this Month
The 2024 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education will occur October 23 – 25, 2024 at the Drury Plaza Hotel Pittsburgh Downtown. The annual,...
Pain is the Point: Xenophobia and the Dangers of Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric
American xenophobia is as old as the United States. For most of America’s history there has not been a coherent immigration system. It was not...
Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater
Growing up in a working-class military family, Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens tended to move around quite a bit as a youngster. She lived in California, Florida...
Equity in Education
Higher education has long been a key driver of economic prosperity and social mobility in the United States. American universities have provided countless students with...
Cal State LA Honors Billie Jean King
California State University LA honored tennis great Billie Jean King with the unveiling of a statue on its campus late last week. King, who attended...
JENNIFER ECCLES
Jennifer Eccles has been named vice president for advancement at Harvey Mudd College. She is expected to begin in the new post on October 28. ...
SUSANNA RINEHART
Susanna Rinehart, associate professor of theatre history, literature, and performance, has been named associate dean for academic and faculty affairs for Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture,...
Report Examines Fragmented Reentry Services for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals Attending College
For years, advocates for higher education in prison programs worked to see Pell Grants reintroduced for incarcerated individuals. When the revised Pell Grant regulations went...
Why Non-Traditional Learners Need the Liberal Arts—and Vice Versa
For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. The prevailing belief is that students...
Creating Diverse Pathways for the Next Generation of Doctors
The underrepresentation of Black and Latinx physicians has profound implications for our communities and the medical profession itself, as it perpetuates health disparities and limits...
ANSLEY BOOKER
Dr. Ansley Booker has been named the inaugural Penny and Jim Coulter 1982 Executive Director of Dartmouth NEXT, a university-wide initiative at Dartmouth College aimed...
NASA Awards University of Houston $1.2 Million to Strengthen Diversity in STEM and Aerospace Engineering
NASA has awarded the University of Houston $1.2 million to grow diversity initiatives in STEM and aerospace-related engineering fields and address barriers to access and...
NIH Grant to Study Infertility, Health Among Women of Mexican Heritage
A $2.2 million National Institutes of Health grant has been awarded to researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and the Instituto Nacional de...
Empowering Latinas Beyond Barriers Through Education, Persistence and Broader Understanding
The glass ceiling remains firmly in place for many Latinas in America, but steady progress and a spirit of optimism propels us upward each...
NCAA Grants Over $1.5 million to Support Student-Athlete Academic Success
The NCAA has awarded Division I Accelerating Academic Success Program grants to 17 schools for the 2024-25 academic year. The grants total over $1.5 million...
New Series Center Policy Questions and Offer Action-Based Strategies
Editor’s Note: On the cusp of the most consequential election cycle of our time, public scholarship can help provide nuance, context, and clarity to a...
New Series Highlights Policy Questions and Offer Action-Based Strategies
Editor’s Note: On the cusp of the most consequential election cycle of our time, public scholarship can help provide nuance, context, and clarity to a...
KAVITA BALA
Kavita Bala, currently the dean of the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University has been named the university’s...
The Genesis of a Research Agenda on Black Males in Engineering
It was a beautiful, sunny day that turned into a lovely, brisk night on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, the night then Sen. Barack Obama was...
Going to College Doesn’t Have to Suck
It’s finally happened. After years of studying higher education and teaching thousands of students, I’m now the parent of a high school senior who’s running...