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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Eanes will become the university's first woman president. “A

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Museum Studies Program Seeks to Diversify the Field

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One of the core goals of the program – it was launched in 2019 – is to diversify museum staff, which then may affect museum curation, said Dr. Valerie Paley, Senior Vice President and Sue Ann Weinberg Director of the Patricia D. Such inclusions are part of the program’s more holistic approach to museum studies, Paley said. “

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Hello … Are you there? Or have you gone home for Christmas?

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Former Unite Foundation scholarship student, and host of the excellent This is Us Podcast, Paige Mackenzie, writes about her reflections on speaking with students on the podcast, and how they’ve said it can feel to be stuck at uni at a time when seemingly everyone is at home with their families. You can find it here.

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Focus on DEI in Higher Education: Highlighting Your Work for 50 Years

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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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How Universities Can Support Undocumented Students as Federal Policies Continue to Threaten Them

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Despite these barriers, undocumented students are finding opportunities to pursue a college education through individual resourcefulness, ambition, targeted scholarships, and more welcoming institutional policies. Add inclusive language to admission materials and other student-facing resources where applicable.

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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

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14, 2003) While there is no shortage of higher education news outlets, none has covered two-year and four-year colleges and universities and their efforts to promote equity and inclusivity quite like this one. See “A View from the Founders,” July 11, 2019) To Mr. Matthews, I say — MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

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Benefits of staying on at university by Professor Wendy Thomson

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In their ten-year review , the Unite Foundation found that students who received a Unite Foundation scholarship progressed from their first to the second year of university at the same percentage as non-care leavers. This will bolster the University of London Scholars programme , adding a further £185,000 over the next three years.