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MLB All-Star Weekend Spotlights HBCU Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Seattle in July marked the launch of the HBCU Swingman Classic, a game that featured 50 Division I HBCU baseball players. Propelled by the MLB-Major League Baseball Players Association Youth Development Foundation (YDF) and Hall of Famer/YDF ambassador Ken Griffey Jr., more than $25.1

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US: anti-DEI rules spark “exodus” from Florida

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Last month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a mandate into law prohibiting public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for students, faculty or staff. One week later, DeSantis announced his campaign for the 2024 US presidential election.

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Confronting higher education’s class divide

HEPI

I like to think my beret has a hint of Che Guevara about it. Labels such as ‘disadvantaged students’ or ‘WP (widening participation) students’ invite us into the trap of deficit thinking. They create a false us and them dichotomy when the truth is that there is a continuum of disadvantage and advantage in any student cohort.

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Dartmouth Launches New Research Institute Focused On Black Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To ensure that history is never forgotten so that we can create a thriving future for everyone who should learn about the Black community and their contributions." The Institute symbolizes a commitment between the college and the Black alumni, faculty, students, and staff that make Dartmouth what it is," said Brown.

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A Premier League success story? Why global higher education is critical to our diverse local economies and communities in the UK

HEPI

The Premier League is widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest global exports. The region’s political, civic, and business leaders were overwhelmingly positive about welcoming international students to the region and value the contributions and international perspectives they bring into our communities and businesses.

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We need to talk about staff retention in the sector

HEPI

On the other hand, we’re hearing from university leaders that there are fewer and fewer staff around to provide the quality experience that students deserve. Anecdotally, some VCs tell us certain roles, particularly technical ones, are very difficult to recruit for in certain regions. to 17 between 2014 and 2021.

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Community colleges suffer from employee shortages

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Community colleges across the country are struggling to recruit and hire new people after losing faculty and staff members in droves during the pandemic. “We moved from this point of feeling like we have too much staff to feeling like we don’t have enough staff,” she said.