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A Culturally Responsive Counselor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mayes has excelled as a scholar and researcher to the extent that she has published over 44 peer-reviewed articles and 18 book chapters. Although she has reached such heights in her scholarship, she began her college journey with little information or direction about academia, in part because she lacked counseling in high school.

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Scholarship is constantly pushing in new directions, and we knew how many people, perspectives and kinds of expertise were being left out of these important conversations about building better books. Offers more guidance on reviewing different modalities of scholarship. Encourages creativity in peer review.

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An Invisible Population: Black Undocumented Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kayon Hall wants to change the way academia thinks about undocumented students. This year, Hall published an article with the Journal of First-Generation Student Success about the lived experiences of Black undocumented students, highlighting the ways higher education has excluded them from immigration discourse and support.

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Degrees and Certifications Help Inform the Future of DEI Leadership

Insight Into Diversity

University of Kentucky At UK’s College of Education, the PhD in studies in higher education with a specialization in DEI serves as an important tool in training future generations of DEI leaders in academia. Through the program’s partnership with INSIGHT, students can receive scholarship funding.

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A (Dorm) Room of One’s Own

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Scholarship has nearly always been done from a position of privilege, with respect to the vast majority of the human population, as studying arcane texts or elusive natural phenomena has never been something most people have had time or resources to do.

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Better Conversations and Faster Decisions: Understanding Buyer Psychology

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Thinking of students as “buyers” or “consumers” is a concept that might make academia squirm. This means tuition costs, but also available financial aid, scholarships, and potential earnings after graduation. No two students follow the same path (nor should an institution’s personalization efforts , but that’s another article).

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Inside Higher Ed

Our Pillars Scholars program supports first-year African American students, including by providing scholarships and opportunities to engage in community-based, social justice opportunities. All the academia fades away in that moment to one prevailing thought: this moment is the beginning. Around 20 percent enter graduate school.