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Degrees and Certifications Help Inform the Future of DEI Leadership

Insight Into Diversity

To meet the growing demand, many are developing distinctive degrees, certificates, and other programs that help graduate students, faculty, and workforce professionals develop the required skills. The UK College of Education’s doctoral program focuses on applying innovative DEI approaches across complex institutions.

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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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A pathway to graduate school for Latinx students

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Latinx students can have a tough time navigating the numerous structural and institutional challenges that work against them in academia, especially when it comes to attending and succeeding in graduate school. What should college administrators do to dismantle them?

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. In July, Agnes Scott College launched the Acknowledging our Past: Acting Now for a Transformed Future project, which aims to elevate the lives and stories of the people of color who built the college. Multicultural Mentorship — Augustana College.

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A More Efficient University Business Model For The Win – Part 2: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 195 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Melik Khoury

The Change Leader, Inc.

Khoury notes that 90% of individuals in academia, especially on residential campuses, lack certain skills that are necessary for adapting to new models of teaching and governance. The failure of colleges often stems not from a lack of ideas or vision but from governance documents making it impractical to implement changes.

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How these 3 U.S. universities are democratizing study abroad access

University Business

Spelman College (Ga.), Vassar College (N.Y.) Students in good academic standing can also apply for additional grants and scholarships that match or cover most—if not all—the remaining costs. It’s in an English-speaking country that boasts robust resources as a premier university, and it’s situated in a college town.

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The Next Frontiers in the Battle Over CRT and DEI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Between 2022 and 2023, government entities introduced 57 measures to restrict the teaching of critical race theory in colleges and universities. Supreme Court gutted the use of affirmative action in college admissions. Forty bills were brought up to limit diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. And the U.S.

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