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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school. Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Presented with two cases about race-conscious admissions – one regarding the University of North Carolina and the other involving Harvard University — the conservative-leaning court ruled along partisan lines that the two schools’ affirmative action programs violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Adelphi also introduced Students Beyond the Binary, a new student organization focused on transgender and gender-nonconforming issues. Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University. It serves as an advocate and provides a safe space for members of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming communities and their allies. .

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Who You Gonna Believe?

Inside Higher Ed

Given the inaccurate, ever-shifting advice provided by the CDC and the World Health Organization over the pandemic’s course, it’s easy to conclude that Nietzsche right when he wrote in his notebook around 1886, “There are no facts, only interpretations”? Much of what people claim to know rests on trust and deference.

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Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Learning Leadership by Example In describing his leadership style, President Welch recalled a few pivotal moments early in his academic career: “I was going to go to law school to be a politician. I had been president of the student body in high school, and then I became president of the student body at the University of Arkansas.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

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They can also join student organizations and participate in activities at Illinois Tech. By following three core principles, Illinois Tech has ranked first in the state for people it has successfully moved from the bottom 20th percentile of household income to the upper 20th percentile.