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Sheree M. Ohen Appointed Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer for Amherst College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ohen will become chief equity and inclusion officer (CEIO) for Amherst College. Ohen “We are in a unique time in our country where values around diversity and democracy are being questioned,” Ohen said. “I She understands that inclusion and belonging are about more than numbers. Ohen holds a B.A.

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NASPA Centers the Stories of Diverse Student Affairs Professionals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEATTLE-- Prominent student affairs practitioners of color shared powerful stories of leading in higher education amid major challenges, including the recent COVID pandemic and ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. It might be your time, but not your door," she added.

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A Defense of the Senior Diversity Officer in Politically Charged Times

Insight Into Diversity

Institutions wary of the battle to unwind the work of equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging would do well to invest in leaders whose work epitomizes its core values. As we have become more diverse and reflective of our state, we have also become better as an institution.”

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yolanda Vivian Williams-Goliday’s first priority is to make sure that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) is a supportive and inclusive space for its LGBTQ+, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary community. They’re coming out of that with this sense of: ‘I want to be valued and I want to be appreciated.

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Academic Libraries Champion DEI Efforts

Insight Into Diversity

At college and university academic libraries, DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives often involve improving item-collection policies and enhancing access to materials for students and community members, resources for faculty research, and educational programming on related topics.

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Video Highlights from Schools: 11 Holiday Videos to Mark 2023

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

A video highlight for an event presents information about an event in a short overview that makes it easy for audiences to glean critical takeaways. Continuing our tradition, we’re expanding on last year’s compilation of holiday videos and have curated a fresh list that will put you in the holiday mood.