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Diversity Statements Banned in Faculty Hiring

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has done away with diversity statements as part of their hiring process. This decision comes amid a flurry of attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campuses across the nation.

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University Apologizes for Using AI to Write Email About MSU Shooting

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16 to students from the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at the Vanderbilt Peabody College of Education and underscored the importance of “creating safe and inclusive environments.” ” ChatGPT is a language processing tool that uses AI technology to form conversations that mimic human writing patterns. .”

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Insight Into Diversity Honors Legacy of DEI Innovator, Former Board Chair

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As most recent Board Chair of the LEAD Fund (The Fund for Leadership, Equity, Access, and Diversity), Metzler exemplified dedication to inclusive excellence. ” With degrees in law and human rights from both Columbia University and the University of Oxford, and doctorates from Aberdeen, his academic journey was distinguished.

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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

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Dr. Safa Zaki Zaki is currently dean of the faculty and the John B. A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In Safa Zaki will become president of Bowdoin College, effective Jul. She will be the first woman to lead the school. McCoy and John T.

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

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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. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

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Within UC’s decentralized model, the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services & Information Technology (CECH) built a robust Student Services Center that provides guidance to students via a team of academic advisors, career development specialists, retention program managers, and a licensed counselor and social worker.

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UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities

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Mellon Foundation that began in 2020 and utilizes digital technologies to improve understanding of Hispanic and Indigenous populations living near the U.S.-Mexico Mexico borderlands has the opportunity to make significant contributions to diversifying representation in the digital humanities,” Sutton writes. Mexico border.

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