Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

Two prominent efforts to diversify music in academia are the new University of Arkansas’ (UA) Arkansas Center for Black Music and the creation of the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music at the University of Rochester’s (UR) Eastman School of Music (Eastman). Walton Foundation.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 18, 2022

A number of colleges—public, private, both predominantly white institutions and historically Black colleges and universities—are seeing success, some reporting record donations for fiscal year 2022, which ended June 30. Other donations have gone to student causes, such as support services. Tracking Giving Trends.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2023

Oubré sought to reaffirm the Whittier’s values of social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and had made the “tough decision” to realign resources, she said.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Despite the rocky returns, NACUBO found that donations to endowments increased by an average of 22 percent in 2022, for institutions with both large and small endowments. Of the 678 participants, approximately two-thirds reported that some donations were specifically tagged for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Through its Campus Sustainability Fund (CSF) and as part of its larger commitment to sustainability, equity, and climate action, the University of Arizona (UArizona) has supported dozens of projects over the past two years that promote environmentalism and help address disparities in sustainability efforts.

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University Business

JULY 17, 2023

How to overcome HBCU roadblocks Goldman Sachs attributes HBCUs’ historically meager budgets to underwhelming federal and state funding and a lack of strong private donations. Choose board members who specialize in winning charitable donations and build more systemic engagement with all alumni rather than a network.

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University Business

MAY 25, 2023

Fueled by a $10 million donation from Bloomberg Philanthropies American Talent Initiative and the Judy and Fred Wilpon Family Foundation, Kessler Scholars will expand in the upcoming academic year to invite ten more colleges, nearly tripling its institutional reach and quadrupling its support network to 1,600 first-generation students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

Most African Americans don’t give a second thought to making these regular donations to our selected religious institution because we’ve been doing it all our lives, starting when we were children and continuing into adulthood. Priding a contribution of $25 monthly will amount to $300 a year in new revenue that your alma mater will receive.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 14, 2022

“While recent years have brought increased grants and donations to HBCUs, it is critical for states to look at their current policies and practices to ensure that HBCUs are no longer facing unintentional or systemic barriers to their success.”

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ACRLog

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

During the workshop, we discussed the impact OER has on equity as well as resources for finding and creating OER. Our library’s student advisory board did hand out snacks to students on Wednesday and told them about our Textbooks on Reserve program and textbook donation drive; however, I think we could do more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Earlier that day, Malone had given her keynote speech, Radical Hope and Authentic Healing , touching on the collective responsibility of community to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion. This feeds back into your diversity, equity, and inclusion statements. Do you speak up for them and are you advocating for them as well?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Over these 16 years, he has excelled as a scholar, academic leader and civil rights activist.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

“It’s a big deal you all care about us, analyze data and talk it over, share with each other what it is you’re doing to break down barriers and work towards equity and diversity,” said Quackenbush. Thank you, everybody, for that.” Dr. Karen A. Liann Herder can be reached at lherder@diverseeducation.com.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

An award created by Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine (K-State CVM) recognizes those who stand up for justice, provide opportunities for equity, support and celebrate diversity, and promote inclusion. The MCW Kern Institute held the Summit on Advancing Equity in the Learning Environment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Those dollars, coupled with a $12 million donation in December 2020 from billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott, were allocated into need-based scholarships, which Oubré said “resulted in some of the best retention rates we’ve ever had, particularly in demographic groups that are the most vulnerable, like African American men.”

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The program is administered through the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. In 2021, Moraine Valley Community College created the Equity Academy to accelerate DEI initiatives, focusing on innovative professional development and action research.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2023

QR codes (short for “quick response”) are square-shaped codes that many of us use for restaurant menus, concert tickets, and church donations. What are some equity, accessibility, and security issues? As with any technology used in classes, we need to consider equity, accessibility and security issues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Mary’s College of Maryland, the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority will collect donations of food, school supplies, new clothing and shoes for area children. So too will organizations and associations that work to advance equity issues both at the K-12 and higher education level. Morehouse students and others across the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 2, 2022

billion from private equity billionaire John Doerr, the second-largest donation ever made to an institution of higher education. In June Harvard University announced the launch of the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability , funded by a $200 million donation from private equity billionaire Jean Salata.

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University Business

MAY 26, 2023

As provost, he led efforts to increase Sac State’s four-year graduate rates by 16% while working to eliminate equity gaps, according to a press release. Wood has a long tenure in higher education as a proponent of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Luke Wood – California State University, Sacramento J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

Kimbrough, executive in residence at the University of South California’s Race and Equity Center, president in residence at The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions, and former president of two HBCUs: Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas, and Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Just ask Dr. Walter M.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

One cause for concern that Santana raised is anonymous criticism of the emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion as an enrollment goal and leadership strategy at Whittier. “It’s pretty obvious to those of us on the inside that it’s b t,” one current employee said. What Is The State of Whittier College?

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

News gave little consideration to institutions’ work in the areas of accessibility and equity, such as enrolling students who are less likely to succeed based on their socioeconomic background. Average Alumni Giving Rate (3%) This rate is the mean percentage of undergraduate alumni of record who donated money to their alma mater.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Or, it might be about achieving diversity, equity and inclusion in student engagement and recruitment, and thereby making the greatest impact by capitalising on the transformational potential of higher education for the greatest number students from under-represented backgrounds.

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WCET Frontiers

JUNE 1, 2023

One rationale for increasing wraparound services stems from the challenge postsecondary institutions face to expand equity and increase accountability. This has caused the academy to re-imagine ways to facilitate learner success.

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idfive agency

APRIL 8, 2022

But if there’s one good thing that’s come out of all the trouble, it’s been a renaissance in public awareness of problems around social justice, equity, and inclusion. Others are taking notice: in 2019, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative donated nearly $7 million dollars to replicate the Myerhoff Scholars program at UC San Diego and UC Berkeley.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

A good portion of those donations were given to various kinds of institutions of higher education, many serving students from underserved backgrounds. The donations made to community colleges were often unrestricted in nature, free for the schools and their leaders to spend as they saw fit, according to community college officials.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

APRIL 18, 2022

This fund relies on donations and it there is always a need for just a little more. This isn’t an “everybody gets a trophy” scheme; it is an equity scheme that recognizes that students are facing very different conditions for learning. It is these choices that jeopardize semester or degree.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Other institutions, such as Johns Hopkins University and the University of Ohio , ask their denaming committees to weigh philanthropic donations as part of the broader evaluation of a potential name change. “Changing a few signs—it doesn’t require a whole lot of commitment from the school.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Sharon Perry Fantini , Vice Provost for Equity Access and Opportunity at Iowa State University. • Dr. Renick said that a study by Boston Consulting Group on ROI for completion grants gave Georgia State a compelling argument for alumni donations: "The most popular single program for donations was our completion grant program.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

Institutional holds on course registration don’t draw quite as much scrutiny as withholding transcripts, yet the Student Voice findings on registration holds disproportionately affecting students of certain races and students with learning disabilities raise an equity red flag.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. They donate their time to create age-appropriate, hands-on activities for these students that come to our camps,” says Watford.

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University Business

JANUARY 22, 2024

More from UB: $100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College The post Gallup poll shows discrepancy between higher ed and the public’s view on affirmative action appeared first on University Business.

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EAB

JUNE 30, 2023

Retain more students and close equity gaps Retention and student equity efforts rely heavily on data; without establishing benchmarks and tracking progress toward KPIs, there is no meaningful way to judge progress. What might your institution do with all of that extra staff time?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

She says she hopes to be able to donate some of the money back to UT Southwestern, to fund transparent, criteria-driven programs for off-boarding senior faculty members, and that negotiations to this end are ongoing. Vitetta says she can’t reveal details of the settlement but that she is pleased.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2024

Whether that was true action statements, donations, or implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, everyone was scrambling around, trying to be reactive change agents. Equity : fairness, justness, access, impartiality, open-minded, resource allocation, balance, necessary accommodation.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is working on complementary efforts to enhance religious inclusion and interfaith engagement across campus. NYU is establishing the NYU Center for the Study of Antisemitism with support from a seven-figure donation.

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