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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey Lincoln University In an email sent on the day of her death , Candia-Bailey, who served as vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri, a historically Black university, accused Dr. John Moseley, the university's president, of harassment and bullying. “You

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. Black university leaders had a deep desire to serve as the mentors and role models that many of them never had.

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear North Carolina State Professor’s Case

Inside Higher Ed

The Supreme Court declined to hear the case of a North Carolina State University professor who alleged the university retaliated against him for speaking his mind and opposing some of the university’s social justice and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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HBCUs Discuss Expansion to California

Insight Into Diversity

Of the 31 states currently lacking a historically Black college or university (HBCU), California may see a change as San Francisco civil rights advocates and educators aim to establish a satellite campus through collaboration with an existing HBCU.

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Why playing in college bowl games may motivate football players to study harder

University Business

But a new study from the University of Missouri shows that the chance to compete in the postseason can actually motivate student-athletes to remain academically eligible to play football. “On College and universities risk sanctions if certain Academic Progress Rate benchmarks are not met.

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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Inclusive research agendas: what’s excluded?

SRHE

by Jess Pilgrim-Brown University discourse, policy, and practice has focused increasingly on access, widening participation and inclusion over the course of the last thirty years ( Heath et al , 2013 ).