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Summit Aims to Support Black Male Student Success

Hundreds of higher education leaders and students gathered at the African American Male Education Network and Development’s (A2MEND) annual summit last week to discuss Black male experiences at community colleges.

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Webinar Series Looks to Prepare HBCUs for Future Crises

To provide resources and advice in navigating both current and future crises, the HBCU Emergency Management Consortium hosted the first webinar “Response Planning and Implementation” as part of its HBCU Disaster Resilience Series.

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Advocates and Practitioners Discuss How to Build More Equitable Education

The pandemic has increased inequities at all levels of education, but it has also provided an opportunity to close those gaps. That was the sentiment of panelists who participated in “The State of Education: Rebuilding a More Equitable System”, hosted by The Atlantic on Wednesday.

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Education Advocates From Around the World Discuss Equitable Leadership Amid COVID-19

Education stakeholders from around the world gathered on Zoom this week for a two-part online panel series focused on education leadership against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic. Titled, “Education Reimagined: Leadership for a New Era,” the conference was hosted by the nonprofit Qatar Foundation’s World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) in Doha and the Salzburg Global Seminar, with Diverse as a media partner.

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Q&A: Denise Thompson From the Big Sky Conference

Diverse discusses sports leadership with Denise Thompson, assistant commissioner/communications and external affairs, Big Sky Conference in Q&A.

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Community Colleges

Community College Leaders Strategize Solutions to Student Success Barriers

As the challenges—enrollment, limited technology access, food and housing insecurities—persist from the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges are seeking solutions. The virtual Innovations Conference, hosted by the League for Innovation in the Community College this week, is providing a space for community college leaders to collaborate and problem solve strategies to promote student success.

Under New Leadership, AAHHE Aims to Increase Partnerships and Expand Programming

As the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) commences their virtual conference this week, a familiar face will not be among the attendees. Dr. Loui Olivas, the long-time executive director of the organization, stepped down over the summer. Dr. Lucia Gutiérrez has since been appointed to the position.

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Study: Pre-Recorded Videos Prove More Effective for Student Learning Than In-Person Instruction

Pre-recorded videos usually lead to improved student learning, according to a recent study published in Review of Educational Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

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Study Analyzes Infrastructure Needs of HBCUs, TCUs and HSIs

A new survey revealed that meeting basic infrastructure needs and increasing opportunities for workforce development were the among the top priorities for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) and Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs).

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TIDES Report Shows Increased Diversity in College Sports Is Slow

In the latest report from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES), “The 2020 Racial and Gender Report Card, College Sport,” college sport receives an overall grade of C+, which breaks down to a B for racial hiring practices and a C+ for gender hiring. As the report notes, intercollegiate athletics remains predominantly white and male.

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Segregation on the Rise? Report Highlights Increasing Racial Stratification Among K-12 Students

The Civil Rights Project’s recent report, “Black Segregation Matters: School Resegregation and Black Educational Opportunity,” highlights the increasing number of segregated K-12 schools across the country. The research suggests that Black students are far more segregated from White students now than in the Civil Rights Movement era but attend schools with many more Latinx students.

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Doctoral Students Release Letter Denouncing Harvard’s Decision to Deny Dr. Cornel West Tenure

Earlier this week, Dr. Cornel West, professor and activist, threatened to leave Harvard University after his request to be considered for tenure was denied. Mafaz Al-Suwaidan and over 60 other doctoral students have released a letter challenging Harvard’s decision and standing in solidarity with West.

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