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Opinion
Diversity and Anti-Diversity Lessons at Beijing's Winter Olympics
Even though I support the U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, I take the view of the U.S. athletes who have trained hard the last four years and watch the games anyway.
February 17, 2022
Emil Guillermo
Latest News
AAUP Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Asian American Civil Rights
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has joined with Asian Americans Advancing Justice-AAJC and Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus in supporting the amicus brief for the case of Xi v. Haugan.
February 17, 2022
Dr. Xiaoxing Xi, physics professor at Temple University.
Health
Meeting the Need: How Nursing Schools Are Addressing the RN Shortage Exacerbated by COVID-19
The American Nurses Association, a national organization dedicated to the profession of nursing, predicted that the U.S. will need 1.2 million more nurses in the next year to not only meet demand but replenish the nursing workforce.
February 17, 2022
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Sports
The College Basketball Players Benefiting from NIL Deals
College basketball players across the country are seeking to monetize their names, images, and likenesses (NIL).
February 17, 2022
Azzi Fudd
Home
Diverse’s annual report, The Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs, will be published in the March 3, 2022 edition of the magazine.
February 17, 2022
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News Roundup
Charitable Giving to Higher Education Increased from 2020-2021
February 16, 2022
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News Roundup
ED Approves $415 Million in Borrow Defense Claims, Including for Former DeVry Students
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) approved $415 million in borrower defense claims for about 16,000 borrowers. This includes roughly 1,800 former DeVry University students, who will receive about $71.7 million.
February 16, 2022
James Kvaal
Podcasts
Recognizing Righteous Troublemakers with Reverend Al Sharpton
Civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton joins this episode to spotlight the lesser-known activists who have fought for racial justice in the US, the topic of his new book Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories of the Social Justice Movement in America.
February 16, 2022
Community Colleges
Community Colleges and HBCUs Forge Partnerships to Uplift Students
Community colleges and HBCUs face the challenge of historic underfunding while still punching above their weight.
February 16, 2022
Dr. Janet Spriggs, president of Forsyth Technical Community College.
HBCUs
White Violence and Black Success: Why HBCUs Receive Bomb Threats
Throughout the long arm of history, the ebb and flow of white violence against HBCUs has always stemmed from instances of Black progress.
February 16, 2022
Howard University received three bomb threats in just under two months.
On the Move
DEMETRIUS D. SMITH
Demetrius D. Smith has been named associate vice president for student affairs at the University of Georgia. He has been serving as special assistant to the vice chancellor for DEI and student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
February 16, 2022
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On the Move
RACHELLE HERNANDEZ
Rachelle Hernandez has been appointed vice provost for student affairs at Johns Hopkins University. She has most recently been serving as the inaugural senior vice provost for enrollment management and student success at the University of Texas at Austin.
February 16, 2022
Rachelle Hernandez
News Roundup
Deborah F. Stanley to Receive 2022 ACE Donna Shavlik Award
The American Council on Education (ACE) announced that Deborah F. Stanley, interim chancellor of The State University of New York (SUNY) and former president of SUNY Oswego, will receive this year's ACE Donna Shavlik Award.
February 16, 2022
Deborah F. Stanley, interim chancellor of The State University of New York (SUNY) and recipient of the 2022 ACE Donna Shavlik Award
Leadership & Policy
For-Profit Colleges Seeking to Become Nonprofits May Face Tighter Regulations
The Department of Education is weighing proposed regulations for when colleges change owners.
February 16, 2022
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Latest News
Tallahassee Community College Receives Top Award from Achieving the Dream
At the DREAM 2022 virtual conference, Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of over 300 community colleges united by a mission of equity, announced the winner of its highest honor, the Leah Meyer Austin Award: Tallahassee Community College (TCC).
February 15, 2022
Dr. Jim Murdaugh, president of Tallahassee Community College.
Community Colleges
Achieving the Dream Puts a Focus on Inequities
Achieving the Dream (ATD) has updated their mission statement to focus on achieving equity through addressing oppression.
February 15, 2022
Heather McGhee, trustee emeritus at Demos and author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We can Prosper Together
Demographics
Valerie Boyd, Biographer of Zora Neale Hurston, Dead at 58
Valerie Boyd—a well-known journalist, biographer and professor at the University of Georgia—died over the weekend. She was 58 years old.
February 15, 2022
Valerie Boyd
On the Move
PHILIP HONG
Philip Hong has been named dean of the University of Georgia School of Social Work. He is currently a professor and associate dean for research at the Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work.
February 15, 2022
Philip Hong
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