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News Roundup
Boise State University to Immediately Resume Diversity Course Suspended After Complaint
Boise State University will immediately resume a diversity course that was recently suspended after “a possibly recorded incident of at least one student being ‘degraded’ for the student’s beliefs in one of the courses,” Idaho Statesman reported. The 52 sections of the required course, UF 200: Foundations of Ethics and Diversity, will resume, but now […]
March 26, 2021
African-American
PSEG Foundation to Give $1 Million in Grant Funding to HBCUs
The PSEG Foundation will give $1 million in grant funding to three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which will go to supporting STEM students. The three schools are Hampton University, Howard University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Hampton University will use its grant for the PSEG STEM Scholars Program for high […]
March 26, 2021
Other News
U.S. Army Plans to Consider Men and Women Fitness Test Results Separately for Promotions
The U.S. Army is planning to consider the fitness test performance of men and women separately for promotions, The Washington Post reported. “We will look at the application of a gender-neutral score to a personnel system as appropriate . . . to make sure that we acknowledge that there is a biological difference, a gender difference between […]
March 26, 2021
Other News
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Scott Brower Appointed Director of Vanderbilt University Bass Military Scholars Program
Retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Scott E. Brower has been appointed director of Vanderbilt University’s Bass Military Scholars Program. The 1989 West Point graduate was appointed by Gov. Bill Lee in March 2020 to be chief of staff for the Unified Command Group, working on Tennessee’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He has been serving as […]
March 26, 2021
Other News
U.S. Air Force Gives Small Business Innovation Research Grant to University of Rochester Students for Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment
The U.S. Air Force has given a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to two University of Rochester students developing technology to prevent the spread of traumatic brain injuries. The two students, Bradley Smith and Andrew Kaseman, run biotechnology firm WetWare Biosystems – created in 2018 – which puts new medical technology in existing protective equipment. […]
March 26, 2021
Other News
Study Theorizes Male Troops Unwillingness to Use Unisex Bathrooms Has to Do With Preserving Masculine Status Quo in Special Operations
A study has found that 33% of men said they would never use unisex bathrooms but 61% of women said they were fine with them. And although male troops cited risk, hygiene and privacy as reasons, the authors theorized the opposition has to do with men wanting to preserve status quo in the predominantly masculine […]
March 26, 2021
Asian American Pacific Islander
What Can Universities Do to Combat Anti-Asian Racism?
After a series of shootings at Asian spas killed eight people in Atlanta – six of them Asian women – the country is undergoing a reckoning with anti-Asian racism. Asian American faculty and staff say campuses have a role to play in this moment.
March 26, 2021
News Roundup
Former Lehigh University Student Who Admitted to Poisoning Roommate Sentenced to Seven to 20 Years in State Prison
A former Lehigh University student who admitted to poisoning his Black roommate with a heavy metal substance three years ago, has been sentenced to seven to 20 years in state prison, 6 ABC reported. In court Wednesday, Yukai Yang apologized to victim Juwan Royal, and will be deported to China after his sentence duration. Last […]
March 25, 2021
African-American
University of Richmond Receives Backlash Over Decision to Keep Building Names of School Leaders Connected to Slavery and Segregation
The University of Richmond is being criticized by some students, faculty and staff over its decision to keep the names of former school leaders, who have connections to slavery and segregation, on two campus buildings, WTVR reported. The two buildings in question are Ryland Hall and Freeman Hall. Former rector Douglas Southall Freeman was a […]
March 25, 2021
Health
Dr. Pamela Jeffries Named Dean of Vanderbilt School of Nursing
Dr. Pamela R. Jeffries will become dean of the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, effective July 1. Jeffries is a professor and dean of the George Washington University School of Nursing. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the NLN’s Academy of Nursing Education and the Society of Simulation in Healthcare. In the […]
March 25, 2021
News Roundup
Lauren Robel to Step Down from Executive Positions, Returning to Faculty
Lauren Robel will step down as Indiana University Bloomington provost and IU executive vice president, effective June 30. She will return to the faculty. Robel played a key role in the changes at IU Bloomington. She was involved in the creation of five new schools at Bloomington and also oversaw the 2018 establishment of the […]
March 25, 2021
Podcasts
College Athletics, Social Justice, Equity and more: A Q&A with the NCAA’s Dr. Derrick Gragg
In this episode, we continue our spotlight on college sports leadership through a Q&A with the NCAA’s Senior Vice President of Inclusion, Education & Community Engagement Dr. Derrick Gragg. Tune in as Diverse VP Ralph Newell speaks one-on-one with Dr. Derrick Gragg about his experiences as a former student-athlete, diversity in the sports leadership pipeline, […]
March 25, 2021
Press Releases
Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars special report to be published on April 29 — Semifinalists Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, Va. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine is pleased to announce the 2021 Arthur Ashe Jr. semifinalists for Male and Female Athlete of the Year (in alphabetical order): 2021 Male Semifinalists: Daniel Do, Stockton University, Biochemistry Molecular Biology, Track/Cross D’Eriq King, University of […]
March 25, 2021
Community Colleges
Report Shows How COVID-19 Is Impacting the Community College Experience
On Thursday, the Center for Community College Student Engagement (the Center) at the University of Texas at Austin released “The Impact of COVID-19 on Entering Students in Community Colleges,” a report which spotlights the ongoing issues of students who have enrolled despite the obstacles caused by the pandemic. The survey was administered in fall 2020 to 5,193 entering students at 38 colleges around the country.
March 25, 2021
Latest News
2021 Rising Graduate Scholars: Meet Felipe Blanco
Academia is where Felipe Blanco, a third-year public administration Ph.D. student at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), feels he is meant to be.
March 25, 2021
Home
AAC&U Diversity Conference Kicks Off With Several Truth and Dares for Academia
An urgent game of truth or dare kicked off The Association of American Colleges and Universities’ 2021 Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success on Wednesday. The theme of the three-day, virtual conference is “Upholding These Truths: Equity, Diversity, and Democracy.”
March 25, 2021
Students
Conference Highlights Improvements to Student Affairs Practices on Campuses
Student affairs practitioners shared personal practices and examples on ways to confront inequities within the student conduct process at this year’s NASPA virtual conference.
March 24, 2021
Students
California Higher Ed Leaders to Host California Community College Black Student Success Week April 26-30
California higher ed leaders are hosting California Community College Black Student Success Week from April 26 to 30, an event dedicated to Black and African American student success at California community colleges. A daily webinar series – called “The Black Hour” – will be held throughout the week from 12 to 1 p.m. and open […]
March 24, 2021
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