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Dr. Anita Fernández Named Prescott College’s First Chief Diversity Officer

Dr. Anita Fernández has been appointed Prescott College’s first chief diversity officer (CDO). In the role, she will report directly to Prescott President John Flicker and his leadership team. Fernández is currently occupying a different role at Prescott, as director and assistant dean of Prescott College Tucson. And prior to that, she was Prescott’s director […]

March 4, 2021

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Q&A with Denise Thompson of the Big Sky Athletic Conference

As Women’s History Month kicks off, we will be shining the spotlight on the women in college sports leadership, starting with Denise Thompson, Assistant Commissioner/Communications and External Affairs Director for the Big Sky Athletic Conference. Tune in to this episode as Diverse VP Ralph Newell speaks one-on-one with Denise Thompson about her experiences as […]

March 4, 2021

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ELIZABETH TOVAR has been appointed executive officer for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Iowa. She has served as interim associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion since August 2020 and has worked in the university’s athletics office since 2013. Tovar holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in clinical psychology and a Ph.D. in higher education, all from the University of Kansas.

March 4, 2021

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Kamala Harris Makes History

Kamala Harris makes history

March 4, 2021

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NACAC Creates Committee to Improve Financial Aid and College Admissions Systems for Racial Equity

The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) has announced a committee to reimagine financial aid and college admissions in the pursuit of racial equity in postsecondary education. The committee – a product of NACAC’s partnership with the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) and funded by the Lumina Foundation – will consist […]

March 4, 2021

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Report Analyzes High Unemployment Among Black Men

A recent report has analyzed the causes and potential solutions for why Black men suffer from the highest unemployment rates of any race and gender group. Looking through Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, report author Dr. Harry J. Holzer, a nonresident senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, found that Black men […]

March 4, 2021

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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.

March 3, 2021

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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.

March 3, 2021

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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.

March 3, 2021

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African American Male Community College Students Must Have Educational Abroad Experiences in Africa

So why don’t many African American students travel abroad? Noted explanations found in the petite literature suggests that African Americans have limited life experiences that may further limit their expectations of travel, a lack of involvement in campus activities, low socioeconomic status, choice of major, and college attrition rates. We find these explanations to be problematic.

March 3, 2021

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Senate Confirms Cecilia Rouse as Top White House Economist

The U.S. Senate has confirmed Dr. Cecilia Rouse as President Joe Biden’s top White House economist, making her the first Black chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) and its fourth woman leader since its 1946 origin, The Hill reported. Senators voted 95-4 Tuesday in favor of Rouse’s nomination for CEA chair, a cabinet-level […]

March 3, 2021

Becker College Fate in Question

Whether Becker College will remain open is in question, the Telegram & Gazette reported. The school’s attempt to partner with another college to stay afloat has failed, said Becker President Nancy P. Crimmin. “Since the negotiations with a potential affiliation partner ended in January, I, along with cabinet members and appropriate staff, have been working […]

March 3, 2021

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Kansas State University Criticize University Responses to Racist Incidents

Students at Kansas State University are criticizing the school on its alleged failure to protect students, The Kansas City Star reported. This comes after someone wrote hateful messages about Black History Month inside KSU’s new Morris Family Multicultural Student Center Feb. 26, weeks after the center’s launch. The students are asking for an annual full […]

March 3, 2021

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Black Greek Organization Members Reflect on Kamala Harris’ Impact on HBCUs and Beyond

The signature “skee-wee” rallying call erupted at the start of a Q&A featuring then-U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Hearing her surrogate sisterhood sound their encouragement and their approval of what she embodies, Harris clapped, returning the women’s applause. She wiggled gleefully in her chair and beamed a smile toward those huddled members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, skee-wee’ing in Harris’ direction.

March 3, 2021

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Meet Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji, a Champion for Inclusive Education

As an interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji’s research focuses on past and present violence against Muslim women, the history of Ismaili Muslim women, masculinity and Muslim girlhood.

March 3, 2021

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American Council on Education Selects Diverse Cohort of Fellows

The American Council on Education selected 52 emerging leaders in higher education as its 2021-2022 class of fellows. The new cohort will be joined by the previous year’s class, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly a third of the combined cohort are from underrepresented backgrounds, with a two to one ratio of women to men. […]

March 3, 2021

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Expanded SNAP Benefits Help Food Insecure Students. But It’s Only the First Step

The U.S. Department of Education, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, issued guidance to colleges and universities on Feb. 23, informing them of new SNAP eligibility standards for students, in place until 30 days after the pandemic is over. Typically, most college students, enrolled at least half time, don’t qualify for the program.

March 2, 2021

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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.

March 2, 2021