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News Roundup

Nominations for GlobalMindED’s 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award now Open

Online nominations are now open for GlobalMindED’s 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award. The 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award honors leaders for their innovative ideas and actions in order to promote access and equity for people of color, women, LGBTQ and underrepresented groups in their recruiting, development and in their education to employment pipeline strategies. Some of the […]

January 7, 2019

Disabilties

HBCU Websites Must Adhere to American with Disabilities Act Guidelines

Over the next few years schools that fail to address whether their websites and other tools are consistent with ADA guidelines will encounter additional challenges. This is important considering that HBCUs are traditionally underfunded.

January 7, 2019

Home

Kenyon Faculty Write Diversity into Tenure and Promotion Guidelines

While many institutions of higher learning discuss the importance of diversity and encourage efforts at inclusion and equity, Kenyon College faculty have taken the unusual next step of writing the concepts into their tenure and promotion guidelines.

January 2, 2019

News Roundup

Second-Oldest All-Women’s College to Begin Admitting Transgender Women

Stephens College, the second-oldest all-women’s college in the country, has implemented a new admissions policy that will allow transgender women, but not transgender men, to be admitted into the institution. The Missouri college has been considering the policy change since 2014, according to The Hill. The new policy states that Stephens will “continue to admit […]

December 28, 2018

Students

Welcome Home

As educational spaces, colleges and universities carry the burden of creating a welcoming and inclusive home for all students. Establishing an empowering and nurturing campus climate is the first step in changing student attitudes towards underrepresented students.

December 12, 2018

Students

Scholar-Practitioner Finds His ‘Home’ in Residential Life

Growing up with 14 siblings in rural Nebraska, Dr. Jim Tweedy had his first taste of privacy while living in the dormitories and earning his bachelor’s degree in business administration at the University of Nebraska-Kearney.

December 11, 2018

Native Americans

Community Is Key for Native American Scholars

Building a supportive network is crucial for Native American scholars, many of whom are the only scholars in their field at a college or university.

November 15, 2018

HBCUs

Panelists: More Work to be Done in Diversifying Graduate Education

Graduate school deans at top universities from across the nation say that colleges and universities can do more to diversify graduate education and avoid bias in current admissions processes in a Thursday webinar panel sponsored by Education Testing Service (ETS), GRE and Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

November 8, 2018

African-American

Human Rights Campaign to Host 13th HBCU Leadership Summit

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)’s 13th annual HBCU Leadership Summit: “Leading the Truth” will take place in less than a week, welcoming 46 LGBTQ students attending 23 HBCUs around the country. Students will participate in workshops, leadership development opportunities and can network with well-known LGBTQ figures. The summit will occur in Atlanta over the course […]

November 7, 2018

African-American

Making Innovation Centers More Inclusive

Over the past 20 years there has been a seismic shift in higher education toward entrepreneurship and innovation fueled by student interest, alumni support and market forces. Through the establishment of incubators and centers for entrepreneurship, colleges have made sizable financial commitments to maximize the research, ideas and talent associated with their institution and community.

November 6, 2018

International

International Students Creating an American Legacy

Wednesday marks the third annual I Stand with Immigrants College and University Day of Action. This is especially profound as I reflect on the hallmark of American higher education: the unique combination of openness to all, promotion of new ideas and emphasis on critical thinking.

October 23, 2018

Opinion

Who Are These Diversity Officers?

In 2011, I was arrested for civil disobedience in front of the U.S. Senate, fighting for immigrant rights. While I was being arrested, children of undocumented parents visited senators with heart-shaped cookies asking them to take action on keeping families together. Sound familiar?

October 18, 2018