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A group of students at Brigham Young University pose in matching black T-shirts that say "Be a Menace" in white, capital letters.
Black Menaces Want to Educate You
Aug 30, 2022
A group of Black students started a popular TikTok account where they ask their peers questions about race and identity. Now they’re encouraging others to do the same at campuses across the country.

Recent Articles

The Pi Beta Phi house, a brick structure with white columns, and a bus made of flowers, like a parade float, in front.
Is There a Place for LGBTQ+ Students in Greek Life?
Vice President Kamala Harris stands on a stage with American flags in the background to announce that HBCUs affected by bomb threats are eligible for grants through the U.S. Department of Education. Audience members take photos on their cellphones.
HBCU Leaders Want More Federal Action After Threats
Karl Andersson, a white man with short light hair wearing glasses.
‘Trash Fire’
The Power of Peer Interaction
Nov 03, 2020
New study shows student learning suffered during the switch to remote instruction last spring, but that small group activities helped reduce this loss.

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Leadership in Pursuit of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

"Leadership in Pursuit of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion" is a new compilation of articles and essays from Inside Higher Ed.

You may download a free copy of the print-on-demand booklet here.

Inside Higher Ed will offer a free webcast on the themes of this compilation on Thursday, June 17, at 2 p.m. Eastern. Please register to participate here.

This booklet was made possible in part by the support of AWS.

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Tuition waivers for Native American students spread
May 13, 2022
Campus leaders and state policy makers are introducing tuition waivers for Native American students at colleges and universities across the country.
A fable on politicized performance reviews (opinion)
May 11, 2022
A fictional tale by Mark Edmundson explores the “ethical commitments” professors are and are not being invited to make.
How a scholarly meeting became a superspreader event
May 11, 2022
They came. They saw. They got COVID-19.
Grove City College board asked to reject diversity report
May 5, 2022
If Grove City College’s review of its diversity efforts was meant to settle a debate over whether the institution is headed in the right direction, it didn’t.
Multigenerational admissions policies and scholarships grow
May 4, 2022
A spate of initiatives across the country are bringing high school graduates and their relatives to college in hopes of improving the financial status of families and increasing college retention rates.
Transfer student enrollment continued to fall last year
May 4, 2022
A new study finds that transfer enrollment from two- to four-year institutions dropped precipitously across all demographics and institutions. The consequences could be stark for underserved students.
Journalists, scholars mischaracterize CRT bills (opinion)
May 3, 2022
Journalists and scholars regularly mischaracterize legislation against critical race theory, wrongly implying that discomfort-creating lessons are illegal, Peter Minowitz writes.
Immigrant faculty need training in pedagogy, DEI (opinion)
April 22, 2022
Immigrant engineering faculty may face challenges in navigating American classroom cultures and the societal context for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Mariappan Jawaharlal writes.
Restructuring the office of equity and inclusion
April 22, 2022
Plans to restructure the Office of Equity and Inclusion created confusion at Point Park University. Rather than close the office, officials say they plan to reshape it to better meet student needs.
What's driving increased hiring of college presidents of color?
April 21, 2022
Two scholars of higher education discuss Inside Higher Ed data showing colleges have hired more Black and Latino leaders since George Floyd was killed—and what will give the trend lasting significance.

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