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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.

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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.

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Archive

Dos and don'ts for recruiting diverse students (opinion)
April 18, 2022
Kerri Shook shares lessons from her research into student perceptions of institutional efforts to recruit racially and ethnically diverse students.
How one professor came to love CRT bans (satire and opinion)
April 12, 2022
Timothy Messer-Kruse points out (satirically) that bans on promoting “divisive concepts” can liberate professors to suppress supremacist ideas in the classroom.
Some HBCU leaders plan expansion with satellite campuses
April 12, 2022
Some HBCU leaders are considering building satellite campuses to expand their reach and serve more Black students.
How the deck is stacked against tribal students (opinion)
April 8, 2022
Colleges need to listen to what tribal students need and provide customized support, Patrick Horning writes.
Celebrating an all-female executive leadership team
April 8, 2022
Even as men still occupy more of the top roles in higher education, the Community College of Denver breaks from the norm with an all-female executive leadership team.
HBCU bomb threats take a toll on mental health
April 8, 2022
Students, parents, employees and administrators at historically Black colleges and universities are wrestling with the mental health challenges caused by repeated bomb threats.
VMI alumni attack college's DEI efforts
April 6, 2022
A petition and a letter asking state officials to investigate claims of critical race theory at Virginia Military Institute are the latest salvos in an ongoing conflict between leadership and alumni.
Professor accuses Moravian of retaliation for DEI work
April 6, 2022
Professor says Moravian University hired him to be a diversity officer but squeezed him out, slowly and then all at once, for actually doing his job.
U of Illinois to require diversity statements for tenure
April 1, 2022
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will soon require diversity-contribution statements from all faculty members for tenure and promotion.
A plan to inject social equity into Carnegie's classifications
March 28, 2022
Leaders of the Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education envision judging colleges on their contributions to social mobility and racial equity.

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