To say that recruitment and retention of employees in higher education this year was a roller coaster is likely an understatement. Shifts across the higher education landscape created uncertainty in the job…
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By Lisa Coleman, PhD | President, Adler University North America is not alone in its mental health crisis. From Europe to Asia to Africa, too many communities lack access to counselors, therapists,…
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The Supreme Court’s ban on affirmative action in admissions has left colleges and universities scrambling to rethink strategies for ensuring a broad swath of diversity in their student bodies. For decades, race-conscious…
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The connection between universities and the communities they inhabit is a perennial topic of research and conversation—even earning the colloquial name “town and gown” relationships. For some campuses, these relationships can be…
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been the backbone for many African Americans to create opportunity and legacy. My grandmother Ella Olivia Taylor Buggs was the first person to graduate from…
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Children of Deaf Adults (CODA) are unique because they straddle both the hearing world and the deaf world. They can communicate in at least two languages: their native language and sign language.…
Read More Andriel Dees, JD, Vice President for Executive Search at Greenwood Asher & Associates, has led efforts in strategic diversity leadership within higher education through her roles as Vice Chancellor for Equity and…
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By Eugene Z. Bertrand Mental health remains a critical issue, yet for Black men it is a topic often hidden and silenced. As a Black man, I have seen firsthand the unique…
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Shortly after midnight after the election these words came to my mind as I watched MSNBC discuss the future of our country. Part of me felt like it could not be true…
Read More Project 2025: Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise, is a 900 plus page outline written by the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank that influences U.S. public policy. It is technically a…
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Recently, higher education has come under attack by people who disapprove of certain academic disciplines, courses, reading assignments, workshops, and discussions. Specifically, some prefer not to engage in topics involving race, gender,…
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By Julie Castro Abrams Small businesses are responsible for two in three net new jobs. Diving in deeper, women are the leading force in many of these new jobs. Owning more than…
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By Christian Collins For too long, American society has traditionally viewed Black men’s value and worth through the lens of our physical labor. Originating in chattel slavery and continuing through the Jim…
Read More In celebration of INSIGHT Into Diversity’s 50th anniversary, members of our Editorial Board share their thoughts on our progress in advancing best practices in DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) and beyond over the…
Read More I was four years old in June 1969 when young queers, drag queens, and transgender activists stood up to a cultural infrastructure deeply rooted in absolutist heteronormativity and fearful obedience to gender…
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