Wang, a first-year international undergraduate student from China, stopped by my office on a Monday afternoon. She appeared sad, tired, and gloomy. Wang arrived on our campus one month ago excited, hyper,…
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I have spent 31 years in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work. I have survived budget cuts, skeptical boards, hostile political climates, and the whiplash of institutional commitments made and quietly abandoned.…
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Marketing is one of the few functions on a college campus that everyone believes they understand, yet few comprehend its true value. Too often, it is viewed as a cost center rather…
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I am probably not the person you’d expect to write about conversation. I’m known to spend long car rides with loved ones absorbed in spreadsheets and papers rather than small talk. But…
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How student-centered leadership creates the conditions students need to thrive When colleges and universities struggle with student retention, engagement, or well-being, the focus often turns inward to the classroom. Teaching and learning…
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Why fraternities and sororities should sue their own The images seemed drawn from a horror film: 56 male pledges assembled in a darkened basement, most shirtless, their bodies smeared with ketchup, mustard,…
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In 2022, the Southern Illinois University (SIU) System partnered with Viewfinder Campus Climate Surveys to conduct an inaugural systemwide campus climate survey for students and employees. This was an important step in…
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It’s no secret that the federal government under the current administration has taken an antagonistic stance toward higher education. Some of this has taken the form of direct action against colleges and…
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An optimistic perspective on navigating higher education funding About four years ago, I was asked to take on government relations at my institution, which required me to register as a lobbyist. It…
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Allyship is often framed as a moral commitment. Yet in practice, it is frequently exercised as a conditional act. We argue that allyship should never be personalized. It should not be contingent…
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The only thing I ever wanted to be was smart. College was the place to accomplish that. Learning how to learn was the pathway to unlimited capability. To borrow a phrase from…
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Kotter’s Model Was Built for a Different Era — Here’s What the AI Age Demands Instead Recently, I was meeting with a member of our Charles F. Dolan School of Business Advisory…
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Notes from a dean leading AI transformation at Sacramento State, with a French passport, a Gen-X mixtape, and zero patience for AI theater For most of the day I’m a normal dean:…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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