Tag: campus climate
The 2021 HEED Awards: Campus Climate
Understanding the Black Student Experience
This free virtual event at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) offers underrepresented students the opportunity to explore student groups and...
University of Central Oklahoma Faculty and Staff Allege Discrimination
Diverse groups of faculty and staff at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO) are speaking out against the alleged bias, racism, and discrimination they...
Internal Committee at Brigham Young University Finds Students of Color Feel...
Students of color at Brigham Young University (BYU) face ongoing racism, “racial isolation,” and lack of campus support, according to a new report from...
University of California San Diego Offers COVID-19 Testing Via Vending Machines
The University of California (UC) San Diego reopened for the winter term this week with several vending machines across campus that contain free coronavirus...
The 2020 HEED Awards: Campus Climate
The annual INSIGHT Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and...
Texas A&M University Encourages Communal Accountability for Diversity and Inclusion
Diversity Champions exemplify an unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion throughout their campus communities, across academic programs, and at the highest administrative levels. INSIGHT...
17 Years After 9/11, Can Muslim Students Count on Their Peers...
By Kevin Singer; Laura Dahl; Matthew Mayhew, PhD; and Alyssa Rockenbach, PhD
It is hard to believe that 17 years have gone by since the...
Ensuring Culturally Responsive Legal Education
Law schools have the opportunity and responsibility to create stronger and more culturally responsive legal education. Doing so should involve a robust focus...
Coping with the Proliferation of Hate and Bias on College Campuses
Incidents of hate, bullying, and additional forms of racial and other bias have proliferated on college campuses in recent years. Charlottesville, Va. — once...
Shaping an Institutional Narrative Around Diversity
Storytelling is central to how a cultural entity characterizes itself. Our stories define us, and the very process of telling our stories reinforces...
Does Your Definition of Diversity Lead to Equitable and Inclusive Action?
When it comes to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in higher education, colleges and universities — like many organizations — face unique challenges....
A Team Approach: Expanding the Work of Diversity and Inclusion Beyond...
At large universities, where campus constituents can number in the tens of thousands and academic colleges are numerous, it can be difficult for a...
Effectively Managing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Crises Today
Last month, I hosted the National Inclusive Excellence Webinar Summit, part of the Inclusive Excellence Tour, empowering and encouraging higher education leaders and colleges...
The Strength Within: TIAA Uses Internal Culture to Inspire Colleges and...
Founded in 1918 to ensure that teachers could “retire with dignity,” financial services firm TIAA is not only a leader in providing retirement services...
Finding Your Campus Roadmap for LGBT Progress
“We don’t have any of those students.”
The privilege and ignorance of this statement are dumbfounding. The notion that specific groups of young people —...
University of Michigan Implements $85M Diversity Strategic Plan
The University of Michigan (UM) announced last week the creation of a new five-year strategic plan — launched this month — aimed at improving...
