cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HomeELIZABETH TOVARELIZABETH TOVAR has been appointed executive officer for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Iowa. She has served as interim associate vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion since August 2020 and has worked in the university’s athletics office since 2013. Tovar holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, a master’s degree in clinical psychology and a Ph.D. in higher education, all from the University of Kansas.March 4, 2021HomeKamala Harris Makes HistoryKamala Harris makes historyMarch 4, 2021COVID-19Advocates and Practitioners Discuss How to Build More Equitable EducationThe pandemic has increased inequities at all levels of education, but it has also provided an opportunity to close those gaps. That was the sentiment of panelists who participated in “The State of Education: Rebuilding a More Equitable System”, hosted by The Atlantic on Wednesday.March 3, 2021SportsQ&A: Denise Thompson From the Big Sky ConferenceDiverse discusses sports leadership with Denise Thompson, assistant commissioner/communications and external affairs, Big Sky Conference in Q&A.March 3, 2021OpinionAfrican American Male Community College Students Must Have Educational Abroad Experiences in AfricaSo why don’t many African American students travel abroad? Noted explanations found in the petite literature suggests that African Americans have limited life experiences that may further limit their expectations of travel, a lack of involvement in campus activities, low socioeconomic status, choice of major, and college attrition rates. We find these explanations to be problematic.March 3, 2021HBCUsBlack Greek Organization Members Reflect on Kamala Harris’ Impact on HBCUs and BeyondThe signature “skee-wee” rallying call erupted at the start of a Q&A featuring then-U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Hearing her surrogate sisterhood sound their encouragement and their approval of what she embodies, Harris clapped, returning the women’s applause. She wiggled gleefully in her chair and beamed a smile toward those huddled members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, skee-wee’ing in Harris’ direction.March 3, 2021WomenMeet Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji, a Champion for Inclusive EducationAs an interdisciplinary scholar, Dr. Shenila Khoja-Moolji’s research focuses on past and present violence against Muslim women, the history of Ismaili Muslim women, masculinity and Muslim girlhood.March 3, 2021WomenVariances in Tenure Process Raise Gender Equity Concerns Exacerbated by COVID-19Faculty across the country have expressed concerns about the equity considerations they feel are being missed in current conversations about what tenure should look like in the pandemic.March 1, 2021LatinxMoving Beyond Hispanic Enrolling While Becoming Hispanic Serving at William Paterson UniversityThe shift in our student population revealed structural and pedagogical concerns that led to the development of several task forces aimed at addressing and understanding how to better serve our increasingly diverse student population. Among them was the HSI task force, who among others, received charges by our University President, Richard Helldobler, asking us to recommend ways and strategies that our higher education institution could move beyond being a Hispanic enrolling institution towards becoming a Hispanic Serving one.February 27, 2021OpinionBlack Representation in Academia and Corporate America Remains Inadequate in 2021Equity, inclusion, and diversity should all be top priorities across different sectors and disciplines, not only because doing so would enhance society in general but also because it would improve the workplace in particular.February 25, 2021Previous PagePage 36 of 3226Next Page
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