David PluvioseLeadership & PolicyDr. Karen A. Stout to Step Down as Achieving the Dream President and CEOAchieving the Dream announced that Dr. Karen A. Stout, its president and CEO, will be stepping down effective June 30, 2026. Stout has led Achieving the Dream since 2015.June 18, 2025InternationalFormer Columbia University Student Mahmoud Khalil Remains Jailed Following Judge’s RulingA federal judge on Friday declined to order the release of former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration detention center.June 13, 2025Leadership & PolicyState Department Halts Foreign Student Visa InterviewsThe U.S. State Department has stopped scheduling visa interviews for foreign students wishing to study in the U.S. while it seeks to expand social media screening of applicants.May 27, 2025Leadership & PolicyAppeals Court Lifts Block on Implementation of Trump’s Executive Orders Targeting DEIThe 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has lifted a block on executive orders issued by President Donald Trump seeking to end government support for DEI programs.March 17, 2025StudentsHarvard University Expands Free Tuition PolicyHarvard University announced on Monday that Harvard will now be free for students from families with annual incomes of $100,000 or less and tuition-free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less.March 17, 2025Leadership & PolicyNADOHE Annual Conference Attracts Record Number of AttendeesAmid escalating political attacks on diversity, equity & inclusion work, over 1,100 DEI professionals descended on Baltimore last week for the 17th annual National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education Annual Conference.April 14, 2023Diverse ChampionsCommunity College Leader Recognized as 2023 Diverse ChampionDr. Steven R. Gonzales is a 2023 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.April 10, 2023Diverse ChampionsA Purpose-Driven LifeDr. Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher is the 2022 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.March 30, 2022Diverse ChampionsCalifornia Community Colleges Chancellor Eloy Ortiz Oakley Is 2021 Diverse ChampionGrowing up in Southeast Los Angeles as the son of a U.S. citizen father educated in Mexico and a mother who was a Mexican immigrant, Eloy Ortiz Oakley says that he could not have imagined a journey that would take him to leading the largest higher education system in the U.S. However, Oakley says that it is the very struggles he overcame in his youth that inform his work as chancellor of the California Community Colleges system, which comprises 116 colleges serving more than 2.1 million students.April 2, 2021HBCUsLongtime Chancellor Reflects on TenureIn June, Dr. James Anderson stepped down from his post as chancellor of Fayetteville State University after 11 years at the helm. Seemingly, by every measurable metric, from enrollment, to graduation rates to financial stability and campus expansion, Fayetteville State thrived under Anderson’s leadership, innovative approach and vision, according to many on and off the campus who are familiar with his leadership.October 31, 2019Page 1 of 18Next Page
