KATTI GRAYFrom the MagazineSACNAS: Blending Science and Cultural IdentitySACNAS has been engaging in conversations as part of its efforts to boost the tally of STEM workers who are Native or Hispanic.July 6, 2023From the MagazineHBCU Enrollment is On the UpswingIn the wake of a turbulent social climate, HBCUs are witnessing record enrollment.September 14, 2022From the MagazineA Heart for ServiceDr. Antoine Garibaldi is retiring after many years of working to lift up the downtrodden and marginalized in the education space.June 24, 2022LGBTQ+Institutions Work To Build Community for LGBTQ Students — Even VirtuallyAccording to the Human Rights Campaign, 15 anti-LGBTQ laws regarding access to healthcare, bathrooms and certain types of education have been approved in eight states since January. Additionally, 11 more similar laws are awaiting a governor’s signature. It triggers a kind of trauma, observers say, that LGBTQ students do bring with them to campuses that may or may not have special programs to shepherd and shield LGBTQ students from the laws of their states.June 14, 2021StudentsAs Lawmakers and the Biden Administration Debate Student Loan Relief, Borrowers Continue to StruggleThe Student Debt Crisis’ #CancelStudentDebt campaign urges a far-reaching initiative that involves broad debt erasure but, as much as that, free college for everyone who wants to enroll and an examination of college costs.May 25, 2021InternationalStakeholders Assess Whether International Student Enrollment Will Rise After Sharp DeclineAn Institute of International Education (IIE) survey of 700 colleges and universities concluded that there was a 16% drop in all international student enrollment in fall 2020, compared to fall 2019, and a 43% drop in new international student enrollment. Several factors, including what some are calling the “Biden bump,” seemingly are converging to reverse parts of the decline in international student enrollment during the presidency of Donald Trump.March 31, 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, 2021African-AmericanWill the Current Focus on Black Lives Matter Lead To Lasting Change?There have been major strides and clear, sometimes violent, hostility toward America’s professed promise of equal opportunity for everyone. That reality makes it impossible to forecast how long the latest surge in race-equity initiatives will last, several scholars contend, adding that anything short of systemic change isn’t really change at all.February 23, 2021LatinxThe University of Texas at Austin Earns 2020 Seal of ExcelenciaEditor’s Note: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education and Excelencia in Education have partnered to exclusively release names of the institutions that have earned the 2020 Seal of Excelencia, a national certification that confirms an institution goes beyond enrollment to intentionally serve Latino students. The following school, University of Texas at Austin, is one of five […]October 1, 2020African-AmericanInstitutional Renaming Efforts Prompt a Reckoning Over the Legacy of Slavery and the ConfederacyFor those who made the decision, dismantling James Madison University’s (JMU) almost century-old homage to Confederate Army leaders was a reasoned, necessary choice.September 2, 2020Page 1 of 6Next Page
