Tag: Diversity: Page 6

Faculty & Staff

CUPA-HR Survey: Underrepresentation of Women and Minorities in College Presidencies Persists

Data in the “2020 CUPA-HR Administrators in Higher Education Report” shows that underrepresentation of women and minorities in college and university presidencies persists. While colleges and universities embrace the concept of diversity and equity, the numbers are still falling short. The report noted that just 32% of college or university presidents are women and only […]

April 27, 2020

Opinion

Disruption and Digital Generational Literacy: Are You Ready?

Recently, I gave the Keynote Address at the Her Future Global Summit with some of the most influential leaders from across the globe. One of the major questions addressed was, “How do we understand digital inclusion across generations and leverage multigenerational inputs in the COVID-19 era?”

April 24, 2020

Campus Climate

Campus Climate Issues Don’t Disappear When Campuses Close, Scholars Say

Diverse hosted an online discussion titled “Calling Out Xenophobia, Racism and Intolerance During the COVID-19 Crisis,” moderated by Editor-at-Large Dr. Jamal Watson. As campus resources and classes moved online, so did harmful biases, panelists noted, calling for fresh approaches from colleges and universities.

April 21, 2020

African-American

‘Protect Students, Faculty and Staff of Color’: Emory U’s Student Newspaper Editorial to Incoming President

An editorial in Emory University’s student newspaper calls on newly-appointed president Gregory Fenves to “protect students, faculty and staff of color.” Fenves, currently president of the University of Texas at Austin, was named Emory president on April 7. He begins his new position on August 1. “As we welcome Fenves to the Emory community and […]

April 19, 2020

STEM

Meet the New Dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

Around the age of eight, Dr. Kaye Husbands Fealing immigrated to the United States from Barbados with her family. She subsequently became intrigued with understanding and solving problems in the context of developing countries. After studying various trade and industrial policies of countries such as Japan and the United States in graduate school, Husbands Fealing’s […]

April 14, 2020

News Roundup

Rev. Al Sharpton Asks Harvard if it Has Black Endowment Managers

Civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton last month asked Harvard University to disclose whether it has any Black asset managers on its $40.9 billion endowment fund, reported the university’s newspaper The Harvard Crimson. In a letter to Harvard president Dr. Lawrence S. Bacow, Sharpton asked the university to issue a report disclosing these details […]

April 9, 2020

Opinion

Movidas: Globalizing Strategies for Advancing Racial Equity

The academy prioritizes, rewards, and socializes toward individualist work. That is not OUR legacy. Our legacy is collective, it is with people and toward community uplift. So, we need to get our source of energy and identity from this legacy.

March 31, 2020

Students

The Flaws With College Rankings

I would never suggest getting rid of rankings altogether. They serve as a great starting point for students who are researching potential schools, and they encourage schools to constantly strive for growth and improvement. Specific ranking lists that provide information on the best colleges for veterans, undergraduate teaching, and affordability can be quite helpful. However, it is important to note the limitations of the ranking system and to encourage students to find the school that is the best fit for their individual needs.

March 24, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

The President’s Diversity Values Stink

While there is no vaccine for COVID-19 we do have a vaccine for the ignorance of xenophobia. It’s called knowledge. President Trump can use a little of that right now, instead of shooting from the lip as he did numerous times on live television last week.

March 24, 2020

Faculty & Staff

The Four E’s to Increasing Diversity of Course Materials

Academia does not always reflect the racial and ethnic makeup of the student body. Schools in diverse areas do not necessarily have a high number of minority faculty members and the texts and readings assigned to students are often written by White authors.

March 23, 2020

Women

Gender Inequity Persists in Research Authorship, Report Finds

Despite an increase in the number of women in research, gender disparity still remains, according to Elsevier’s new research. The report, “The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens,” analyzed research participation and career progression across the European Union and 15 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Australia and Japan.

March 5, 2020

Faculty & Staff

Authorship: The Elephant in the Room

When it comes to tenure-track faculty positions, and pursuing tenure altogether, there’s no doubt that one item stands above all others: Research. Even in the field of higher education, a field that is supposed to critically reflect on the issues of the academy, including the shortcomings of tenure processes, our programs still emphasize the same flawed indicators: Research -> Publications -> Authorship.

March 4, 2020