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Opinion

Research Design Flaws Identified in Study Suggesting That Chief Diversity Officers “Hurt” Diversity

Last week, numerous media outlets highlighted a working paper submitted to the National Bureau of Economic Research contending that Chief Diversity Officers have no influence on faculty diversification and that their presence inversely influences the diversity of tenured faculty. The articles were widely shared in social media and received a visceral response from diversity experts who questioned the motivation for the study, analytic approach, its theoretical underpinnings, and interpretation of the results.

September 13, 2018

Faculty & Staff

As Educators at PWIs, Are We Doing Enough for Students of Color?

Researchers reveal it is not uncommon for students of color, particularly African-American students, who elect to attend PWIs, to describe their in- and out-of-classroom experiences as “chilly,” unwelcoming and inhospitable.

October 12, 2017

Students

Increasing HBCU Retention: It’s the Small Things

Administration may overlook the collection of issues that may lead students to attrition, transferring from an HBCU to a predominantly White institution (PWI), community college or giving up higher education altogether for each individual student.

August 28, 2016