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Tag: Recruitment
Recruitment & Retention
IHEP Releases Study Identifying Standards for Equity in Admissions
Commonly held policies in recruitment, demonstrated interest, early decision, legacy admission, standardized testing, Criminal Justice Information (CJI), transfer pathways, and need-based financial aid practices can either increase or limit access to post-secondary education. That’s the findings from a two-year study of equity in recruitment, admissions and enrollment practices released by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP).
June 15, 2021
Recruitment & Retention
What Will You Do to Embrace Who America Truly is in 2021?
The year 2021 promises to be one of the biggest efforts to recruit diverse talent in history. America’s top companies, nonprofits and schools have the opportunity to not only uproot systemic barriers to advancement, but also leverage diverse perspectives and experiences as a means to innovate, problem solve and provide better products and services.
January 7, 2021
Faculty & Staff
UNC Greensboro’s Faculty Diversity Jumped in Five Years. How Did It Do It?
In the past five years alone, the University of North Carolina Greensboro (UNCG) has experienced a notable jump in faculty diversity for each ethnicity category, excluding White. How did it do it?
December 18, 2020
Recruitment & Retention
Rhode Island School of Design to Hire 10 Faculty Members Focused on Race and Decolonization
By next fall, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) plans to hire at least 10 new faculty members dedicated to the areas of cultural representation, race and decolonization, Artnet News reported. The departments of fine arts and architecture and design will each hire three faculty members. There will be four openings in the liberal […]
November 9, 2020
Recruitment & Retention
Doing the Real Work in Higher Education Amidst Two Pandemics
As we stare down the double barrel of a global pandemic and historic levels of police brutality inflicted upon Black Indigenous People of Color, we are faced with the reality that neither problem is going away. In addition to massive school closures across the country, many disadvantaged groups—Black families in particular—have suffered disproportionately during these turbulent times.
November 6, 2020
Latinx
Excelencia’s ALASS Institute Focuses on the Future of HSIs
More than 1,000 higher education and organizational leaders virtually convened last week as part of Excelencia in Education’s Accelerating Latino Student Success (ALASS) Institute. Discussions focused on advancing equity for Latinx students as well the future of Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) post-COVID-19.
October 5, 2020
Students
Online Anti-Oppressive Orientation During COVID-19
With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down physical college campuses in the spring, many institutions are planning to continue their fall semester in an online setting. In May 2020, we restructured a previously in-person program to an asynchronous and synchronous anti-oppressive orientation program entitled, Power, Privilege and Positionality (PPP) to address recent national uprisings at the intersection of COVID-19.
August 3, 2020
Recruitment & Retention
U Michigan’s LSA Debuts New Facility For Transfer Students’ Success
The University of Michigan College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) recently debuted a new building on campus with the goal of student access in mind.LSA’s 45,000 square-foot $35 million building includes classrooms, interview rooms, a lounge and event space, 24/7 food and beverage market and a prayer, meditation and wellness room. Planning for the centrally located building started in 2017 and was designed to be a place where students can connect with their fellow peers and meet with potential employers.
January 23, 2020
Students
Two Years After Protests, Evergreen State College Works to Boost Enrollment, Retention
Like many liberal arts schools, Evergreen State College has faced a drop in enrollment. But the school experienced a particularly steep decline – a 27% drop – since protests over racial tensions erupted on campus in 2017. This year, Evergreen State College is preparing for major changes meant to enroll and retain more students, particularly underrepresented students.
January 21, 2020
Students
Dr. James L. Moore III to Receive APLU Distinguished Service Award
Dr. James L. Moore III, vice provost for diversity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at The Ohio State University (OSU), was named the recipient of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ (APLU) 2019 Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence Distinguished Service Award. Moore also serves as the  EHE Distinguished Professor of Urban Education […]
October 23, 2019
Campus Climate
A Case for Multiracial Student Unions: Embracing Demographic Trends
It is inescapable that the demographics in the United States student population is trending multiracial. Improving the experience will require new approaches by educators and administrators. Campus culture must change and evolve to address and support the needs of multicultural students as they struggle with identity development and search for a sanctuary to congregate, learn, and prosper in academia.
October 9, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
Higher Education Recruitment
While colleges and universities have made significant strides toward diversifying their student bodies, diversifying faculty and staff remains a challenge throughout academia.
September 26, 2019
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