By Scott Jaschik. Most Americans see value in American higher education, according to a survey being released today by WGBH, Boston's public radio station. More...
25 septembre 2018
24 septembre 2018
Study on Chief Diversity Officers and Faculty Hiring
By Colleen Flaherty. Is having a chief diversity officer linked to significant gains in faculty diversity? Not really, says a new working paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. More...
24 septembre 2018
‘Learning to Be Latino’
By Emma Whitford. Author discusses new book on what it means to be Latino at three distinctly different institutions: a liberal arts college, a research university and a regional public university. More...
23 septembre 2018
Co-Opting a Diversity Campaign?
By Emma Whitford. The First Friday Parade marks the beginning of the academic year -- and football season -- at Clemson University. This year's parade theme, "The Stripes That Make a Tiger," was chosen to highlight Clemson's commitment to diversity and inclusion, but some students and former faculty say it conveys the opposite: that Clemson's commitment to diversity and inclusion is only superficial. More...
10 septembre 2018
Do chief diversity officers drive faculty diversity?
By Claire Hansen The Chronicle of Higher Education. When Baylor University, Texas, began considering the creation of a chief-diversity-officer position a few years ago, many of James E West’s colleagues said the role could help diversify the institution’s faculty. More...24 août 2018
Vice president for diversity and inclusion
The vice president for diversity and inclusion will serve as the university’s chief diversity and inclusion officer and will be responsible for providing vision and leadership to the diversity, inclusion, and equity efforts of the university. More...
24 août 2018
The Leaders We Need Now
By Eboo Patel. One of my favorite authors is Zadie Smith. She’s a mixed race British woman who grew up in a housing project in north London. I remember reading her debut novel White Teeth as a graduate student at Oxford 20 years ago and being deeply inspired by the music she heard in the multicultural mosaic of modern life. More...
22 août 2018
The Trump Administration's Flawed Approach to Diversity
The Trump administration recently rescinded the Obama administration’s policy guidance on education because the policy was presumably problematic. The document provided guidance on the voluntary use of race to achieve diversity in postsecondary education. More...18 août 2018
Comment accueillir la diversité des publics dans l'enseignement supérieur ?
Le Président de la République a fait de la refondation de l’École une priorité de son action. Cet engagement s’est traduit, dès le conseil des ministres du 4 juillet 2012, par le lancement de la concertation « Refondons l’École ».Parmi les co-auteurs de ce rapport, Christian Forestier, ancien président du Conseil d'administration du Céreq, met l'accent en particulier sur le défi que représente l'échec scolaire lourd. Plus...4 août 2018
La préservation des mers, des océans et de la biodiversité intégrée dans la Constitution
Lors de l'examen en séance du projet de loi de réforme constitutionnelle, les députés ont intégré jeudi 19 juillet au soir la préservation des mers et des océans, dans l'article 34 de la Constitution qui fixe la liste des domaines dans lesquels la loi peut intervenir. Plus...
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