Dive into the latest issue of Insight Into Diversity: "Unpacking the Need for Advocacy." With campuses nationwide closing vital LGBTQIA+ centers and cutting essential support services, the urgency for advocacy has never been greater!
When it comes to the
#medicalschool
application review process,
@UCDavisMed
takes a "socially accountable admissions" approach to ensure more diversity among students. Read more:
The April issue of Insight Into Diversity is now 'Blazing the Trail' online! This issue features special sections highlighting Inspiring Programs in Business Awards, and programs supporting Tribal Colleges and Universities.
#HigherEducation
More than 450 students at health professions schools around the world are measuring how effectively their institutions address climate change using the Planetary Health Report Card.
@phreportcard
As Texas colleges grapple with a new law that bans DEI in higher education, Rice University’s LGBTQ+ organization is offering its services to students at public universities throughout the state.
The Beyond Ready CQ program works to ensure students at
@FarmerSchoolMU
are culturally intelligent and comfortable working in diverse environments by the time they graduate.
Helen Song, a third-year student at the
@UVALaw
, plans to work with survivors of human trafficking — especially those who are undocumented — to help them navigate the legal system in California’s Bay Area.
Our October issue is now available online! This issue includes a special section on business education as well as an interview with celebrity chef and humanitarian
@chefjoseandres
. Read now:
We're streaming our webinar "Women of Color Need Courageous Allies in the Academy: An Open Dialogue with White and Black Women" live right now on Facebook! Click here to watch:
"Nearly half of all
#women
in science and 58 percent of women in academia experience
#sexualharassment
... [which is] believed to play a significant role in many women’s decisions to divert their careers." Read more about what
@AWISNational
@theAGU
think:
A growing number of colleges that specialize in the arts, including
@USCSDA
, have begun implementing strategic DEI plans to improve inclusive casting practices, boost diverse recruitment efforts, and more.
A number of colleges and universities, such as
@okstate
and
@Fisk1866
, are defying national trends in enrollment drops — while also making progress on their diversity goals.
Congratulations to this year's recipients of our Inspiring Programs in STEM Award! Each of the award winners exhibited the dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion that is the spirit of INSIGHT Into Diversity.
To improve the law profession's mental health crisis,
@jenndoliva
believes faculty need to advocate on behalf of students of color who may be facing stress and feelings of exclusion. Read more:
#MondayMotivation
On Thursday, nearly 100 students and several faculty members at Lesley University gathered to protest over alleged issues regarding on-campus housing and food quality.
.
@collegefund
will soon launch a teacher education program to increase the number of
#Indigenous
educators that serve in rural and reservation-based K-12 classrooms.
The September issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is now available! In this issue, which features a special section on the STEM disciplines, we recognize the 77 recipients of the 2022 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award.
Read now:
The May 2023 issue of INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine is now available online! This month’s special section is focused on health care schools, and features stories about dental, medical, and veterinary programs. Read now: .
"Only 97 institutions in the United States qualify as Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award winners. Of this elite group, just four are community colleges."
via
@INSIGHT_News
@AnneArundelCC
@ppccedu
From our current issue: A group of college students is taking on food waste and hunger for communities in need through
@farmlinkproject
, a grassroots organization that connects farmers to food banks.
We are proud to announce the recipients of the inaugural INSIGHT Into Diversity Jesse L. Moore Supplier Diversity Award, which honors institutions that have taken steps in supporting and engaging with
#minorityowned
businesses
Created in partnership with
@DiscoveryEd
and
@NorthamptonComm
, the
@LehighU
Graduate College of Education Technology Leadership in Global Education certificate provides K-12 teachers opportunities for professional development in online education
.
@GonzagaU
,
@seattleu
and
@UW
have joined together to create a pipeline program with
@HUEagles
to encourage more Latinx and Indigenous students to pursue legal careers.
This week, the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians issued a joint statement that criticized the U.S. Supreme Court for its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision.
For National Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Week, read what emerging
#HSIs
should do to better support the growing number of
#Hispanic
and
#Latinx
students.
May 17 is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. This day was created in 2004 to raise awareness of the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ individuals. Learn more at .
#IDAHOBIT2022
Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists is the first ever museum retrospective of Native American and Canadian female artists. It features over 115 artists from 50 Native communities. via
@guardian
It's opens at
@artsmia
, and until 18 August
Today marks the 12th annual International
#TransgenderDayofVisibility
, which celebrates the resilience and success of transgender and gender nonconforming people and raises awareness of
#transrights
Read more:
Check out what A.T. Still University and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine — two recipients of INSIGHT's Higher Education Excellence in
#Diversity
award — are doing to bring holistic
#healthcare
to communities in need:
@ATSU_News
@PCOMeducation
.
@dimamqato
and researchers at
@UICPharm
conducted a three-year study on
#pharmacy
closures in Chicago’s West and South Sides, which are primarily home to low-income Black and Latinx communities.
Researchers at
@BrownUniversity
have launched an innovative project in partnership with Moi University in Kenya to improve treatment and health outcomes for the nearly 1.5 million people living with HIV/AIDS in that country.
On this day in 1963, more than 250,000 people united to demand civil and economic rights for African Americans in the
#MarchonWashington
. Today, thousands of activists are once again gathering in Washington D.C. to call for justice against police violence and systemic racism.
Alok Vaid-Menon, a renowned gender-nonconforming, transfeminine writer and multimedia artist, will serve as the inaugural Scholar in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania’s LGBT Center.
A recent study produced by
@hi_Hildreth
found that sustained budget cuts to public higher education in Massachusetts have significantly limited educational accessibility for underserved students.