American community colleges are typically public 2‐year higher education institutions with a history and mission of providing educational access to the people in the communities in which they are located and serve. Nationally community colleges continue to become more diverse, providing increased access especially for the socioeconomically disadvantaged, women, and other marginalized groups (Malcom, 2012). Since community colleges continue to become more diverse, many have focused their attention on diversity, equity, and inclusion (D.E.I.) efforts. These efforts are impacted by the local community (location and culture). In this article, the researcher used geography of college choice and Braddock's perpetuation hypothesis as the frameworks for examining the impact of the community on community college campus diversity, as well as D.E.I. efforts. The researcher also provides recommendations including how to use data to navigate the impact of the community on the community college's diversity and D.E.I. efforts.
Kanarys, a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) technology company focused on providing the tools organizations need to create long-term systemic change around DEI challenges, announces its DEI Maturity Quiz for leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform HubSpot's 135,000 customers. The DEI Maturity Quiz will reveal where companies are on their DEI journey, uncover blind spots ...
Research findings on Education - Diversity in Higher Education are discussed in a new report. According to news reporting out of Ames, Iowa, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "To better prepare graduate students to address societal problems. scholars have asserted the need to foster students' abilities to engage across differences in social identities. values, and beliefs. Yet few studies have examined whether and how graduate students learn about equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) during their training."
What roles can leaders play to create, nurture, and sustain a campus culture that can ultimately lead to improving student success, to diversifying the ranks of faculty and administrators, and to facilitating meaningful engagement concerning the critical issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion? This chapter offers the candid views and suggestions of an accidental leader, who now leads one of the largest community college districts in the nation.
A former CEO of a dating app company, who was accused of bullying staff and reducing them to tears, was drafted in to judge an industry diversity and inclusion awards.Rhonda Alexander, who was the boss of female-friendly dating app Fluttr, boasted about her judging credentials on social media despite claims against her including reducing colleagues to tears and "throwing eggs at ideas".
Unfortunately, bullying does not stop when you graduate from school. According to the Workplace Bullying Institute nearly 80 million workers have been affected by workplace bullying. From that count: About 30 percent said they have personally experienced bullying, and an additional 19 percent said they have witnessed it.
Young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are enrolling in colleges at increasing rates. This case highlights the need for college mental health clinicians to be aware of features of ASD in emerging adults. Participants: A case of a young woman with dysphoria and anxiety who also met ASD criteria during a diagnostic evaluation. Methods: The author describes diagnostic criteria for ASD, common psychiatric co-morbidities, and commonly used campus services