campus protests Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/campus-protests/ A Blog by ACE Tue, 19 Mar 2024 20:30:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.higheredtoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/apple-touch-icon-150x150.png campus protests Archives - Higher Education Today https://www.higheredtoday.org/topic/campus-protests/ 32 32 Free Speech and Campus Inclusion: A Survey of College Presidents https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/04/09/free-speech-campus-inclusion-survey-college-presidents/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:30:16 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12441 By Lorelle L. Espinosa, Jennifer R. Crandall, and Philip Wilkinson ACE recently surveyed nearly 500 college and university presidents to get their take on the state of free speech and inclusion on campuses today, as a companion to the new Knight-Gallup survey on student attitudes toward the First Amendment. You can read our comparison of the two surveys here. Managing the ...

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]]> For College Students and Presidents Alike, Free Speech Is a Balancing Act https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/04/09/college-students-presidents-alike-free-speech-balancing-act/ Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:20:22 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=12499 By Lorelle L. Espinosa, Jennifer R. Crandall, and Elizabeth Howard In February of this year, ACE fielded a national survey of college and university presidents to better understand their thoughts and experiences with the pressing issues of free speech and campus inclusion. We received responses from 471 presidents, the majority of whom lead four-year institutions, where these tensions are most visible ...

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]]> Stop Counting and Start Courting: The Role of a Chief Diversity Officer https://www.higheredtoday.org/2018/01/08/stop-counting-start-courting-role-chief-diversity-officer/ Mon, 08 Jan 2018 17:16:42 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=11513 By Nicole Roach Four years ago, I was invited to serve as the first associate vice president for diversity and inclusion of Webster University, a private university on the outskirts of St. Louis. President Beth Stroble and Provost Julian Schuster were both quite confident that I could successfully lead this global institution towards enhanced commitment to diversity and inclusion—for students, faculty, ...

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]]> Women’s March on Washington: Where Do We Go From Here? https://www.higheredtoday.org/2017/01/30/womens-march-washington-go/ Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:16:04 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=7720 By Karen Haynes It’s being hailed as the largest protest in U.S. history. Millions gathered in more than 500 cities across the nation and around the world to stand up for gender equality, diversity and inclusion, and in a unifying voice declare women’s rights as human rights. Many of you in academia marched in the sea of pink hats and signs. ...

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]]> University of Missouri Leaders Share Progress on Diversity, Inclusion Initiatives https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/09/27/university-of-missouri-leaders-share-progress-on-diversity-inclusion-initiatives/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 18:11:53 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=5712 After the University of Missouri System (UM System) and its Columbia campus (MU) were rocked by nationally prominent student protests last year, leaders there announced initiatives designed to address diversity and inclusion. Now, UM System Interim President Michael Middleton and MU Interim Chancellor Hank Foley are among those who on Sept. 13 provided updates on the progress made in areas such ...

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]]> “Am I overreacting?” Understanding and Combating Microaggressions https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/07/27/understanding-and-combatting-microaggressions-in-postsecondary-education/ Wed, 27 Jul 2016 13:23:33 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=5339 By Jennifer Crandall and Gina A. Garcia This is the latest post in a series sparked by recent student protests and the national dialogue on diversity and inclusion. I (Gina) recently participated in a diversity training focused on race and racism in higher education, an area I focus on in my own research. As I sat in the training, I felt ...

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]]> Individual Acts of Inclusivity Have the Greatest Impact https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/07/25/individual-acts-of-inclusivity-have-the-greatest-impact/ Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:00:07 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=5324 By Kim Bobby Following our series on campus climate and student protests, ACE’s Kim Bobby discusses effective processes for building and retaining a diverse faculty—and how true inclusivity takes individual self-reflection and action. There has been a great deal of energy expended on diversifying the faculty on college campuses in recent years, and the discussion has ramped up lately with the ...

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]]> Affirming Racial Diversity: Student Affairs as a Change Agent https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/06/29/affirming-racial-diversity-student-affairs-as-a-change-agent/ Wed, 29 Jun 2016 16:15:28 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=5171 Amelia Parnell of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education looks at the role student affairs professionals can play in advocating for diversity on their campus. This is the latest post in a series sparked by recent student protests and the national dialogue on diversity and inclusion. As we all have watched in recent months, tensions around racial diversity in ...

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]]> Addressing Islamophobia on College Campuses https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/05/04/addressing-islamophobia-on-college-campuses/ Wed, 04 May 2016 14:55:35 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=4920 Mary Ann Bodine Al-Sharif and Penny A. Pasque discuss the climate at U.S. colleges and universities for Muslim students, faculty and staff. This is the latest post in a series sparked by recent student protests and the national dialogue on diversity and inclusion. As a higher education administrator I (Mary Ann) interact with students, parents, faculty and staff on a daily ...

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]]> Dynamic Diversity: How Campus Leaders Can Respond to Student Protests https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/04/20/dynamic-diversity-how-campus-leaders-can-respond-to-student-protests-across-the-country/ Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:30:35 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=4835 Liliana Garces and Uma Jayakumar on a new model for understanding critical mass, promoting inclusive environments and facilitating the benefits of educational diversity on campus. This is the latest post in a series sparked by recent student protests and the national dialogue on diversity and inclusion. Over the past months, college students across the country have been demanding that their institutional ...

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]]> Racial Climate on Campus: A Survey of College Presidents https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/03/08/racial-climate-on-campus-a-survey-of-college-presidents/ Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:03:20 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=4415 Lorelle Espinosa, Hollie Chessman and Lindsay Wayt of ACE’s Center for Policy Research and Strategy on how presidents have responded to recent student protests and demands for campus diversity and inclusion. This post is the latest in a series on the topic of campus climate. Black Lives Matter. In addition to crystalizing a movement, these three words encapsulate well the current state of race ...

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]]> Embracing Student Activism https://www.higheredtoday.org/2016/03/02/embracing-student-activism/ Wed, 02 Mar 2016 17:19:47 +0000 https://higheredtoday.wpengine.com/?p=4424 Cassie Barnhardt of the University of Iowa and Kimberly Reyes of the University of Michigan on the need for campus leaders to engage student activism so higher education can continue to be an agent of social change.  This is the latest post in a series sparked by recent student protests and the national dialogue on diversity and inclusion. This past November, ...

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