Diversity

Northern Essex Community College introduced a slew of new initiatives to enroll and retain Hispanic students after the pandemic led to a sharp enrollment decline. The college recovered the losses, and administrators learned lasting lessons about how to better serve these students.

Russian forces shelled and destroyed the building that housed the Hillel chapter in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The international Jewish student organization is helping students and employees fleeing the country.

Shanique G. Brown and Jennifer M. Gómez, two Black professors, write an open letter to BIPOC grad students and others offering 10 tips for appropriately engaging with marginalized faculty.

Federal funding should be targeted to those institutions that most effectively serve Latino students, not just those that enroll large numbers, Kim A. Wilcox writes.

No matter where they stand politically, every president must provide leadership in this area, writes Sheila Edwards Lange, who recommends some ways to do so effectively.

The Graduate Theological Union has created an online platform featuring lessons by scholars about spirituality and activism.

Grove City College is facing backlash for how it’s addressing diversity, equity and inclusion. Supporters say the criticism is more about politics than anything the college is doing to prepare students to live and work in the world.

It was no easy task to win approval for a brand-new Department of Race, Diaspora and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago, Leora Auslander and Adom Getachew write.