Beyond the Quad

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Thursday, February 20, 2025

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Weekly News Roundup:

Universities Face Funding Threat Over DEI Policies: In a Dear Colleague letter issued by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) last Friday, Acting Assistant Secretary Craig Trainor asserted that DEI programs violate federal law by discriminating against students on the basis of race.
Ohio Senate Approves Higher Education Reform Bill
Howard University Achieves Top Research Classification
State Bills Challenge Faculty Tenure Protections

Insight’s Exclusive Stories:

UM-Dearborn’s Evidence-Based Approaches to Inclusive Excellence: “Recognizing the critical role of belonging, the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-Dearborn) is breaking the mold for how colleges cultivate connected communities.”

A Growing Influence: The Power of AI in Academia: “In higher education, artificial intelligence is ushering in both promising advancements and complex challenges, especially in the pursuit of inclusion on college campuses.”

Step Back Jack: Jill of All Trades Wires the Workforce for Success
”Despite growing demand for skilled workers, women remain significantly underrepresented in those areas. Enter Jill of All Trades, an initiative proving that the skilled trades are as much a woman’s domain as they are a man’s.”

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The prestigious Insight Into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award annually recognizes colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity, inclusive excellence, and belonging. Any public or private not-for-profit college or university in the U.S. and Canada may apply.

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This Week’s Featured Careers:

💡Thinking about a career change? Visit our bustling online Career Center to search for your next position with sought-after employers who understand the value of an inclusive workforce. ✨Looking for fresh talent? Post your available position(s) with confidence, knowing our reach spans all categories of highly qualified and underrepresented groups in higher education, government, and corporate America.

Assistant Dean, English Literacy & Communications, Anne Arundel Community College

Assistant Director of Admissions for Hispanic/Latino Recruitment, Ball State University

Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, The College of New Jersey

Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Colorado Mountain College

Managing Assistant Director of Kean Psychological Services, Kean University

Chairperson, Department of English and Language Arts, Morgan State University

Interprofessional Education Coordinator, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Postdoctoral Research, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas

Lead Laboratory Research Specialist, University of Maryland, Baltimore

Assistant Vice President & Dean of Student Success, Westchester Community College

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Ideas, Answers, and Understanding
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Accessible Toolkits You Can USE
Expert-driven strategies designed to help you drive success and innovate for the future. This week’s guides:

⭐ Burnout Recovery
⭐ Civility in the Workplace

Perspective You Can Trust
Get early access to Beyond the Quadcast episodes for fresh conversations with higher ed leaders, and insightful OP-EDs you can’t read anywhere else.