Our country has witnessed the murders of countless Black men and women at the hands of police alongside COVID-19’s startling death tolls and economic and social upheaval, including the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes, the first paragraph of the report says. The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact has been borne disproportionately by Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) populations, while women especially women of color have overwhelmingly shouldered the weight of the economic crisis and shifting childcare responsibilities bringing to the forefront the insidious ways that racism, classism, and sexism continue to play out in American society.
Awards + honors May 11, 2021
Biological sciences faculty member Karen Sime is among 35 higher education professionals in the country selected for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ (AASCU) prestigious Emerging Leaders Program.
Working with Kristin Croyle, her nominator and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sime will use one of the program requirements to study and enhance a cause important to her and many on campus.
“SUNY Oswego is committed to promoting the success of STEM students from historically underrepresented groups,” Sime noted in her project proposal. “In the context of this broader institutional focus, through this project we hope to identify program-specific strengths that we can build on to support STEM students from historically underrepresented groups, as well as weaknesses and opportunities for improvement.”
âStudents experience postsecondary value when provided equitable access and support to complete quality, affordable credentials that offer economic mobility and prepare them to advance racial and economic justice in our society.â
Itâs a definition that underscores how higher education offers different outcomes for students depending on their race and gender, what colleges they attend, and whether they actually earn a degree.
These discrepancies have not always been recognized in calculations about what a college degree is worth, according to Patrick Methvin, director of Postsecondary Success for the Gates Foundation.
âOur initial focus was too light on equity,â he said during a webinar on Tuesday announcing the results of the report.
UM’s Lee chosen for 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative
UM’s Lee chosen for 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative
Dr. Kristalyn Lee, the vice president for administration and liaison to the Board of Trustees at the University of Montevallo, was among 32 exemplary, senior-level higher education professionals chosen to participate in the 2021 Millennium Leadership Initiative. The MLI is a premier leadership development program of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Dr. Kristy Lee
MLI provides individuals traditionally underrepresented in the highest ranks of postsecondary education with the opportunity to develop skills, gain a philosophical overview and build the network and knowledge needed to advance to the presidency.
Why do colleges have diversity plans?
It may seem an obvious question. After all, most colleges have diversity plans and frequently quote from them. When there is an ugly racial incident on campus, colleges administrators are quick to say how inconsistent it is with their diversity and inclusion policies. When colleges unveil a new recruiting plan, their leaders talk about how it is consistent with their stated values and hiring policies and practices.
But
why do the policies exist? A paper published Monday in
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences says that most colleges assert that diversity provides compelling educational benefits and is thus instrumentally useful. That s not surprising, because several decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court have given that as a reasonable reason within certain constraints for having an affirmative action plan.