Newswise — It's the little things that count. As simple as it sounds, sometimes just connecting with a student or showing concern can have an impact on their performance in class. For historically ...

Amid continued debate over how to advance diversity and equity in higher education following the Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action, researchers from Massachusetts General ...

Amid continued debate over how to advance diversity and equity in higher education following the Supreme Court's decision striking down affirmative action, researchers from Massachusetts General ...

Across the nation, district equity discussions include how schools must examine current biases from bus stops and classroom materials to educator and staff expectations. In Social, Emotional, and ...

UMass President Marty Meehan announced today that he has appointed outgoing UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy to the position of Interim Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs ...

Within the broad field of equity is the topic of academic equity — the opportunity for each student to have a personalized education that meets them where they are and that gives them every ...

Once again The Chronicle has published an article that overvalues academic freedom and free speech against all other important institutional values for higher education, but most notably the ...

Today’s guest blog is written by Dr. Ivannia Soto, Associate Professor of Education at Whittier College. Our job is to teach the students we have. Not the ones we would like to have. Not the ones we ...

Amel Ahmed, associate professor of political science, has been named the inaugural director of academic equity and inclusion initiatives in the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI). Led by Enobong ...

There will be a collective gasp as governments and policymakers reckon with drops in 15 year olds’ math skills in the wake of the pandemic, as captured by the OECD’s release of the Program for ...

The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 had a measurable impact on library leaders’ appreciation of the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion, a recent survey of academic ...

Schools are struggling to ensure that all students have what they need to be successful--here are some important components of academic equity Based on the research, the report’s authors have six ...