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If you are in academia, this is for you. If you had the power in your department/organization, how would you get your team ready to unlearn racism?

Senior academic leaders face difficulties implementing BAJEDI (belonging, accessibility, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusivity) policies in higher education despite societal pressure for...

24 August 2023 2,730 2 View

What are the barriers in higher education that impact the implementation of anti-racist policies?

Senior Leaders in higher ed have the power to make and execute changes. Yet, data show that the leaders’ gender, race/ethnicity (Johnson, 2021), inexperience in leadership style, and their...

09 October 2022 9,985 4 View

Increasing access to the minoritized groups in Higher Education

Faculty are the gatekeepers to admissions and must represent a high diversity level that characterizes students’ needs. Statistics previously shared depict white-faced admission committees tasked...

01 January 1970 7,372 9 View

How to practice "Thinking outside the box"

We all want to be able to generate novel ideas for research, but we seem to ignore the fact that 'thinking outside the box' is a skill that requires practice. In the last five years or so, we have...

01 January 1970 8,494 6 View

DEI vs MEI (Merit, Excellence, and Intelligence)?

I wanted to create a space to hear positions on the attempt to eliminate DEI and incorporate MEI in the hiring practice. My concerns: (just naming a few) 1. There is an assumption that DEI...

01 January 1970 8,862 3 View