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When Colleges Pull Back From Equity
The closure of CHAS and what it tells us about this moment in higher education When colleges abandon equity work, it hits students the hardest. It also ignores or minimizes decades of hard work and steps toward progress. I was in the room when the Consortium on High Achievement and Success (CHAS) was born 26…
Leadership Through Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Maturity: A Roadmap
The path to inclusion and equity is an easy fix. Getting there requires commitment and a willingness to sustain the work over periods of time. Many institutions and organizations make lofty diversity statements during a crisis—only to fall short. Why? One reason is a lack of direction. Another is looking for quick, easy results for…
6 Key Steps for Starting and Sustaining a Nonprofit Organization DEI Committee
I worked in higher education for over three decades, primarily in equity and inclusion leadership roles. Typically, we don’t think of colleges as nonprofits, but they are. Colleges must file IRS 990 forms too. They also have governing boards. So, it is not surprising that consulting with human service, educational, health, or other nonprofit organizations…
In Pursuit of Racial Equity: Consultant Offers Five Concrete Questions and Strategies
It’s rare that racial equity is made clear. But Janice Gassam Asare, Ph.D., writer, DEI consultant, and Forbes Senior Contributor, has zeroed in on key questions to ask. The five questions and strategies put forward are worth pursuing whether you are in higher education, non-profit, or corporate-business settings. At the heart of this work is…
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