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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 26Continue reading “When Colleges Pull Back From Equity”

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 isContinue reading “In Pursuit of Racial Equity: Consultant Offers Five Concrete Questions and Strategies”

Making Implicit Bias Education Work

Are implicit bias workshops just a Band-Aid approach to racial justice and equity challenges on campuses, or can they actually have an impact? I offer some answers here. Edward Pittman May 20, 2021   The killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and other miscarriages of justice have, once again, awakened higher education to long-standingContinue reading “Making Implicit Bias Education Work”