Diversity in Higher Education
- American Council on Higher EducationACE’s work on campus climate and inclusion addresses the role of senior leaders and their teams in going beyond numerical diversity to ensure that students of all backgrounds feel that their campus is welcoming, inclusive, and supportive.
- Association of American Colleges & UniversitiesNational association dedicated to advancing the vitality and public standing of liberal education by making quality and equity the foundations for excellence in undergraduate education in service to democracy.
- Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher EducationKey data highlights focusing on race and ethnicity and promising practices from the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Office of the Under Secretary U.S. Department of Education.
College Students Are More Diverse Than Ever. Faculty and Administrators Are Not
Diversity in Learning Assistance Programs
Learning Assistance Programs must:
- advocate for sensitivity to multicultural and social justice concerns by the institution and its personnel
- ensure physical, program, and resource access for all constituents
- modify or remove policies, practices, systems, technologies, facilities, and structures that create barriers or produce inequities
- ensure that when facilities and structures cannot be modified, they do not impede access to programs, services, and resources
- establish goals for diversity, equity, and access
- foster communication and practices that enhance understanding of identity, culture, self-expression, and heritage
- promote respect for commonalities and differences among people within their historical and cultural contexts
- address the characteristics and needs of diverse constituents when establishing and implementing culturally relevant and inclusive programs, services, policies, procedures, and practices
- provide personnel with diversity, equity, and access training and hold personnel accountable for applying the training to their work
- respond to the needs of all constituents served when establishing hours of operation and developing methods of delivering programs, services, and resources
- recognize the needs of distance and online learning students by directly providing or assisting them to gain access to comparable services and resources
Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education. (2019). CAS professional standards for higher education (10th Ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Diversity in Wisconsin Higher education
- STATE OF WISCONSIN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL AIDS BOARD 2017-2017 BIENNIAL REPORT"The Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board will work to ensure that all Wisconsin residents are provided equal access to a higher education, to promote diversity on Wisconsin college and university campuses, and to distribute all funds in HEAB administered programs using fair, equitable and timely procedures."