Aug 2026· Journal of Diversity and Equity in Educational Development· 0 citations
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Higher education is facing unprecedented instability, marked by declining enrollment, political attacks on institutional values, and a surge of legislation aimed at dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. While some recent legal decisions offer limited relief, widespread pre‑emptive compliance has already eroded DEI structures and displaced professionals committed to this work, leaving underrepresented students without essential support. This article reflects on these national shifts through the work of the Washington Center for Improving Undergraduate Education, a small public‑service center dedicated to equity‑driven educational development. In the wake of the 2025 executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, the Center’s free virtual workshops, such as “Rhetorical Grammar: Anti-racist Approaches to College Writing," have drawn educators from across the country seeking community and refuge. Their participation demonstrates the resilience of practitioners who continue to build coalitions and sustain inclusive teaching despite increasingly hostile conditions.
Concentrating on the importance of universities as pivotal sites of access and the unfettered exchange of ideas, the authors explore the forms of influence and historical opposition to extreme right-wing policy on higher education. Drawing on the experiences of South Africa’s University of the Western Cape (UWC) durin...
This perspective paper aims to examine the recent de-escalation and decline of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)/DEIB initiatives in education by analyzing developments under the current U.S. presidency and the past 15 years of the Orbán government in Hungary. By identifying parallels, contextual factors and po...
M. Montero-Sieburth, Ferenc Arató· Journal for Multicultural Ed...· 0 citations
While Ethnic Studies (ES) emerges from deep traditions of subaltern community struggles for liberatory education, the discipline’s expanding institutionalization within K-12 schools surfaces enduring barriers to community-based education. To meet California’s new ES high school graduation requirement (AB 101), some dis...
Following the 2020 racial reckoning, colleges and universities across the United States renewed commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion through what this study conceptualizes as race remedy efforts; policies, programs, and initiatives intended to address systemic racism and improve outcomes for Black students....
This book is about doing what’s right for public education in the United States in this age of intensive curriculum convergence, planned instructional standardization, and oppressive accountability procedures. Information is presented about why and how educators, parents, students, community members, and policy-makers...
The legacy of chattel slavery continues to govern the sociopolitical conditions of the United States, and this means unequal access is a precondition for higher education. Many institutions deemed elite facilitated the proliferation of racist ideologies but retain prominence based on their exclusionary admissions pract...
James Holly· Youth· 0 citations
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