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Recruiting Students
from Africa
The new frontier in international enrollment
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
The winners of INSIGHT’s
Study Abroad Scholarship for
Underrepresented Students
Special Report:
Schools of Public Policy
and Administration
INSPIRING A PATH
Forward
You go to college to explore your interests, ignite
your passions and discover what’s possible.
The potential is endless, and no matter what you
choose to do – whether it’s accounting, zoology,
medicine, – the University of Kentucky is here
to help you maximize your experience. At UK,
you can find the right opportunities for you –
opportunities that will be life-changing and
that will impact you forever.
For Benedicta Wiafe, a junior majoring in Modern
and Classical Languages, Education Abroad was one
of those opportunities.
Benedicta was a recipient of the UK ISA Diversity
Scholarship, which put her on a plane to Paris and one
step closer toward her career goal – educating people
about mental disabilities throughout the world.
While abroad, our students not only maximize their
academic experiences but connect with people who
are different from them, opening their eyes to fresh
perspectives, different ways of living and
new opportunities.
Our world continues to become increasingly
interconnected and requires graduates who have
cross-cultural competence, real-world application
and transferable skills.
At the University of Kentucky, we prepare our students
to tackle the globally competitive workforce that awaits
them after graduation. Benedicta, along with many other
students, has discovered, ignited and propelled her
passions abroad.
Now, it’s your turn.
When will you join your fellow Wildcats across the globe?
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Recruiting International
Students from Africa Is a
Worthwhile Challenge
By Ginger O’Donnell
24 Announcing the Winners of the INSIGHT Special Report: Schools of Public Policy
Into Diversity Study Abroad Scholarship and Public Administration
for Underrepresented Students
By Mariah Stewart
42 Simulation Learning Takes Students Out of the
26 The Importance of a Diverse, Inclusive Community
By Eli Capilouto, DMD, ScD,
Classroom and Into the Middle of Public Crises
By Mariah Stewart
and Sonja Feist-Price, PhD
32 International Recruitment Organizations 46 Public Policy Schools Must Teach Future Leaders
About Today’s Anti-Semitism
Connect US Schools to Students Overseas
By Natalie Monzyk
By Ginger O’Donnell
As Nontraditional Students Become the New Norm,
34 Colleges Must Support Generational Diversity 49 Public Policy and Administration by the Numbers
By Ginger O’Donnell
By Blythe Bernhard
Oregon State University Program is a Sustainable
36 Model for Feeding Students in Need 50 Public Policy Schools Create Research Centers to Help
Solve Some of the Nation’s Most Pressing Problems
By Mariah Stewart By Ginger O’Donnell
On the cover: Bienfait Mugenza and Philemon Rono attend
The University of Rochester. Mugenza is from the Democratic 54 Raising Awareness of Public Policy Careers
Could Diversify the Profession
Republic of the Congo and studies political science, while
Rono is a mechanical engineering major from Nairobi, By Mariah Stewart
Kenya. In 2018, they received a $10,000 grant from the Davis
Projects for Peace to facilitate a weeklong summer workshop
in Kigali, Rwanda called “Peace through Entrepreneurship.”
Above: Rochester students Enky Mhlongo (left), from South
Africa, and Princesse Mutesi Karemera (right), from the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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LeManuel Bitsóí, EdD
Lynette Chappell-Williams, JD
This Month’s Celebration Deborah Dagit
James A. Felton III
Cheryl Gonzalez
16 Women’s Suffrage Centennial: Black Women Played Gretchel Hathaway, PhD
Pivotal Role in Securing the Right to Vote Lisa McBride, PhD
Julia Méndez
By Mariah Bohanon Ajay Nair, PhD
Clyde Wilson Pickett, EdD
Joseph Santana
Shirley J. Wilcher, JD
Anise D. Wiley-Little
Diversity Champion Spotlight Damon A. Williams, PhD
18 Texas A&M University Encourages Communal Accountability Contributing Writers:
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for Diversity and Inclusion
Mariah Bohanon
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Sonja Feist-Price, PhD
Natalie Monzyk
Ginger O’Donnell
Mariah Stewart
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IN BRIEF
Brandeis Becomes First US University
to Ban Caste-Based Discrimination
Brandeis University recently became the Untouchables — facing severe prejudice says U.S. colleges and universities should
first higher education institution in the and inequality. Human rights experts be aware of how caste prejudice affects
United States to ban discrimination based sometimes compare the system to their sizable population of South Asian
on the caste system of India, Nepal, and racism in America. scholars and students. Indians are the
other Hindu-majority nations. The new Equality Labs, a Dalit research group, second largest group of international
policy took effect in December 2019 and students in the U.S., and Hindus.—
protects students and employees who are 77 percent of whom have college
Dalit, or lower caste, in the traditional degrees.— are by far America’s most
religious and social hierarchy. Caste Discrimination educated religious group, according to
The university’s chief diversity in the US the Pew Research Center.
officer, Mark Brimhall-Vargas, PhD, A recent Public Radio International
According to a 2018 Equality
stated that the school’s decision was Labs survey of Dalits in the U.S.: investigation into caste prejudice in
not based on a specific bias incident but the U.S. included interviews with Dalit
was developed so that “if and when that
case does come about, we are prepared
4 in 10
have experienced
students and faculty who say they have
experienced discrimination from middle
to address it,” according to NPR. discrimination in education and upper caste peers on campus. A
In recent years, Brandeis has also common assumption is that anyone
hosted conferences and launched an 2 in 3
have experienced
studying or working at an American
academic journal on the subject of caste college must be upper caste, they say.
workplace discrimination
discrimination. This particular form of Some scholars say drawing attention
prejudice is based on the longstanding
stratification of Hindu society into 1 in 2
is afraid of their caste status
to caste prejudice in the U.S. sows
unnecessary discord among the South
four categories, or castes, that are being discovered by peers Asian immigrant community and
determined by birth and considered stigmatizes Hinduism. A more pressing
unchangeable. Members of the lower
castes tend to have fewer freedoms
1 in 4
has suffered physical
problem is the xenophobia that all
members of their ethnicity face in the
and socioeconomic opportunities, violence based on caste U.S., they say.
with Dalits — often called the — Mariah Bohanon
President of Johns Hopkins University Emerges
as Vocal Critic of Legacy Admissions
In an address to the American fulfill its core purpose of supporting percent between 2009 and 2019, the
Association of Law Schools (AALS) social mobility, cultivating diverse Post reports. By contrast, the number of
in January, Johns Hopkins University perspectives, and promoting scientific highly qualified low-income students
( JHU) President Ronald J. Daniels inquiry, Daniels argued. increased from 9 percent to 19 percent
urged colleges and universities to do a JHU quietly phased out this practice over the same time period.
better job of promoting and sustaining once Daniels took office in 2009, In a recent interview with the
democracy and called for an end to according to The Washington Post. newspaper, Daniels again spoke out
the “pernicious” practice of legacy The university enacted a need-blind against legacy admissions, which he
admissions, according to JHU’s online admissions policy instead, which was described as a “peculiar institution” in
news site. enhanced by a $1.8 billion donation reference to American slavery. The
Eliminating legacy admissions, by alumnus and politician Michael tradition is “deeply perplexing given the
which gives preferential treatment Bloomberg in 2018. country’s deep commitments to merit
to applicants who are children or As a result, the percentage of and equal opportunity,” he stated.
grandchildren of alumni, is necessary admitted students with family ties — Ginger O’Donnell
if American higher education is to to JHU fell from 12.5 percent to 3.5
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Free Speech Center Launches Publication About First
Amendment Issues in Higher Education
In December 2019, the University of “There’s a lot of theoretical, high- organically as different arguments
California (UC) National Center for level discussion [about free speech around freedom of expression become
Free Speech and Civic Engagement on campus] that is very interesting,” part of the national conversation. Future
published its first edition of Speech Deutchman says. “But from my topics could include the renaming
Spotlight, a new publication about experience, people really want help on of campus buildings that are named
First Amendment-related issues in the ground about how to think through for controversial historical figures or
higher education. and synthesize these issues and what to exploring what campuses are doing to
The platform is designed to highlight do if they want to start making changes encourage student civic engagement in
different challenges surrounding on their campuses.” an election year, Deutchman says.
freedom of expression on college The first edition of Speech Spotlight The UC National Center for Free
campuses and share a variety of analyzes bias response teams and Speech and Civic Engagement was
perspectives on these issues, according how institutions can support an open founded in 2017 in response to current
to Michelle Deutchman, JD, executive exchange of ideas while upholding values events on college campuses across the
director of the center. The goal is to of diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is country. In addition to Speech Spotlight,
provide readers with multiple sides of available for free at freespeechcenter. it supports a national fellows program,
an argument as well as practical tools universityofcalifornia.edu. a grant program, and an annual
to move forward in considering and The publication does not have a set conference.
discussing these topics. schedule, as it is intended to unfold — Ginger O’Donnell
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IN BRIEF
CLEMSON
UNIVERSITY Study Abroad Programs
MEN OF COLOR Disrupted by Coronavirus
NATIONAL Many institutions have recently suspended study abroad
SUMMIT programs to China in the face of the coronavirus outbreak
APRIL 15-16, 2021 and the Feb. 2 emergency travel advisory from the U.S.
Department of State, which places extreme restrictions on
GREENVILLE CONVENTION CENTER visits to China.
GREENVILLE, S.C. The advisory also recommends U.S. citizens currently
in China evacuate or, if they choose to remain, to stay
home as much as possible. Many American students there
SAVE THE DATE! have evacuated after being unable to attend classes for
several weeks due to campus and city lockdowns.
China has canceled February exams for its students
who plan to study in the U.S. As a result, Chinese
enrollment in American colleges is expected to be delayed
or suspended, and the situation is likely to exacerbate
ongoing declines in this area, according to experts.
The Chinese consul general in New York has asked all
students returning to the U.S. from the Chinese province
of Hubei, where the outbreak began, to report to health
officials for monitoring. Some colleges and universities are
asking students to provide certification they are virus-free
before returning to campus. At Princeton University and
University of Washington, groups of travelers from China
have self-quarantined and agreed to medical supervision
before attending classes.
As of press time, one student at Arizona State University
and one at the University of Massachusetts Boston are the
only confirmed cases of the coronavirus on U.S. campuses.
Officials at both schools say the situation is contained.
— Mariah Bohanon
Gallaudet University and
National Clearinghouse on
Disability and Exchange to
Host International Symposium
MAKING HISTORY TODAY On July 31, 2020, Gallaudet University and the National
Join us for the University’s fifth annual conference Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE)
with leaders from across the country working to will host the Joining Hands Symposium, a one-day event
make an impact on African American and Hispanic focused on increasing international education and work
males in our community. opportunities for people with disabilities.
Representatives from the education, government,
and nonprofit sectors will convene to discuss methods
Visit clemson.edu/menofcolor or email for creating inclusive study abroad programs, helping
menofcolorsummit@clemson.edu. individuals with disabilities discover foreign work and
internship opportunities, and more.
NCDE is a collaboration between the nonprofit
advocacy group Mobility International USA and the
U.S. Department of State. For more information on the
upcoming symposium, visit miusa.org.
— Mariah Stewart
10 March 20202019
Rochester Institute of Technology Offers Study
Abroad Experiences that Impact the World
By Susan Gawlowicz (edited version)
Three students from the biomedical sciences program the Global Health @ RIT Association and a related
traveled with RIT Professor Bolaji Thomas to his native symposium held last spring. “Study-abroad field trips
Nigeria to understand the impact tropical diseases give students a direct understanding of public health
like malaria have on the population and the medical issues in another country,” Thomas said.
protocols used in treatment. “They observed patients with malaria symptoms
Anna Capria ’19 (biomedical sciences), Janice Fung and the protocols medical staff follow to diagnose
and Abigail Melake, fourth-year biomedical science and treat the disease,” said Thomas. “They gained
majors, spent from May 24 to June 7 in the sub-Saharan hands-on training in preparing blood-films—the ‘gold
African country and drew upon concepts from Thomas’ standard’ for diagnosis of malaria that uses a stain to
Parasitology, Immunology and Epidemiology classes. identify and quantify the parasites.”
The students gained a perspective on malaria missing Participating in study abroad programs that focus on
from their textbooks and observed the personal impact global-health experiences has influenced Fung’s time
of the disease on patients, medical personnel and at RIT and her future direction. “I was able to surround
researchers from Oyo, Osun and Lagos regions in myself with peers with similar career goals and
southwestern Nigeria. interest,” she said. “Being in this community of similarly
“We’re so scared of malaria here, but for them it’s like the driven people helped me come to the decision of
common cold,” said Melake, who was surprised to learn pursuing medical school.”
that not everyone with malaria is on death’s door. For more information https://bit.ly/37R0VKL
Student experiences in global health research are an
important growth area in the College of Health Sciences Visit us at rit.edu
and Technology. Recent projects have included a
research trip to Ghana, a new class in Global Health,new directions
ARIZONA Business at St. Mary’s University in OHIO
Sonji Muhammad San Antonio, Texas. Susan Edwards, PhD, has been
has been named named president of Wright State
director of diversity KENTUCKY University in Dayton. Edwards
and inclusion at the Darryl A. Peal was selected as was the university’s provost and
University of Arizona chief diversity, equity and inclusion executive vice president.
College of Medicine - officer and Title IX coordinator at
Phoenix. Muhammad Northern Kentucky University in PENNSYLVANIA
was assistant director of the Highland Heights. Peal previously Kevin L. Antoine,
university’s office of diversity and served as the managing director for JD, has been
inclusion. external engagement and strategic named chief
partnerships at the National diversity, equity,
CALIFORNIA Collegiate Athletic Association. and inclusion
Utpal K. Goswami, officer at Bucks
PhD, was selected as NEW JERSEY County Community
superintendent and James A. Felton College in Newtown. Antoine
president of Santa III was selected as was executive director of KLA
Barbara City College. vice president for Management Solutions and
Goswami previously equity and inclusion assistant vice president for diversity
served as president of at The College of and inclusion at the State University
Metropolitan Community College - New Jersey in Ewing of New York Downstate Medical
Longview in Kansas City, Missouri. Township. Felton Center in New York City.
previously served as chief diversity
CONNECTICUT officer in the office of the president Nicole R. Stokes, PhD, was
Nicole Stanton has been named at the State University of New York selected as associate provost for
provost and senior vice president College at Cortland. diversity, equity and inclusion
for academic affairs at Wesleyan at Saint Joseph’s University in
University in Middletown. Stanton NEW MEXICO Philadelphia. Stokes formerly
was the university’s dean of the Brandi Stone served as a professor of sociology
arts and humanities. has been named and as the associate vice president
director of African for institutional effectiveness and
ILLINOIS American Student diversity at Holy Family University
Ginger Ostro was selected as the Services (AASS) in Philadelphia.
executive director of the Illinois and special adviser
Board of Higher Education. Ostro to the president at TEXAS
previously served as interim chief the University of New Mexico in Reginald
financial officer and vice president Albuquerque. Stone was the interim DesRoches,
of financial operations at Chicago director and a program specialist PhD, has been
State University. for AASS. named provost
of Rice University
Soumitra Ghosh, PhD, has NEW YORK in Houston.
been named vice president for Judith Brown DesRoches
enrollment management at DePaul Clarke, PhD, was previously served as dean of the
University in Chicago. Ghosh selected as the chief university’s George R. Brown
was vice president for strategic diversity officer School of Engineering.
enrollment management at Rowan at Stony Brook
University in Glassboro, New Jersey. University. Clarke UNITED KINGDOM
previously served Hillary Clinton, JD, has been named
Tanuja Singh, DBA, has been as diversity director of the Bio- chancellor at Queen’s University
named provost and senior vice Computational Evolution in Action Belfast. Clinton previously served
president of academic affairs at Consortium (BEACON) Science as the U.S. Secretary of State
Loyola University in Chicago. Singh and Technology Center at Michigan and was the 2016 Democratic
was dean of the Greehey School of State University in East Lansing. presidential nominee.
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12 March 2020INDIANA UNIVERSITY BLOOMINGTON
Achieving Diversity Milestones
Indiana University Bloomington’s work to embraces a campus culture where equal Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty
improve the college trajectory for minority access, participation, and representation and Academic Affairs provides anti-bias
students has not gone unnoticed. In 2019, are front and center. hiring workshops for faculty who serve
the campus once again received the Several of IU Bloomington’s stand-out on hiring committees and is working
Higher Education Excellence in Diversity diversity accomplishments include to better use existing strategic hiring
(HEED) Award from Insight Into Diversity community outreach programs for funds to bring in underrepresented
magazine, the oldest and largest diversity- underrepresented student populations; tenure-track faculty, including senior
focused publication in higher education. scholarships for minority students; women in STEM fields.
This is the fifth year IU Bloomington has new services about the college process • The reactivation of the Council of
been honored as a HEED Award recipient. for K-12 students; programs to engage Scholars of Diversity and Inclusion
The award is the only national honor students, faculty, and staff; the use of convened by the Office of the Vice
recognizing U.S. colleges and universities research to build diverse and inclusive Provost for Diversity and Inclusion:
that demonstrate a strong commitment campus environments; improved Designed to bring scholarly minds
to diversity and inclusion through their recruitment and retainment strategies together to weigh in on issues of
innovative programs and outreach, hiring for a diverse faculty; and the creation of diversity and inclusion, this effort aims
practices for faculty and staff, and student diversity plans for all 16 degree-granting to define best practices and evidence-
recruitment, retention, and completion. colleges and schools on the Bloomington based approaches that support faculty
“We are honored to be recognized for campus. and student recruitment, success, and
our ongoing commitment to diversity Many of the diversity efforts that have retention.
and inclusion,” says James C. Wimbush, been honored come from the work of At the heart of each of these initiatives is
vice president of Diversity, Equity, programs administered by Office of the a focus on accountability. IU President
and Multicultural Affairs, dean of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Michael A. McRobbie, through a detailed
University Graduate School, and Johnson Multicultural Affairs (OVPDEMA). review and reporting processes, has
Chair for Diversity and Leadership at In June 2019, 21st Century Scholars and created a standard of excellence when it
Indiana University. “While we realize there Community & School Partnerships— comes to measuring and evaluating the
is much more to be done, we take time both programs of OVPDEMA—launched effectiveness, efficiency, and
to celebrate the accomplishments made the Pre-College Academy. Rising middle sustainability of all matters involving
thus far and the hard work that members school and early high school students diversity and equity for IU’s operations
of our community put into making IU a attended workshops and activities, and programming.
place that advocates access, success, with the goal of sharpening study skills,
respect, equity, inclusiveness, and learning about financial aid, and gaining
community for all.” Learn more at diversity.iu.edu.
information about the requirements for
In addition to winning the HEED Award, Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars Program.
IU Bloomington earned Insight Into Other new programs and initiatives
Diversity’s highest distinction: the that demonstrate IU Bloomington’s
Diversity Champion. The campus was commitment to diversity and inclusion
recognized for developing successful include:
strategies and programs that serve as
models of diversity excellence for other • IU Diversity Career and Internship Fair:
institutions. It is the third year that the The fair offers a unique opportunity
Bloomington campus has received the for recruiters to engage with high-
honor. achieving undergraduates who bring
with them diverse backgrounds,
Opening Doors for All scholarly profiles, and a desire to
Through the leadership of Provost Lauren explore career opportunities. Attended
Robel, Indiana University has a long by 250 students, the fair included
history of advancing the idea that learning recruiters from 21 large companies
from people with different backgrounds, such as Eli Lilly, Oracle, and Qualtrics.
values, and perspectives enriches the • Anti-Bias Hiring Workshops: The Office 2019
student experience. As a university, its of the Vice Provost for Diversity and
goal has and continues to be one that Inclusion in collaboration with thediversity professional spectrum
Leaders of Public Policy
and Administration Schools
In each issue, INSIGHT Into Diversity features diverse professionals in higher education. By Ginger O’Donnell
Ian H. Solomon, JD, is dean of the University
of Virginia Frank Batten School of Leadership
and Public Policy. Prior to this position, he
served as CEO of the negotiation and conflict
management advisory firm Solomon Global LLC,
which he founded. His previous roles include
serving as the United States Executive Director
for the World Bank Group and senior advisor
for the U.S. Department of the Treasury under
the Obama administration. Solomon has a
distinguished background in higher education,
formerly serving in leadership and teaching
roles at Yale Law School and the University Maria Cancian, PhD, is dean of Georgetown
of Chicago (UChicago). As vice president for University McCourt School of Public Policy.
global engagement at UChicago, he led teams in Prior to joining Georgetown, she was a professor,
Chicago, Beijing, New Delhi, and Hong Kong in associate dean for social sciences, associate dean
establishing international education programs, for fiscal services, and director of the Institute
centers, and research collaborations. for Research on Poverty at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). Her honors
at UW-Madison include a Kellett Professorship
and being named the 2018 Galbraith Fellow.
Laura Bloomberg, PhD, is dean of the Humphrey Throughout Cancian’s distinguished career, she
School of Public Affairs at the University of has served as a fellow and visiting scholar for
Minnesota. She previously served as the school’s multiple major foundations as well as senior
associate dean, during which time she created adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Health and
a national pipeline program in public policy for Human Services (HHS) and the deputy assistant
underrepresented students, established a new secretary for policy for the HHS Administration
master’s degree program in human rights, and for Children and Families under the Obama
developed the Mandela Washington Fellowship administration. Her research focuses on the
program for young people in Africa. She is an relationship between public policy, social work,
award-winning educator whose research focuses and family well-being.
on areas such as community-based leadership,
cross-cultural dialogue, and education policy.
Bloomberg’s many leadership roles include
serving as board chair of the Public Policy and
International Affairs program and on the executive
council of the national Network of Schools of
Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration.
George Kieh, PhD, is dean of the Barbara
Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs at
Texas Southern University (TSU). Prior to joining
TSU, Kieh was a professor of political science
and dean of the college of arts and sciences at Sally Wallace, PhD, is dean of Georgia State
West Georgia University. His accomplishments in University’s (GSU) Andrew Young School
this role — including restructuring governance to of Policy Studies. She previously served
give more voice to the university community.— as a professor and chair of the economics
earned him the Warren Akin IV Award from department, associate dean for research and
the Georgia Conference of the American strategic initiatives, and director of the Fiscal
Association of University Professors. Kieh’s career Research Center at GSU. Wallace has also taught
in higher education has also included teaching at the African Tax Institute at the University of
and leadership roles at Morehouse College, Pretoria in South Africa, where she was named
Grand Valley State University, Illinois Wesleyan Extraordinary Professor of Economics. Other roles
University, and the University of Memphis. Kieh is include co-director of the Jamaican Tax Reform
from Liberia; his research focuses on the effects Project, senior staff member of the Pakistan Tax
of U.S. foreign policy on Africa, conflict studies, Study, and senior member of the Guatemala
and more. Fiscal Project. In addition to her teaching and
research career, Wallace has worked as a tax
analyst for the U.S. Treasury Department.
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Women’s Suffrage Centennial:
Black Women Played Pivotal Role
in Securing the Right to Vote By Mariah Bohanon
Suffrage leader Nannie Helen Burroughs, far left, and fellow suffragettes attend the Banner State Woman’s National Baptist Convention
in 1915. (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress)
On August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment of the Nannie Helen Burroughs, pictured above at far
United States Constitution officially granted women left, was a suffragist leader who gained renown for
the right to vote. One hundred years later, many her focus on the intersectionality of race and sex.
of the Black women who joined the long struggle The child of formerly enslaved parents, Burroughs
toward this amendment have been forgotten. was a prolific activist, speaker, and educator. She
As with many aspects of American political life, served as secretary of the Woman’s National Baptist
the suffrage movement was largely segregated, Convention.— an organization at the forefront of
with illustrious White leaders such as Susan B. Black women’s suffrage — and, later, its president.
Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton excluding In a 1915 essay, she wrote that “when the ballot
and overshadowing African Americans. Yet Black is put into the hands of the American woman, the
suffragists formed their own organizations, led world is going to get a correct estimate of the
parades and marches, and petitioned for all Negro woman. It will find her a tower of strength
women.— regardless of race or ethnicity — to of which poets have never sung, orators have never
have the right to vote. spoken, and scholars have never written.”●
16 March 2020STUDY ABROAD
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insightintodiversity.com 17diversity champion spotlight
2019
Texas A&M University Encourages Communal
Accountability for Diversity and Inclusion
By Mariah Bohanon
Diversity Champions exemplify an unyielding commitment to diversity and inclusion
throughout their campus communities, across academic programs, and at the highest
administrative levels. INSIGHT Into Diversity selected institutions that rank in
the top tier of Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award recipients.
W
ith a total student enrollment of 69,465, With a university as large as Texas A&M, this means
Texas A&M University is the largest incorporating accountability and transparency at every
public institution of higher education level so that all members of the campus community are
in the United States. In addition to responsible for DEI work.
substantial growth in recent years, the university has
made significant strides in diversifying what was once an Accountability, Climate, Equity, and Scholarship
extremely homogenous campus community. Fellows Program
From its establishment in the late 1870s as an Robin Means Coleman, PhD, a national thought
agricultural and mechanical college until the 1960s, leader on diversity and inclusion, joined Texas A&M
admission to Texas A&M was restricted to White male as vice president and associate provost for diversity in
students who were required to participate in military spring 2018. One of her most significant
training. Today, the public land-grant university is a accomplishments is the creation of a hiring
member of the Association of American Universities initiative that both increases faculty diversity
and a Tier 1 research institution. Nearly half of Texas and advances original DEI research.
A&M’s students are women and 36 percent are from The Accountability, Climate, Equity,
underrepresented ethnic or racial backgrounds. One in and Scholarship (ACES) Fellows Program
five undergraduate students is the first person in their makes it possible for Texas A&M
family to attend college. departments to hire underrepresented Robin Means
Texas A&M has woven diversity, equity, and inclusion faculty at the beginning of their academic Coleman
(DEI) into its institutional mission, implementing careers. The fellowship gives them time
multiple initiatives and programs to support its students, and support to focus on DEI related research while
faculty, and staff as well as promoting awareness receiving mentoring and guidance in advancing
and advance research on DEI in higher education. towards tenure.
18 March 2020A key component of the program is letting the fellows
know that there is a large network of people they can
turn to for guidance on both a formal and informal
level, says Matthews.
ACES is designed to scale up and will be extended
to the Texas A&M College for Education and
Human Development for the coming academic
year. The college is currently in the interview
process for potential hires and is looking for
those whose research “speaks to the mission and
DEI values that Texas A&M espouses,” explains
John Singer, PhD, associate dean for diversity
John Singer
and inclusion and associate professor in the
ACES Fellow Combines Border
With a total enrollment of 69,465 students, Texas A&M University
is the largest institution of higher education in the United States.
Studies and Anthropology
Sergio Lemus, PhD, was hired by
the anthropology department as an
inaugural member of the ACES Fellows
The College of Liberal Arts piloted the ACES Program in fall 2019.
“What interested me about this position
program in the 2019-2020 academic year.
is that the university is becoming very
“It’s an amazing opportunity to do something really diverse and is approaching becoming
new and interesting, which is to make a concerted effort a Hispanic-Serving Institution,” Lemus
to hire and mentor diverse young faculty, learn all we can explains. “And with my research being Sergio Lemus
from them, and help them launch their about borderlands, I knew that I would be
careers,” says Pamela Matthews, PhD, able to develop it in quite interesting ways by actually being
in Texas and the Southwest.”
dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
Currently, Lemus is interested in studying immigration
Texas A&M’s Office of Diversity for highly skilled professionals from Mexico and looking at
reviews the ACES applicants and how Hispanic and Latinx patients and their families cope
provides all of the candidate materials with cancer diagnoses. He hopes to further the dialogue
to Matthews’ office, which she then around these issues and eventually develop support
distributes to the appropriate academic programs for the people at the center of them, he says.
Pamela While the ACES fellowship allows him to focus on research,
departments. Each department reviews Matthews Lemus also teaches one course a semester, which has allowed
the candidate’s credentials and reports him to connect his research to curriculum. He teaches a new
back with their top candidate. For 2019-2020, the course on the anthropology of the U.S. Mexico border. “In
college approved the hiring of four fellows in the many ways this topic is politically charged, but I have found
departments of anthropology, communication, that students are very interested to learn about border issues,
English, and sociology. to try and understand what is at stake and the reality of
people living on the border,” he says.
The college is currently in the selection process for Lemus adds that he relishes the opportunity to
a new round of ACES fellows to start in fall 2020. introduce undergraduates to new perspectives and
The plan is to hire four individuals for liberal arts that working with diverse students at Texas A&M has
departments that do not already have an ACES fellow already helped him develop as a teacher. He hopes his
on staff so that these diverse scholars are represented presence in the anthropology department will attract
more underrepresented graduate students who share his
throughout the college, Matthews says.
research interests, he says.
Departments requesting to hire an ACES fellow “Sometimes with postdocs, the expectation is that you
must present a “robust and serious mentoring plan” will have a position for a couple of years and then will
to demonstrate to the college that they will “make move on to another university,” Lemus says. “Texas A&M
that person feel welcome and help them succeed and the ACES program is really making a big change in the
professionally,” she says. job market by saying that if you come through this pipeline
program, there is a place for you here.”
The college also fosters a mentoring relationship
with these scholars and supports their bond as a cohort.
insightintodiversity.com 19describes as “ambitious and comprehensive.” All campus
units are expected to produce annual Diversity Plan
Accountability progress reports detailing how each
college, division, and administrative unit is working to
advance the university’s DEI goals.
“This work must be integrated in every department
and program. If change is going to happen, it has to
happen all through an institution, not just at a higher
level,” Reyes says.
These accountability reports are turned over to
the President’s Council on Climate and Diversity
(PCCD), which represents every segment of the Texas
A&M community — including students, alumni, and
community leaders such as the president of the local
chapter of the NAACP.
It’s a big responsibility, says Reyes, because the
council must read and score nearly 30 reports. Each
unit is assessed on general factors, such as whether and
The Texas A&M campus in College Station spans 5,200 acres
and includes 17 academic colleges and schools. how it uses data to advance diversity, inclusion, and
equity efforts, as well as its own strategic goals.
“Because of our size and the diversity of our
disciplines, the Office for Diversity doesn’t give
department of health and kinesiology. the colleges and units measures for success — we
“We’re looking for people who show great promise encourage them to develop their own,” explains Reyes.
and who are doing the work that doesn’t necessarily “Each discipline has unique challenges when it comes
speak to the status quo, that really pushes the to demographics and representation, and I think
envelope,” he says. part of the success of our diversity plan is that the
Singer gives the example of a recent ACES applicant colleges and administrative units have quite a bit of
who conducts participatory action research to understand responsibility to address the unique challenges in their
the educational experiences of undocumented students. disciplines and communities.”
This approach invites the subjects to take part in After reviewing the accountability reports, the
developing research questions, collecting and analyzing PCCD identifies challenges and successes and makes
data, and more. It is nontraditional, labor intensive, and recommendations for improvement. The council has
time consuming, he says. previously advised departmental and unit leadership to:
It is “vitally necessary for a place like Texas A&M” to
support underrepresented scholars who are conducting • Encourage the gathering of data from peer
this type of innovate DEI work, Singer says. Programs institutions
such as ACES “have the potential to help transform the
campus community” by reshaping pedagogical practices, • Focus on strategically changing unit culture
departmental policies, the recruitment of diverse
students, and more. • Expand understanding of employee equity
The Office for Diversity plans to continue expanding beyond salary
ACES to other colleges and departments in coming years.
• Enhance staff and supervisor skill sets.
President’s Council on
Climate and Diversity In addition to the reports, unit and departmental
Ensuring that DEI values are put leaders present their DEI progress and strategies to
into action at a school the size of the PCCD and campus leadership during dedicated
Texas A&M requires accountability meetings. Vice President and Associate Provost for
on multiple levels. This is maintained Diversity Robin Means Coleman, President Michael
through a reporting process that K. Young, and Provost Carol A. Fierke attend these
Jennifer Reyes, PhD, director for daylong events, which also help inform the State of
Jennifer
assessment and diversity initiatives, Reyes Diversity reports produced by the Office for Diversity
20 March 2020The initiative consists of two primary components.
The RISE Fellowship program supports eight to 10
undergraduates annually who conduct research on
sociocultural identity and higher education. The RISE
Conference is a yearly event where these fellows and
other members of the Texas A&M community present
research and engage in frank discussion.
RISE is modeled after the Thomas L. Hill Iowa
State Conference on Race and Ethnicity, according
to Mark Dawson, a Texas A&M diversity education
specialist and RISE’s co-creator.
Shortly after being hired by Texas
A&M in 2016, Dawson was charged
with revamping its annual Diversity
Summit.— a daylong event that consisted
Members of Destino, a Christian student organization designed of about 70 student attendees and a
to be culturally relevant for the Hispanic and Latinx community, diversity consultant, he says. Dawson
greet newcomers on a campus welcome day. With an enrollment
that is 22 percent Latinx, Texas A&M is an emerging Hispanic-
and RISE’s original co-coordinator
Serving Institution. Dear Aunaetitrakul worked closely with
Mark Dawson
Iowa State University to transform this
every three to four years.
“All of the deans and vice presidents present
summaries and lessons learned from their
RISE Fellowship Testimonials
accountability reports,” Reyes explains. “It’s a “The RISE fellowship gives people the tools, knowledge,
noteworthy commitment to diversity and inclusion to experience, ability, and support to be as successful as they
have university leadership in one room, talking about can be. It opens your eyes, mind, and heart to listen, help
diversity and inclusion progress and challenges.” support, and expand the plethora of knowledge on social
equity, equality, and diversity.” –RISE Fellow 2017-18
Getting many different departments, colleges, and
administrative units that are fairly autonomous to “I learned so much about myself and others during every
collaborate on one diversity plan is obviously difficult, point of the RISE Fellowship, from pre-conference training
Reyes says, but it also means that people from many to presenting my research at the RISE conference. I believe
different backgrounds are informing this work. In this I am a much better communicator, researcher, and a better
person overall as a result … Overall, understanding where
sense, Texas A&M’s size “is a unique challenge but also
others are coming from has been immensely helpful to me
one of our greatest strengths.” in my personal life and professional development.” –Rise
“I can’t say enough how grateful the Office for Fellow 2017-18
Diversity is that there are people in our campus and
community who are willing to really engage in this work, “I was able to open my mind about the many issues that
occur every day. I was unaware of many things because
because reviewing and scoring the reports is intense,” she
they did not apply to me. My experience as a RISE Fellow
says of the PCCD members who volunteer their time allowed me to see what I was either turning my head from
for the council. “Year after year, they’re willing to do the or just not recognizing.” –RISE Fellow 2017-18
work and ask the right questions. None of this would be
possible without that level of commitment and service to
the university and to the state of Texas.”
small, one-day gathering to the robust, multi-layered
Race Identity and Social Equity Initiative program that it is today.
The Race Identity and Social Equity (RISE) Initiative Currently, Erika Garcia, a diversity education
is a multifaceted effort to support undergraduate specialist in the Department of Multicultural Services,
research, promote the study of DEI in higher serves as the co-coordinator of the RISE Initiative
education, and provide a brave space for conversations with Dawson.
on campus climate and underrepresented experiences Each spring, individual colleges and departments
at Texas A&M. nominate high-achieving undergraduates for the
insightintodiversity.com 21Members of Texas A&M’s Race Identity and Social Equity Until the 1960s, admission to Texas A&M was restricted to White
Fellowship program attend the National Conference on Race male students. Today, nearly half of students are women and 36
and Ethnicity in Higher Education. percent are from underrepresented ethnic or racial backgrounds.
RISE fellowship program. Once fellows are selected, College of Education and Human Development
they participate in on-campus social justice training
and in May attend the National Conference on • How the angry Black woman stereotype affects
Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education Texas A&M student experiences
(NCORE).
The five-day event includes more than 5,000 • How politics and current events affect Muslim
participants from across the U.S. and can be life- American engagement with higher education
changing for young scholars, says Dawson. It is also
costly, with travel, lodging, and fees adding up to • How to address burnout for DEI professionals.
$1,600 to $2,000 per person, he says.
“The (academic) departments, colleges, and units The fellows present this research and participate
are actually the ones sponsoring students to attend in panel discussions on topics related to DEI at
NCORE,” says Dawson. “It’s fully paid, from travel Texas A&M each spring at the RISE Conference.
to and from the airport, airfare, lodging, food … Faculty, staff, and other students present research,
everything is taken care of, so the students don’t have exhibit innovative DEI programs and initiatives,
to spend a penny.” host discussions, and lead workshops at the event,
Along with program staff, a Texas A&M which is strictly for the Texas A&M community. The
psychologist accompanies the students to NCORE, as conference is a time to reflect on challenges, listen to
the experience “can be very impactful and emotional underrepresented perspectives, and learn about the
for students who may be learning about and dealing DEI work being done across campus, says Dawson.
with difficult topics for the first time,” Dawson says. “A lot of discussion at the RISE conference just
Dr. Iris Carrillo has served in this role since 2018 and focuses on the experiences of students on our campus,
provides self-care training and as-needed assistance to how to be aware of what’s going on, and how to
RISE fellows throughout their time in the program. address things such as racism, microaggressions, or
In the fall, each fellow conducts advanced DEI anti-LGBTQ sentiment,” he says. “It’s a brave space
research by either joining a faculty research project where we can have these discussions and consider
or conducting their own project with the support of what we can do to make things better.”●
Texas A&M’s Office for Diversity.
Current RISE research topics include: Mariah Bohanon is the senior editor of INSIGHT Into
Diversity. Texas A&M University is a 2019 Diversity
• How to increase the number of Black community Champion and a 2019 Higher Education Excellence
college students who transfer to the Texas A&M in Diversity (HEED) Award recipient.
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By Mariah Stewart
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