Teaching for Change Through Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity
What does it mean to infuse equity, inclusion, and diversity into your classroom? Most importantly, what does it mean to your students to provide them
Faculty Focus July 8, 2021
Equality, Inclusion, and Diversity
Steps Toward Creating a More Accessible and Inclusive College Classroom
Preparing the next generation of graduates in a 21st-century, diverse, and international classroom requires a pedagogical shift to recalibrate one’s practice. A faculty vision of
Laura N. Sarchet, Haoua M. Hamza, Rachel Bailey Jones, Jennifer E. Hartman, Dennis P. Garland, PhD, and Maria R. Nader May 19, 2025
What Your Students Aren’t Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy
This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Aren’t Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with
Toni Gist May 16, 2025
5 Strategies to Create Inclusive Learning Environments for International Students
The United States (U.S.) remains a top choice for international students pursuing higher education, with approximately six percent of the student population consisting of international
Thilagha Jagaiah, PhD April 14, 2025
How to Practice Equitable Empathy: What White Faculty Should–and Shouldn’t–Do
In our combined decades of experience with equity in public schools—first as urban teachers and now as professors of early, elementary, and secondary education—we often
Melissa Winchell, EdD, and Kevin McGowan, MEd, PhD February 5, 2025
The Evolving Landscape of Diversity and Inclusion Management in Higher Education
The evolving landscape of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in higher education is reshaping the role of Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs) (El-Amin, 2022b).
Abeni El-Amin, PhD, EdD November 18, 2024
Cultural Immersion: An Eye-Opening Experience to Facilitate Learning
To help my students, I thus took part in a cultural immersion exercise to learn more about what it is like to live with schizophrenia. My objective was to become more skilled in facilitating learning in the area of providing care for a variety of populations; in this case, those with psychiatric symptoms.
Mary Grace Yousef August 12, 2024
A Guide for Creating an Empathetic Learning Environment
Empathy, in course development, refers to an educator’s ability to understand the problems, needs, and desires a group of learners faces through research and inquisition.
Nancy A. Bellucci, PhD, RN, MSN-Ed, MS, CNE, CNOR June 17, 2024
Culturally Responsive Teaching Strategies: Enhancing Learning Across Diverse Courses
Culturally responsive teaching is a crucial student-centered approach that is critical in today’s multicultural and diverse educational environment. The idea is to recognize that every
George Ojie-Ahamiojie March 6, 2024
A Multipronged Approach to Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance the HBCU Mission
The pandemic in 2020 accelerated the adoption of learning technologies in education. Campus leaders had to rethink the digital learning resources available, and faculty had
Richard Kalunga and Fatma Elshobokshy March 4, 2024
Building Community, Collaborative, and Cognitive Classroom Culture
For decades, researchers have highlighted the importance of comprehending and integrating diverse cultural elements to enhance teaching and learning practices. When people hear the term
Courtney Plotts, PhD February 19, 2024