Strategies for a holistic student experience
Pardis Mahdavi and Loulou Hong discuss the strategies they use to foster a culture of student wellbeing on campus.
How to write a diversity statement
What should you put in a diversity statement? In this video, Pardis Mahdavi gives examples of what to include and how candidates for academic…
Social justice in, through and beyond higher education
Higher education institutions can work individually and together to advance social justice well beyond their campus walls, as Pardis Mahdavi…
Breaking the oldest rules in the book: making promotion and tenure more equitable
Pardis Mahdavi and Scott Brooks explain how a rethink of the processes that govern promotion and tenure to put diversity work at its heart could…
THE podcast: behind two of our most-read resources on diversity statements and …
We speak to the authors behind two of the most popular resources of 2021, focused on drafting diversity statements and teaching practices that…
Leaks and holes: beyond the pipeline versus process debate on diversity
A pipeline does exist in higher ed, but process and structural violence in education writ large keep puncturing the pipe, says Pardis Mahdavi
This model is the future of diversity in higher education
Coming together for support is the only way forward – and the Council of Coalitions is the model for inter-group organising we desperately need, …
May the force be with you: driving diversity in online teaching
Pardis Mahdavi explains how academics can ensure they support and enhance diversity work in their online teaching through her Jedi – justice…
Diversity statements: what to avoid and what to include
Diversity statements are increasingly important for faculty, both when teaching online and applying for jobs. Pardis Mahdavi and Scott …