"She represented campus diversity professionals amid the national racial reckoning that accompanied the Black Lives Matter movement, and then through the dizzying years that followed as anti-DEI laws swept the country. She also spent 22 years as a diversity professional at Michigan State University. Granberry Russell told Inside Higher Ed she never planned to stay at NADOHE longer than five years, so she's ready to move on and facilitate a "smooth transition and handoff." But what a tenure it's been."
"When I came into the role, my goals were to do a few things, which, not only were intended to build on our past successes, but also [to] develop new initiatives that would enhance a few areas, [including] increasing our membership but also providing our support for them. It included, for example, enhancing our industry influence but also sustainability of the organization."
"I came into the role in March of 2020, and what happened in March of 2020? The pandemic, which altered much of what was going on in higher education and how we were doing our work, whether that was remotely, but also with threats in terms of both student experiences but also student support. And then, in May of 2020, the murder of George Floyd, and all of the ways in which our institutions were reacting and responding and certain commitments were made to enhance"
NADOHE leadership navigated unprecedented challenges from 2020 to 2025, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the racial reckoning after George Floyd's murder, and the spread of anti-DEI laws. Goals focused on expanding membership, enhancing member support, increasing industry influence, and ensuring organizational sustainability. Work shifted to remote operations, addressing student needs and safety, and responding to renewed commitments for anti‑racist initiatives. The presidency was intended as a five-year term with a planned, orderly transition and handoff. The tenure involved coordinating responses to external political and social headwinds while maintaining the association's mission and services to campus diversity professionals.
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