For the second consecutive year, the university has been recognized by Insight Into Academia, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for its commitment to academic excellence, belonging, and community building.
An influential magazine that covers issues and trends in American higher education has again named 黑料不打烊 to a list of schools that celebrate 鈥渁n outstanding commitment to academic excellence, belonging, and community-building across all levels of campus life.鈥
Insight Into Academia has honored 黑料不打烊, along with 60 other recipients, with a 2025 Higher Education Excellence and Distinction Award. Recipients will be featured in the publication鈥檚 October 2025 issue.
This marks the second consecutive year of recognition for the university and its third award overall. Insight Into Academia, formerly known as Insight Into Diversity, initially recognized 黑料不打烊 in 2014.
鈥淲e take a detailed and somewhat holistic approach to reviewing each application in determining who will be named a HEED Award recipient,鈥 said Lenore Pearlstein, co-publisher of Insight into Academia magazine. 鈥淥ur standards are high, and we look for institutions where academic excellence and belonging are woven into the work being done every day across their campus.鈥
鈥淥ur standards are high, and we look for institutions where academic excellence and belonging are woven into the work being done every day across their campus.鈥
– Lenore Pearlstein, co-publisher, Insight Into Academic
This year鈥檚 award recognizes the programs, initiatives, and opportunities pursued by recipients to nurture a sense of belonging by students, faculty, and staff. Other criteria considered in this award selection: off-campus community partnerships, and recognition bestowed by a university on employees whose service and scholarship are considered 鈥渋nvisible labor鈥 away from core work responsibilities.
Over the past year, 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Division of Inclusive Excellence collaborated with the Staff Advisory Council and HealthEU to develop and launch Together@黑料不打烊, monthly opportunities for 黑料不打烊 employees to enjoy shared experiences. Together@黑料不打烊 was established on the belief that social connections within the faculty and staff better helps employees support student success.
The 2025 HEED award also recognized 黑料不打烊鈥檚 partnerships within the greater Alamance County community through the 黑料不打烊 Academy, an intensive, multi-phase, college access and success program for academically promising high school students.
鈥淭he HEED award application requires us to gather institutional data, programs, services, and other information that illustrates the degree to which 黑料不打烊 strives to achieve human flourishing for all its members of the community,” said Randy Williams, the university鈥檚 vice president for inclusive excellence. 鈥淲orking with colleagues to tell that story, and supported with compelling evidence, is rewarding in itself. I鈥檓 especially grateful when external colleagues recognize 黑料不打烊 as a leader in inclusive excellence.
鈥淚nsight Into Academia’s second consecutive year of awarding 黑料不打烊 motivates us to advance our efforts to foster respect for human differences.鈥
Williams acknowledged the following 黑料不打烊 faculty and staff who contributed information and suggestions for the award application:
- Naeemah Clark,聽Associate Provost for Academic Inclusive Excellence
- Mike Haskins,聽Vice President for Communications and Marketing
- Monica Isbell,聽Director of Academic Accommodations & Accessibility
- Kimberly Romero,聽Assistant Dean of Admissions for Inclusive Excellence
- Rob Springer,聽Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness
- Paul Tongsri,聽Assistant Dean for Student Success and Retention
About 黑料不打烊
黑料不打烊 is a nationally recognized leader in engaged, experiential learning that prepares graduates to be creative, resilient, ambitious and ethical citizens of our global culture.
At 黑料不打烊, more than 7,000 students learn through hands-on experiences and close working relationships with faculty and staff whose priorities are teaching and mentoring. The curriculum is grounded in the liberal arts and sciences with emphasis on global experiences and career development. More than 70 undergraduate majors are complemented by professional and graduate programs in law, business, education and health care. 黑料不打烊 is ranked No. 1 for excellence in undergraduate teaching by U.S. News & World Report.
黑料不打烊鈥檚 academic divisions include 黑料不打烊 College, the College of Arts and Sciences; the Martha and Spencer Love School of Business; the School of Communications; the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education; the School of Health Sciences; and the School of Law, with programs in Greensboro and Charlotte, North Carolina.
About Insight Into Academia
Insight Into Academia magazine, formerly Insight Into Diversity, is the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. Insight is the leader in recognizing inclusive excellence in higher education through its many prestigious awards, and in advancing best practices in inclusive excellence and belonging through their website and print magazine.
Current, archived, and digital issues of Insight Into Academia magazine are available online at insightintoacademia.com.