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KAVITA BALA

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Kavita Bala Kavita Bala, currently the dean of the Cornell Ann S. She arrived at Cornell in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher and became an assistant professor of computer science in 2002. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University has been named the university’s 17th provost.

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Dr. Ben Vinson III Appointed President of Howard University

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Some of his previous roles include dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University; vice dean for interdisciplinary programs and graduate education at Johns Hopkins University; and founding director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins.

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

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Previously, she was president of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE); dean of academic services and student affairs at Tufts University; and a senior leader in student affairs at the University of Southern California. “As Dillion is a senior adviser for Huron Consulting’s higher education practice. Dillon holds a Ph.D.

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Dr. Paula D. McClain

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McClain is professor of political science and professor of public policy and dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate education, having moved to Duke from the University of Virginia in 2000. Since arriving at Duke, she has served on the Appointment, Promotions and Tenure Committee and as its chair in 2002.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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In 1998, he began teaching at the University of Alabama, and then joined the University of Cincinnati in 2002, where he rose to full professor, department head, associate dean for graduate studies and research, and ultimately dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. This enhances students’ critical thinking, knowledge integration, and problem-solving abilities. Caspersen, J., C., & Olaf Aamodt, P. Measuring learning outcomes.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

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At a time when some Americans are questioning the value of higher education, Gittleman — who joined the faculty at Tufts University in 1964 and rose through the ranks to serve as provost from 1981 to 2002, before he retired in 2015 — says criticism of higher education is nothing new. “If My generation of academics was the luckiest in history.

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