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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

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Levine who has led the organization since 2002. Chavous, currently vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan, brings more than 25 years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and academic administrator to the position.

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KAVITA BALA

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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University has been named the university’s 17th provost. An expert in computer vision and graphics, Bala will succeed John Siliciano, professor of law in Cornell Law School, who has served as interim provost since July 1.

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Dr. Ben Vinson III Appointed President of Howard University

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Dr. Ben Vinson III Vinson – a historian of the African diaspora in Latin America – is currently provost at Case Western Reserve University. In 2002, Diverse named Vinson an Emerging Scholar. Ben Vinson III will become president of Howard University, effective Sept. 1, The Washington Post reported.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

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in a 2002 study , explored the educational benefits of diversity in college settings, particularly in light of challenges to affirmative action policies. Furthermore, Patricia Gurin, et al. Their findings demonstrate the significant educational and civic benefits of interracial and interethnic interactions during college.

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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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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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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

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