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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. Our work is needed now more than ever."

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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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Ben Vinson III will become president of Howard University, effective Sept. 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. 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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A 2013 Princeton University study found that students who engaged in more diverse interactions during college were more likely to challenge their own beliefs and develop more inclusive attitudes. Use your platform to champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within your university. A study by Martínez et al.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University, his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, Lim entered the private sector as an engineer at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation.

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Dr. Paula D. McClain

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Title: Professor of Political Science/Public Policy Duke University Paula D. 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. A Howard University Ph.D.,

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

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Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education. But World War II changed all of that, ushering in a new wave of immigrants who would revolutionize American colleges and universities.

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