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First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The dean of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music was the first woman in the role and first African American dean at the university in general. Montgomery, who joined Northwestern in 2003, said she was also the first African American dean at the University of Kansas, serving in its School of Fine Arts.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. If you have a hospital and college of medicine , it adds an important dimension to the job that's hard to visualize.

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Celebrating Success: The 2023 SANsational Award Winners Are Unveiled

WCET Frontiers

The recipients for 2023 are: The Chicago School (Licensure Programs and Location), Post University (Licensure Programs), Sinclair Community College (Location), and, The University of Louisville (Compliance Innovations). Founded in 1887, Sinclair is the nation’s oldest continually operating community college.

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Pepperdine law dean talks openly about his stutter

Inside Higher Ed

“Because students with disabilities need to find themselves in leadership positions, and because higher ed needs leaders who are willing and able to confront injustice and inequity in all its manifestations.” ” ‘I Made It Work’ Caron didn’t always intend to be a dean, or a professor, or even a lawyer.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Lessons of Board Membership For President Milliron, leadership goes beyond sitting at the top of a hierarchy. Now I'm on the board of Civitas , I'm vice chair at Bennett College , and I'm also chair of the board for CityU at National. It's been fundamental to how I've approached leadership. I love that frame.