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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. “I

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of South Carolina has announced that former South Carolina Gov. The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2003. David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F.

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Students left out of Texas A&M’s Qatar decision

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They announced that the university would wind down to an official closure in 2028 so all current students can complete their studies. Texas A&M University opened its Doha campus in 2003 in partnership with the state-led Qatar Foundation which funds all campus operations.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Byrne PHOTO COURTESY OF CUNY Becoming Dean of Macaulay Honors College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), enables Dr. Dara N. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Assuming the Mantle of Interim University Leadership When Chancellor Reyes first considered filling the top leadership vacancy, his expectations were somewhat different from what actually happened: "My idea at that moment was, we're going to be a strong team and we're going to be leading the university as a 'we,' not necessarily as an 'I.'

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

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Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University. Brian Blake on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast as he approached his one-year anniversary of becoming President at Georgia State University. And then I’ll talk about Peter Freeman , one of the first Deans of Computing at Georgia Tech. Georgia State University. Weekly Wisdom.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Canton accepted the position of director of the African American studies program at the University of Florida. Canton accepted the position of director of the African American studies program at the University of Florida (UF). The college’s dean, Dr. David E. Many of our peer universities have departments,” says Canton.