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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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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. Once his interim university leadership position concludes, Chancellor Reyes intends to resume his role as provost.

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Pepperdine law dean talks openly about his stutter

Inside Higher Ed

Today, Caron is dean of law at Pepperdine University. ” Caron smiled during a recent interview prompted by a post he wrote, called “Deaning While Stuttering,” on his blog, TaxProf. ” ‘I Made It Work’ Caron didn’t always intend to be a dean, or a professor, or even a lawyer.

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