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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

Prior to that, he served as the president of Wilmington College (Ohio) and the founding associate dean of health sciences at Heidelberg University. He has served at Nichols since 2006, mainly in positions that revolved around fundraising and advancement. The throughline of Bates’ career is his passion for healthcare.

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Harvard University Names First Black President

Insight Into Diversity

Gay is the current dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She was appointed professor of government in 2006 and professor of African and African American Studies in 2007. Harvard University’s 30th president will be the first Black leader and second woman to hold the position.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

It is often used as a research method in the social sciences and is typically used to study underserved populations and how they experience life—such as homeless youth, victims of trauma, and many more. As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. The reality is very different.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

It is often used as a research method in the social sciences and is typically used to study underserved populations and how they experience life—such as homeless youth, victims of trauma, and many more. As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. The reality is very different.

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Harvard inaugurates Claudine Gay, the university’s first Black president

University Business

Since 2018, Gay served as dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the university’s largest and most academically diverse faculty, according to her biography page. She first joined Harvard in 2006 as a professor of government, then began teaching African American studies the year after.

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President moves: UCLA snatches a leader from Miami

University Business

Frenk served as Mexico’s secretary of health from 2002 to 2006 before heading Harvard’s School of Public Health. Beginning as an assistant professor, she then became the department chair for American Ethnic Studies and later in Psychology, before rising as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and then as provost.

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The health of higher education studies – cause for optimism?

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The grants from these bodies are relatively large (for the arts, humanities and social sciences), and are typically expected to make a theoretical, not only empirical, contribution. When we look at the extant literature, there seems to be cause for concern.