Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In 2009, he returned to his undergraduate alma mater, Xavier University in New Orleans, an HBCU and the only Black Catholic institution in the world. His efforts helped to lead to the graduation of the most diverse class in the history of Northwestern. “We From there, Williams’s career took off. We did some great work.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

President Randall said, "I find history to be the most instructive leadership manual I've ever seen." One of his favorite histories is Doris Kearns Goodwin's No Ordinary Time , about Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's tenure in the White House. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated in 1984 from Princeton University.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 11, 2023

Sorrell is the longest-serving President in the 151-year history of Paul Quinn College. While in law school, he was a founding member of the Journal of Gender Law & Policy and served as the Vice President of the Duke Bar Association. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, and graduated in 1984 from Princeton University.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

President turnover is a major problem for higher ed leadership, with the average tenure of leaders serving in this capacity at one institution declining sharply from 10 years to a shocking 3.7 In 2009, he received the Carnegie Corporation Leadership Award, which included a $500,000 grant to support USM academic priorities.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2023

Willis began her educational career in 2007 teaching at Florida A&M University before transitioning to Tallahassee Community College. Starting in 2010, Dr. Willis served as an Assistant Professor of History, department chair, faculty senate president, and Executive Dean of Centers at Lone Star College (Houston, Texas).

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 19, 2024

“When I came to Empire State University last summer, I said to our chief, ‘Do not worry, you will never hear me say the word crisis or emergency unless people or property are genuinely threatened.’ And he said, ‘Thank goodness, you may be the first university president to speak like that.’”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Leadership in Challenging Times: Insights on effective leadership for current and future university presidents. In 2009, he received the Carnegie Corporation Leadership Award, which included a $500,000 grant to support USM academic priorities. Oh, he’s part of my yes history. [00:05:59]

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