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Vanderbilt University Expands Popular Financial Aid Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vanderbilt University is expanding its nationally recognized no-loan financial aid program, known as Opportunity Vanderbilt. Christiansen, vice provost for university enrollment affairs and dean of admissions and financial aid. For families with an income of more than $200,000, the median annual award is $39,940.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Accolades for the Moving the Needle campaign are not hard to find among women whove ascended to the highest echelon of the academy since the ACE-led initiative began in 2009. Epps of Temple University and Dr. Orinthia T. college and university chief executives by 2030. Often, I see these leaders thrive at another institution.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”

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Dr. S. Keith Hargrove Named Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Keith Hargrove has been appointed as the new chancellor of Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), following a unanimous vote by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Thursday. He has the vision and discipline to take our university to the next level." Hargrove's career in higher education spans decades.

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Dr. Condoleezza Rice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From January 2005-2009, Rice served as the 66th secretary of state of the United States, the second woman and first African-American woman to hold the post. Rice served as Stanford University’s provost from 1993-1999, during which time she was the institution’s chief budget and academic officer. Born in Birmingham, Ala.,

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A professor who accused Auburn University officials of retaliating against him for blowing the whistle on the athletics program intervening in academics prevailed in court last week—in part. The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however.

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How University of Arizona Global Campus’ Online Recruitment Ads Drain Its Finances (Jeremy Bauer-Wolf)

Higher Education Inquirer

In 2020, the University of Arizona acquired Ashford University , an online for-profit college that a California court later found guilty of having deceived students about job prospects, transfer opportunities, and degree costs. Criticism from some of the University of Arizonas faculty has also erupted.