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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University, Maryland's largest Historically Black University, is taking decisive action to address a concerning trend: the steady decline in Black male Dr. David K. University President Dr. David K. Wilson enrollment.

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Hamline University President to Retire Following Islamophobia Controversy

Insight Into Diversity

On Monday, Hamline University President Fayneese Miller revealed her intention to retire following controversy surrounding Islamic artwork that brought attention to the school earlier this year. Miller has been president of the university since 2015.

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La Sierra University President Steps Down Suddenly

Inside Higher Ed

La Sierra University president Joy A. Fehr had led the small Seventh-day Adventist university in California since 2019. She joined La Sierra in 2015 as associate provost before moving up to the provost role and then the presidency.

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International Women’s Day: ¼ of the Top 200 Higher Ed Leaders Worldwide are Women

Insight Into Diversity

The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women. Since THE first began collecting data in 2015, the number of women-led institutions has increased from 14% to 25%.

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New Year Resolutions for College and University Presidents

The Change Leader, Inc.

What are the New Year resolutions for college and university presidents? For instance, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported 66 college presidents seven of whom led pubic higher education institutions — earned more than $1 million in 2015.

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Local private colleges slash tuition prices as enrollment declines

University Business

“We know the price was scaring families away,” Lasell University President Michael Alexander said. Lasell University in Newton announced it is dropping its published tuition price by 33%, from $59,130 to $39,500 in 2022-23. Read more on Boston 25 News.

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After a ‘no confidence’ vote, JSU sits its seventh president since 2010

University Business

Sitting interim president Dr. Elayne Hayes-Anthony (Photo: JSU Office of the President) Hayes-Anthony was the chairwoman and a professor for JSU’s journalism and media studies program since 2015 and held the same positions at Belhaven University for 17 years prior to that. She received her Ph.D.