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

University Business

The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. His last academic appointment was at Mercy from 2017 to 2020 as the vice president of academic affairs.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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A Commitment to Help Others

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health is recognizing and honoring her with the 2023 ASPPH Early Career Teaching Excellence Award for her most recent work as a clinical associate professor at the Georgia State University School of Public Health, a role she has held since August 2017. “I

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Chinese food cost complainer sues over Harvard tenure denial

Inside Higher Ed

But—after he “acknowledged error” in both the Chinese restaurant and Blinkx incidents, after he took other steps to “demonstrate that he had learned from the 2014 incidents,” and after his tenure case was delayed for two years—the FRB surprised him in 2017 with new concerns, the suit says.

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President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

University Business

Burnett may loom as one of the most prominent figures in the University of Mobile’s 62-year history. In 2017, George Mason achieved R1 Carnegie classification under Ginsberg’s tenure. Retiring Dr. Lonnie A. Burnett – University of Mobile (Ala.) Dr. Lonnie A.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Throughout history, Black Americans have endured a long, tedious journey in achieving educational opportunities. 7 Moreover, of the 54,664 doctoral degrees conferred in 2017 , 69.5%

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SRHE News at 50: Looking back…

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The Higher Education and Research Act 2017 aimed to enshrine the market with students as customers, and established the Office for Students. In sum, we seem to be edging closer to repeating the history of rail privatisation. In 2017 amid political ferment we asked What’s wrong with higher education management? (No