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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

“ True social transformations are measured in decades, not years ,” our founder Benjamin Riley wrote in 2017. It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Listen to Benjamin reflect on what has made DFI a learning organization: [link].

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UPitt Dean Works to Advance Equity in Policy, Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“To advance equitable policies that are grounded in education is to understand the full humanity of people,” she said. “It Dr. Valerie Kinloch Kinloch does the work in her leadership role as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s (UPitt) School of Education, a position she has held since July 2017.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. Louden believes now, more than ever, that Comptons faith in humanity is one of its superpowers. This allowed students to share their current feelings and experiences. We just wanted to help.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree. That number is now over 60%.

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Burwell Announces She’ll Step Down from American

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Burwell, the institution’s 15 th president and its first female leader, has been in the post since 2017. Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree. That number is now over 60%.

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Experts Gathered to Discuss Challenges Facing Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. Dirks said t hat percentage shrunk to 10% by the time he left in 2017, which resulted in increased tuition. Dr. Nicholas B.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F. Between 2017 and 2023, he served as executive director of the U.N. The rule of law is the cornerstone of human freedom and progress,” Beasley said. Rice School of Law.