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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This increase, while notable, also highlights the persistent challenges that remain in achieving true gender equity at the highest levels of academia. Her meteoric rise is particularly noteworthy given the historical barriers faced by women of color in academia. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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For the first time, over 25% of the world’s 200 best institutions are led by women

University Business

Among the top 200 global universities identified by THE in 2024, 51 are now run by women, marking a steady incline over the past five years: 43 in 2022 , 41 in 2021, 39 in 2020 and 34 in 2019 and 2018. Their exit from the world of elite academia means that the U.S. and found that they made up 39% of provosts and 30% of presidents.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2020, almost 60% of Village residents have been Latino and have completed their degree or certificate programs in an average of 3.4 Dr. Dolores Duran-Cerda, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs, says administration believes in being student-ready, not expecting students to be college-ready.

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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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Dr. Karen Carey

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Karen Carey was appointed chancellor in November 2020 after serving as provost and dean of graduate studies since June 2016. In addition to academia, Carey has worked as a school psychologist in several states primarily with students who have severe disabilities and students in juvenile correctional facilities. .

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. ” Rivera-Mills begin this June.

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3 Questions With Marni Baker Stein, Coursera’s New Chief Content Officer

Inside Higher Ed

Q: What inspired you to move to an ed-tech company after a career in academia? I continued to work on expanding access through a wide range of innovative online and hybrid learning initiatives at Penn, Columbia, University of Texas system and, most recently, as chief academic officer and provost at WGU. After returning to the U.S.,

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