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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. Despite all the talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, the highest echelons in the Academy remain white and male.

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How much money do college and university presidents make?

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don’t necessarily pay their presidents the most. The president of Thomas Jefferson University was the best-paid private college president in the country, making a total of more than $8.4 million in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. By contrast, Christopher Eisgruber, president of No.

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The College President’s Role During Times of Crisis

Higher Education Today

By Devorah Lieberman As we approach the end of 2023, in an era marked by heightened challenges around the world, it has never been more important for university presidents to serve as steadfast institutional leaders during times of crisis.

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Holloway to Step Down as President of Rutgers University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rutgers University President Dr. Jonathan Holloway has said that he will step down as president of the public New Jersey institution at the end of the 2024-2025 academic school year. Serving as the university president has been an enormous privilege and responsibility,” said Holloway. “I

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Dr. Ivy Taylor Leaves Rust College Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ivy Taylor, president of Rust College, is no longer with the school, bringing an end to her almost three-year tenure as the institution’s head, Mississippi Today reported. Dr. Ivy Taylor It is unclear whether Taylor – appointed in June 2020 as the school’s first female president – stepped down or was fired.

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Hackers Hijack Bluefield University Alert System, Ransoms School Files

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In messages via Bluefield’s RamAlert , hackers pushed university members to pressure on the university president. In 2020, at least 44 U.S. Your personal information is at risk to be leaked on the darkweb blog,” the messages said. Bluefield is advising students and faculty to not email from school accounts.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I have visions of grandeur, seeing him rise to a university president, or the CEO of a major foundation or think tank committed to educational outcomes and closing achievement gaps,” says Albert. It was 2020, shortly after the murder of26-year-old Breonna Taylor. For Williams, his goals are more modest, at the moment.