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Dr. Badia Ahad Named Dean of Oxford College at Emory University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Badia Ahad will become dean of Oxford College at Emory University, effective Aug. I think my most important role as dean will be to ensure that students, faculty and staff have the tools and the resources that they need to be and to do their best,” Ahad said. Ahad holds a B.A. and a Ph.D.

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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

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percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. In numbers, 52,250 research doctorates were awarded across fields in 2021. The survey period for the forthcoming report ran from July 2020 to June 2021, a full year of the pandemic. production in 2021 to COVID-19.

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Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith III Appointed Dean of UK's College of Medicine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Charles “Chipper” Griffith III will become dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine, effective Jul. Dr. Charles Griffith III Griffith is currently acting dean of the college, a role he has been in since July 2021.

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Dr. Katharine Shepherd Appointed Dean of University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services

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Katharine Shepherd has been named dean of The University of Vermont’s (UVM) College of Education and Social Services. She also served as interim dean of the education college since July 2021. Dr. Katharine Shepherd Shepherd is currently the Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor of Education.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

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Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The former dean, Alan Dettlaff—who is returning to the social work faculty, for now—says his views on racial justice got him fired. Magazine treatment: Trending: Trending text: Why Was a Dean Pushed Out? Abolition and Social Work.

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Phylicia Rashad Slated to Step Down as Dean of Howard University's College of Fine Arts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad, is planning to step down as dean of the Chadwick A. Phylicia Rashad is currently the dean of the Chadwick A. Even while serving as dean and professor at her alma mater, Rashad has continued her acting career. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University.

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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s really inspiring,” she said, adding that she was “star struck” to hear from renowned scholars like Dr. Leslie Fenwick, dean emeriti of education at Howard University and other researchers—many of whom she’s read and studied during her years as a student.

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