2024 Academia Provost 
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
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. As one of the few Latina provosts in higher education, the Seal holds personal significance for me,” Duran-Cerda says.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 7, 2025
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. 2 position on campus under President L. Song Richardson in 2022.
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University Business
MARCH 6, 2024
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.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 8, 2024
The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women. institutions in their report and found the national average of women leaders, 30% of presidents and 39% of provosts, to be slightly higher than the global average.
University Business
MAY 3, 2024
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. The work was done in collaboration with the provost. The throughline of Bates’ career is his passion for healthcare.
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
Once heralded as a vital tool to promote equitable academic environments, they now face criticism, raising questions about their future in academia. In October 2024, an eight-member faculty working group recommended discontinuing the use of diversity statements in hiring, promotion, and tenure processes.
University Business
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Corcoran won out against two other presidential prospects with extensive experience in academia. Beginning July 2024, Melissa Gillam will become Boston University’s first Black and female president as she reaches a new milestone in her career in higher education, championing student support and diversity.
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