Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) President and CEO Dr. Paul J. 30, 2024, bringing an end to more than two decades at the helm. Dr. Paul LeBlanc During his tenure as SNHU’s fifth president, the school grew from 2,500 students to the largest nonprofit higher ed provider in the U.S.,

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 30, 2024

Tenure Under Fire—Again—in North Dakota Ryan Quinn Thu, 05/30/2024 - 03:00 AM Republican lawmakers and a university president pushed a bill last year that would diminish faculty job protections at two institutions. It failed by a hair, but the State Board of Higher Education has taken up the mantle.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Alongside Ryan, the panel consisted of Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University, Harriet Nembhard, president of Harvey Mudd College and Santa Ono, president of the University of Michigan. The post University presidents discuss the future of higher education appeared first on University Business.

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University Business

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The higher education sector can relax knowing that employers still greatly value the merit a degree grants job applicants. How higher education can cultivate critical thinking among students Over the last three years, Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School has emphasized adding critical thinking within its curriculum.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

Leadership at Harvard University will get to test their equanimity after a headline-worthy shakeup that shot one of the world’s most prominent institutions of higher education into the defensive on the first days of 2024. The former president describes his parting with the university as a “mutual decision.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to higher education. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in higher education. Move it forward—disrupt it.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

He will stay on as senior adviser until early 2024 to help the incoming president, he said. Armbrister holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from the University of Michigan.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2024 Contact: Michael Earls at michael@npagency.com Washington D.C. – Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of the Presidents’ Alliance, stated: “A central mission of higher education is to educate and equip individuals from all backgrounds to unleash their talent and potential.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 15, 2025

April 15, 2025 · Episode 255 The State of Public Trust in Higher Education: Insights from Gallup-Lumina Foundation 33 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc. GallupLumina data shows why trust in higher ed is decliningand what colleges must do to regain credibility, relevance, and workforce alignment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Eatman Six new directors and board officers were elected during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. James Madison University President Dr. Jonathan R. Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson was elected treasurer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

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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University Business

OCTOBER 17, 2024

In his final three months as head of the International Association of University Presidents, Fernando León García notices a troubling trend brewing. Despite members’ commitment to globalizing education and eradicating inequity, colleges and universities are slowly reverting to old habits. Not only did the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education has announced its 2024 AAHHE Mildred Garcia Founders' Award recipient, Dr. David A. Fuentes investigates educator experiences, including the experiences of educators of color in K-12 schools and in higher education settings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International are expanding their partnership to deepen the organizations’ critical work with college and university presidents and administrators to combat rising antisemitism on campus. Following the publication of the U.S.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 31, 2023

DeSantis, a potential candidate for the 2024 presidential election, said he will also change tenure and hiring policies, allowing institutions to conduct post-tenure reviews on faculty at any time and giving university presidents and board of trustees more authority in hiring decisions. million on DEI programs.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

University of Utah is showcasing the value of academic diversity after the state’s passing of HB 261 , which “prohibits an institution of higher education from establishing or maintaining an office… [that] is referred to or named diversity, equity, and inclusion.” HB 261 goes into effect in Utah July 1, 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Over 700 college and university presidents have responded to a new survey, providing a glimpse into the ever-evolving higher education landscape. Those aspiring to be presidents now see the competencies needed,” said Dr. Shawn M. Hartman, senior vice president and chief operating officer of Academic Search.

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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. Even among the 70% of higher ed leaders that are male, just 7% are Black, 6% are Asian, and 4% are Latino.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

More than 70 college presidents from public and private institutions nationwide have joined the College Presidents for Civic Preparedness consortium. In a recent press release, Stetson University President Christopher F. Carnegie Mellon University appointed an Assistant Dean of Civility Initiatives.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

After announcing its founding in 2021, the University of Austin has won approval to issue liberal arts degrees and is now accepting undergraduate students for fall 2024, The Texas Tribune reports. I mean that quite literally…” the university stated on X, formerly known as Twitter.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

It was through that work and some inspiring mentorship that I received that I came to appreciate the potential for higher education to be a powerful gateway to economic opportunity in our society. There are so many things going on with the economy and especially with people’s perception of higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2024

Alabama State University’s Department of Athletics has announced its plans to launch a competitive women's flag football program in the 2024-25 academic year. The program will be the first at a Division 1 historically Black college or university, according to officials.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 15, 2024

by Rob Cuthbert Higher education in England is in financial trouble, and maybe more. If former NUS President Wes Streeting were Education Secretary, no doubt he would be proclaiming that, like the National Health Service, ‘higher education is broken’. Each initiative was kicked back. So what is to be done?

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The PIE News

JANUARY 22, 2024

One university president told the Star – the first to report on Universities Canada’s memo – that authorities will need to make a distinction between publicly assisted and private institutions. Particular colleges do not offer the same student and housing supports that public ones do, the president added.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 11, 2024

Raritan Valley Community College President, Michael McDonough, has been selected to serve on the Presidents’ Council of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in 2024. Brad Mortensen, president of Weber State University, will chair the council.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image: The Ron DeSantis takeover of Florida higher education was on full display Tuesday. First the Republican governor announced plans to defund diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at state colleges and universities. FIRE also weighed in on plans to expand the power of presidents over faculty tenure.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Image: After a long period of funding cuts and stagnation , public higher education in New York state got an infusion of hope last year when Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a historic funding increase, allocating $8.5 billion in new funding—to the State University of New York and City University of New York systems.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Gordon Gee, the university was set to cut 169 faculty positions and more than 30 degree programs. The cuts, which originally included the entire department of world languages, literatures and linguistics, are a response to a $45million budget deficit for the 2024 fiscal year. “Language inspires empathy,” said Patel.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Two University of Louisiana System leaders have changed the state’s dynamic in the past two weeks as they pursue new opportunities within the state’s framework, which has drawn some pushback. A state native, Capehart has undertaken leadership positions throughout West Virginia, both in higher education and government.

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

As the University of Nebraska-Lincoln explores budget cuts and program changes, obscure major programs may be on the chopping block. These program cuts come as impacts of the $58 million predicted university budget deficit by the end of the 2024-25 school year, as reported by university President Ted Carter in June.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

George Washington University President Dr. Ellen M. Granberg commits herself to building on the institution’s legacy in education, research, and scholarship as well as its notable patient care and service.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

School: Weber State University Major: Business Administration Year: Senior Ana Morett , majoring in business administration and professional sales at Weber State University, put in work on the tennis court to be named Big Sky Conference League MVP.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 16, 2024

Over the past decade, the UIA has subtly but powerfully reshaped the landscape of American higher education. A Decade of Unprecedented Growth In October 2014, the UIA embarked on its mission to revolutionize higher ed, setting the bold goal of awarding an additional 68,000 undergraduate degrees within the next decade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA., Albany State University; M.S., She went on to earn her Ph.D.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

Hard Times in Higher Education We sometimes ask our guests about the hardest leadership challenge of their career and President Welch related this painful story: “In 2019, I got a call from the governor's office that Henderson State was facing serious financial challenges, and could the system step in an informal role?

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Economics and Change in Higher Education

MARCH 23, 2024

University President Nancy Blattner said in a statement that Fontbonne will not accept freshmen for the fall 2024 semester, but will continue with classes through summer 2025. University leaders will work with faculty and staff to help them find new positions elsewhere, she said. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 13, 2024

For this episode, however, we shared Dr. We're also pretty noisy: online broadcast shows on Inside Higher Ed and the Chronicle of Higher Education. I think that higher education is a talent activator. We're trying to shift attention toward innovation.” We have to activate the talent of millions more people.

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