Tennessee State University president to resign in spring 2024
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 15, 2023
Glenda Glover has been the HBCU’s leader since 2013 and seen it through issues like the state shortchanging the institution on public funding.
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Montana State University president to retire at end of 2024-25 academic year
Higher Ed Dive
AUGUST 13, 2024
Waded Cruzado plans to step down after 15 years at the helm — a period marked by growing enrollment and rising research expenditures.
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Morgan State University Launches Task Force to Combat Declining Black Male Enrollment
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2025
Morgan State University, Maryland's largest Historically Black University, is taking decisive action to address a concerning trend: the steady decline in Black male Dr. David K. University President Dr. David K. Wilson enrollment.
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U.S. Lawmakers Take Aim at Another University President
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 23, 2024
Lawmakers Take Aim at Another University President Katherine Knott Tue, 04/23/2024 - 03:00 AM As Columbia’s Minouche Shafik works to calm tensions on her campus, House Republicans representing New York and others say she needs to go. Byline(s) Katherine Knott
Walden University President Michael Betz Cashing In
Higher Education Inquirer
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Walden University President Michael Betz has sold $380,000 worth of Adtalem shares. In 2024, Walden settled a case for $28M that claimed the school systematically deceived black and female students. Adtalem, formerly known as DeVry Education, is Walden's parent company.
Columbia University President Steps Down
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 14, 2024
Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned her post effective Aug. Dr. Minouche Shafik The university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024.
Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe
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., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D.,
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Historian Dr. Jonathan Holloway to Lead Henry Luce Foundation Following Rutgers Presidency
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 6, 2025
Jonathan Holloway Dr. Jonathan Holloway has been named the new President and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, following his five-year presidency at Rutgers University. The Henry Luce Foundation announced on Friday, that Holloway will become its seventh President and CEO in the organization's 89-year history.
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Hamline University President to Retire Following Islamophobia Controversy
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 3, 2023
On Monday, Hamline University President Fayneese Miller revealed her intention to retire following controversy surrounding Islamic artwork that brought attention to the school earlier this year. In an email to the campus community, Hamline officials announced that Miller plans to retire on June 30, 2024.
Johnson C. Smith University President Announces June Retirement
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2023
Smith University (JCSU) President Clarence Armbrister will retire in June. Armbrister – the 14th president of the historically Black college and university (HBCU) – broke the news in a message to students Jan. He will stay on as senior adviser until early 2024 to help the incoming president, he said.
Southern New Hampshire University President to Step Down Next Year
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., with more than 225,000 learners.
Trends 2024: Which universities will place greater emphasis on critical thinking?
University Business
DECEMBER 6, 2023
A “growing gap” has emerged between university qualifications and proof of proficiency in general 21st-century skills, according to an international report from 2016 to 2021 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). appeared first on University Business. About a fifth of all U.S.
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Cruzado Wins 2024 Council of Fellows Mentor Award
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 3, 2024
Montana State University President Dr. Waded Cruzado has been named winner of the American Council on Education’s 2024 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award. She also chaired the board of directors of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and HERS.
President moves: 1 momentous resignation, 3 leaders enter 2024 with new prospects
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. Stepping down Mark Anarumo – Norwich University (Vt.) Woolf starts next summer. Read more here.
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Tenure Under Fire—Again—in North Dakota
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. Byline(s) Ryan Quinn
Holloway to Step Down as President of Rutgers University
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 presidents discuss the future of higher education
University Business
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The Futures Initiative, a program under the office of the executive vice president, hosted a panel Thursday — titled “University Futures: A President’s Panel” — between four university and college presidents. Read more at The Cavalier Daily.
The Joys of ‘Leading From the Margins’
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Greenberg Tue, 02/27/2024 - 03:00 AM Hollins University president Mary Hinton discusses her new book, about how her identity as a Black woman from the rural South shaped her approach to college leadership. The Joys of ‘Leading From the Margins’ Susan H. Byline(s) Susan H. Greenberg
DeSantis Proposes Defunding DEI Programs at Florida Universities
Insight Into Diversity
JANUARY 31, 2023
Ron DeSantis announced plans on Tuesday to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at Florida’s colleges and universities. In December, DeSantis’ administration ordered leaders at Florida’s college and university systems to report how much schools spend on DEI expenditures. million on DEI programs.
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“Cracks in the system”: Ontario universities project $1bn in losses
The PIE News
OCTOBER 22, 2024
Federal changes in January imposing a 35% cap on international study permits are projected to cause financial losses of more than $300m in 2024/25, doubling to more than $600m the following year, the organisation representing Ontario’s universities has predicted.
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University of Utah Showcases Positive Impacts of Diversity
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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Presidents’ Alliance Reaffirms Higher Education’s “Steadfast Commitment” to Immigrant, Refugee, and International Students
Higher Education Inquirer
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
For Immediate Release: November 6, 2024 Contact: Michael Earls at michael@npagency.com Washington D.C. – The Alliance is composed of 550+ college and university presidents and chancellors of public and private colleges and universities, enrolling over five million students in 42 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico.
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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”
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Dr. Ellen M. Granberg, George Washington University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
George Washington University President Dr. Ellen M. The nationally recognized scholar in the sociology of self, identity, and mental health has also served as provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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University of Austin, the self-proclaimed antidote to college campus ‘illiberalism,’ is now accepting fall 2024 applications
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. And so we are building anew.
Southern New Hampshire University President Paul J. LeBlanc to Step Down
Campus Technology
DECEMBER 13, 2023
After 20 years of leadership, President and CEO Paul J. LeBlanc of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) has announced he will step down as of July 1, 2024.
Rutger’s Eatman to Chair AAC&U Board of Directors, And Other Newly Elected Officers
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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AJC, Hillel International Expand Partnership to Counter Antisemitism
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. In the wake of the spike of antisemitism seen after Hamas’ Oct.
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Alabama State Launches Women’s Flag Football
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.
Fuentes Earns the AAHHE Mildred García Founders' Award
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. Dr. David Fuentes Fuentes is associate dean in the College of Education at William Paterson University, where he began his career in higher education as an assistant professor of teacher education in 2012.
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International Women’s Day: ¼ of the Top 200 Higher Ed Leaders Worldwide are Women
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. Since the eighties, women comprised a majority on college campuses while institutional leadership remained predominantly male.
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College Presidents Come Together to Uphold Democratic Ideals
Insight Into Diversity
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
In a recent press release, Stetson University President Christopher F. In 2024, the consortium plans to implement campus-specific programs aligned with the Civic Commitments. James Madison University will require incoming students to begin building civic dialogue skills through e-learning and on-campus activities.
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US recognises Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2024
The HBCU Institutional Leaders were announced on September 10, 2024, in advance of the Annual National HBCU Week Conference , which identifies tangible opportunities to connect federal and private resources to the HBCU community.
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Ana Morett
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.
Masters and PhDs exempt from caps as Canada preps PGWP and visa changes
The PIE News
JANUARY 22, 2024
An internal memo from Universities Canada has warned its members that provinces across Canada will be prescribed allotments from the federal government as to how many international study permits they can hand out. Particular colleges do not offer the same student and housing supports that public ones do, the president added.
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Self Awareness and Emotional Intelligence Integral for College Presidency Effectiveness
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Jorge Burmicky, assistant professor at Howard University. 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. Dr. Shawn M.
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Fontbonne University in Missouri to close due to budget problems and declining enrollment - JIM SALTER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Economics and Change in Higher Education
MARCH 23, 2024
A century-old university in suburban St. Louis will shut down next year, its president said Monday, citing declining enrollment and ongoing budget problems. Fontbonne University, in Clayton, was founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1923, first as a place to educate young Catholic women.
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President moves: Shake-up in Louisiana moves two leaders. This Virginian leaves the West Coast
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 university system president seeking a job at a subordinate institution is unorthodox. “And Will your school benefit?
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Possible major cuts to come with UNL budget reallocation - Josie Golka, Daily Nebraskan
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.
A review of HE policy? It’s déjà vu all over again
SRHE
OCTOBER 15, 2024
There was no review straddling the July 2024 general election, perhaps because the last government was too obsessed with culture wars and fighting amongst themselves. More than half of all England’s universities are facing financial problems which have driven them to declare voluntary or compulsory redundancies; the situation is desperate.
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West Virginia: outcry over “unprecedented” language cuts
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Almost the entire department of world languages is set to be cut at West Virginia University – in what stakeholders are calling a “bloodbath” – leading to a vote of no confidence in the university’s president. Last month, it was announced that under president E.
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Here are 2 ways global higher education is floundering post-pandemic
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.
McDonough Promotes Student Voter Engagement
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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Ten Years of Innovating Together
UIA (University Innovation Alliance)
JANUARY 16, 2024
Our member university presidents and chancellors have been the visionaries who crafted the UIA's vision, set it in motion, and continued to steadfastly support it with their teams. Nine new campuses have joined the founding universities, broadening the alliance's reach and incorporating fresh ideas and experiences.
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