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Georgetown University's President to Step Down, Following Health Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DeGioia—the longest serving President of Georgetown University—announced on Thursday that he was stepping down due to ongoing health concerns. I have been shaped by the tradition of this community and the values of the Academy and we, as a University community, continue to be guided by these ideals in rich and enduring ways.”

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Northwestern AAUP Resolution Approved By Faculty Assembly

Academe Blog

The university’s legal resources shall be used to defend the rights of Northwestern University and its faculty, students, and staff from unlawful federal actions, including from censorship of teaching and research on identities and diversity.

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President moves: This Florida university has finally selected its next leader

University Business

He routinely partnered with the provost and vice president of student affairs. He will assume the role in summer 2026 once Boston College’s current president, William Leahy, steps down. Elmore currently serves as executive vice president and provost, a position she’s held since April 2020.

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Excluding Level 7 modules from the LLE is a huge, missed opportunity

HEPI

Elsewhere on the site, Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris, Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic and Provost at The University of Buckingham, highlights what is, in her view, a critical flaw in the LLE: the unfair funding gap facing students on accelerated two-year degree programmes, despite their clear benefits for employability and skills development.

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APAIE 2025 champions inclusivity and global citizenship

The PIE News

Thats a very unique thing about the conference this year, Venky Shankararaman, APAIE president and vice provost (education), Singapore Management University , told The PIE News. Jindal Global University , the host institution for this years conference, addressed the importance of expanding opportunities on a global scale.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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For the UW, global engagement is part of our core mission

UW Presidential Blog

The University of Washington is preparing our students for the challenges and opportunities of working and living in a globally-connected economy, and we are deeply engaged in partnership , research, innovation and collaboration with academic colleagues and government and industry partners all over the world.

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