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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams credits her ability to pivot, her eagerness to study entirely new subjects, to her attendance at a small liberal arts college for her undergraduate degreeHampshire Collegein Amherst, Massachusetts. Now, public health is fully integrated into her research agenda. Williams has continued her work in HIV awareness and activism.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

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. In July 2025, he will depart for a one-year sabbatical and return to the life of academia. Robbyn Wacker – St.

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How Two Colleges Are Responding to the Race-Conscious Admissions Ban

Insight Into Diversity

Brooke Vick, PhD The organization is a consortium of senior diversity officers from 36 private liberal arts institutions across the U.S. In your view, how will this decision affect academia in the long term? who exchange ideas and best practices to implement equitable and inclusive strategies on their campuses.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

University Business

He came into power at the small liberal arts school after a DeSantis-backed overhaul of the Board of Trustees ousted former President Patricia Okker. Corcoran won out against two other presidential prospects with extensive experience in academia. Retired Kim Mooney – Franklin Pierce University (N.H.)

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The Impact of Crushing Student Debt on American Society: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions: Changing Higher Education Podcast 164 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest David Linton

The Change Leader, Inc.

One solution to rising tuition costs would be that a large consortium of schools, e.g., PAC-12 schools or all Midwest liberal arts schools that happen to compete with one another, should announce they are not going to raise tuition by more than inflation each year for the next ten years. So it starts at the top.

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

including developing commercially focused portfolios, merging to achieve scale, or building multiple revenue streams outside the traditional funding models. ” [00:32:04] Catherine: I think you are absolutely right, Drumm, and in academia more than anywhere else, we’re probably used to thinking about peer review. Am I crazy?

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

What, then, would it take to achieve a greater balance between scholarship and teaching? This mind-set is driven by the increasing importance of “corporate” leadership models as well as the growing predominance of STEM research culture in academia.