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Building an Academic Space for Black Women Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

Jacinta Saffold In a world where academia often overlooks the nuanced narratives of Black women, the Black Womens Studies Association (BWSA) is spearheading a movement that seeks to center the lived experiences of Black women across disciplines, identities, and generations. That commitment to community-building is central to their ethos.

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Racial and Gender Inequities Found in Field of Educational Measurement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Rodriguez said he hopes to learn more about these written responses, particularly as they relate to leadership positions both in academia and the industry.

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

“It went downhill after the [Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act] documents were submitted due to my severe depression and anxiety. This is all documented and emails sent.” She also noted in the email about receiving a poor professional evaluation from Moseley. "In

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

People outside of academia may be better positioned to evaluate the impact of candidate’s scholarship. · Carefully assess why disconnects occur between external and internal evaluators. The criteria should be read aloud, prior to evaluating that dimension. Dr. Donna Y.

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Thoughts on Stanford's academic freedom conference (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I will be a better dean for having attended and participated in the conference, hosted by the Classical Liberalism Initiative of the Stanford Graduate School of Business. What is a dean to do? As a dean I may not be in the loop when a complaint is lodged in another office. I share the frustration.

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Limerick,” Chris Whitney, the board’s vice chair and brand commissioner for the state of Colorado’s Department of Agriculture, wrote to Glen Krutz, CU Boulder’s dean of arts and sciences. An assistant dean for advancement reportedly seconded Limerick's account. " Personal vs. Professional.

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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Hall was so enamored of her cluster that she produced a short film about it, documenting how the relationships that she and the other professors had formed helped them navigate being people of color in academia. Without these gatherings, “I don’t know if I would have survived the pandemic,” she says. Dr. Robin L.

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Study finds women college leaders of color face more bias

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

Image: When Julianna Barnes set her sights on a career in academia, she envisioned eventually becoming a vice president of an institution and assumed it would be her pinnacle role in the profession. She’s also a founding faculty member of the college.)

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(Podcast) #28- Importance of collaborative effort in supporting international students with Wendy, Cassie and Danielle

ACPA

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

And instead, it’s really cool to be part of an office or a collective building or collective dean’s office that has folks who say, no, this could actually really help many people and we should create a larger resource that’s available to all students based on this one person’s questions.

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In Their Own Words: An Introspective Look at State Authorization Compliance Professionals

WCET Frontiers

JUNE 29, 2023

Thus, the importance of senior leadership, faculty, and staff buy-in/support in academia is not only vital for student success but also imperative if institutions are to remain viable and ensure sustainability. I pulled together meetings with Deans, financial, legal, etc.”. “I Be more proactive and less reactionary.”

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A More Efficient University Business Model For The Win – Part 2: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 195 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Melik Khoury

The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Khoury notes that 90% of individuals in academia, especially on residential campuses, lack certain skills that are necessary for adapting to new models of teaching and governance. The failure of colleges often stems not from a lack of ideas or vision but from governance documents making it impractical to implement changes.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Key Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Thoroughly Review the Report: University presidents, administrators, provosts, deans, and other leaders actively engage with the contents of the report. And that got me really interested in issues of intellectual freedom, free speech, and, once I did get back into academia, academic freedom.

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