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

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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. The work was done in collaboration with the provost. Stepping down Jeff Abernathy – Alma College (Mich.)

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

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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. She’s held her position there for the last two years.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

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John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. ” Rivera-Mills begin this June.

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

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Brooke Vick, PhD The organization is a consortium of senior diversity officers from 36 private liberal arts institutions across the U.S. Brooke Vick, PhD The organization is a consortium of senior diversity officers from 36 private liberal arts institutions across the U.S.

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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

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Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. However, Riverso does have a background in developing young talent through academia. He also served on the review committee at NYU for their master’s construction program curriculum.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

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program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. At my university, the provost has put in place a prerecorded self-paced, self-directed asynchronous U.S.

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Two-year colleges strain to hire instructors in technical fields

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Nate Southerland, provost of Coconino Community College, said the college started the automotive technology program in response to local workforce needs. Administrators say the lure of better-paying industry jobs coupled with the high cost of living in Flagstaff, Ariz.,

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