UNC Greensboro administrator resigns in protest of planned academic cuts
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 25, 2024
Associate Dean Charles Bolton bashed officials, saying they lacked transparency in their moves to drop 19 academic offerings.
Former Dean Awarded Nearly $4 Million in Retaliation Lawsuit
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 22, 2024
A former Bloomsburg University dean will be awarded $3.9 million after a jury found that he was fired in retaliation for helping an administrative assistant report that she had been sexually harassed by the university’s president,
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Dean Hoke Appointed President and CEO of the American Association of University Administrators
Edu Alliance Journal
MARCH 21, 2023
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – March 21, 2023 — Dean Hoke, of Bloomington, Indiana, has been chosen to serve as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Association of University Administrators ( AAUA ), currently based in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania.
New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually
Deans for Impact
JUNE 27, 2023
Our 2023 Impact Academy fellows are: Andy Saultz , Interim Dean of the College of Education, Pacific University Anne Lamb , Managing Director of Program and Evaluation, St. Riley College of Education, Winthrop University Clifton Tanabe , Dean of the College of Education, University of Texas at El Paso Debbie G. McIntyre, Jr.
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The endless churn of administrators leaves faculty feeling dizzy
THE (Times Higher Education)
MAY 12, 2023
Just as deans and provosts start to realise their visions, they are often gone, leaving everyone else to pick up the pieces, says Elizabeth Lehfeldt
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Former Dean Sues College, Claims Discrimination
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 10, 2024
Charletta Barringer-Brown A former Southside Virginia Community College administrator is alleging discrimination as a reason she was fired from her position. Barringer-Brown served as dean of the department of humanities, social sciences, and business at Southside Virginia.
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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2024
In the days following her suicide, Moseley went on paid administrative leave while the school hired a a third party to review “potential personnel issues and concerns.” This is all documented and emails sent.” She also noted in the email about receiving a poor professional evaluation from Moseley.
Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2023
Johanna Bond will become dean of Rutgers Law School, effective Jul. An accomplished legal scholar and a strong academic administrator, Professor Johanna Bond is uniquely qualified to serve as the dean of Rutgers University Law School,” said Dr. Antonio Tillis, chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden. 3, pending board approval.
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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. This is a full-circle moment for me, because Dean Holley was my very first hire as president of Howard in 2014,” said Dr. Wayne A. Danielle Ren Holley is breaking ground.
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A Q&A with the new dean of biological sciences, Richard Harland
The Berkeley Blog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Harland, a professor of molecular and cell biology, took on his new role in the College of Letters and Science following the departure of long-time Dean Michael Botchan The post A Q&A with the new dean of biological sciences, Richard Harland appeared first on Berkeley News.
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UPitt Dean Works to Advance Equity in Policy, Practice
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 5, 2023
Dr. Valerie Kinloch Kinloch does the work in her leadership role as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s (UPitt) School of Education, a position she has held since July 2017. “It is to understand who people are, people's dreams and hopes, [and] what people want.”
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How to Fix the Awkward Administrator-to-Professor Transition
The Chronicle of Higher Education
OCTOBER 30, 2023
It is time to shift how higher ed talks about, pays, and makes use of presidents, provosts, and deans who return to the faculty. By Lisa Jasinski It is time to shift how higher ed talks about, pays, and makes use of presidents, provosts, and deans who return to the faculty.
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In Lawsuit, Two Professors Allege Retaliation and Discrimination By Cuyahoga Community College Administrators
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Two Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) professors are suing the school, claiming that it and its top administrators retaliated against them for making critical comments about the school to the press, Cleveland.com reported. The lawsuit was filed Monday by attorney Subodh Chandra in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 21, 2024
Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.
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Proving the possible: how an Ohio partnership is bringing tutoring to scale
Deans for Impact
MAY 24, 2023
While a handful of BGSU teacher-candidates were already providing after-school tutoring at Crim last fall, BGSU professors, administrators and staff met with Bowling Green City Schools administrators to discuss additional opportunities.
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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 5, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. At the very small liberal arts college [Swarthmore College] I attended, I unwittingly pursued a four-year internship in academic administration.
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The Administration of a Higher Education Faculty Online Learning Community
Faculty Focus
JULY 2, 2023
The administrative framework for an Online Learning Community An important role for administrative leadership in online programs is the provision of resources that encourage faculty to commit toward their ongoing professional development (Schwanenberger, Dereshiwsky, & Sujo-Montes, 2021). A., & Rossow, K. link] Blitz, C.
JMU administrator leads with student experience in mind
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 28, 2023
My role is really to build out partnerships and relationships with the deans, the academic colleges, the associate deans and then also the department chairs of each of those units. I oversee the registrar, the learning center and the university advising and professional health advising at the university.
Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 3, 2023
“The hollowing out of administrative and professional staff, and the dismissal and erasure of colleagues, institutional experience and real community, have created a culture of fear and distrust and are harming the college.” Administrative discourse often appears devoid of substance, lacks respect for previous efforts, (e.g.,
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YOHANNIS A. JOB
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 10, 2024
He served as vice president and dean of enrollment management at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, Texas. Job holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration -marketing from the University of Arkansas, and a juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
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Columbia Riven by Feud Over Statements and Doxing Truck
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
About 30 Columbia University students walked out of a lecture by Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs, on Tuesday to join a protest of the university’s administration, The New York Times reported.
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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 12, 2023
The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. Warner, a former GCU School of Business dean herself, said that during her time as dean, all three of GCU’s academic deans were women then as well.
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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
An Alabama jury awarded Michael Stern $645,837 in damages, finding after a two-week trial that Stern’s former dean illegally punished him for speaking out. Around this time, Stern’s new dean allegedly opposed his tenure bid, as did the provost, contradicting the positive recommendation of his department.
Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The college will have its own dean of students, director, counselors, academic advisors, and outreach and support staff, and it will draw from existing faculty who have “a demonstrated record of success in teaching Black students,” said Wood. “I’m The entire college is being designed specifically with the Black student in mind.
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Dr. Michael L. McFrazier Appointed Acting President at Prairie View A&M University After President Dr. Ruth Simmons's Early Resignation Decision
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
McFrazier McFrazier is currently dean of PVAMU’s Whitlowe R. He has served as professor and dean at PVAMU, along with other senior leadership roles at the school. Outside of higher ed, McFrazier was a public-school teacher and administrator in the Waco Independent School District. Dr. Michael L. Green College of Education.
Mitchell Hamline School of Law Names New President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Davidson has been appointed president and dean of Southern Illinois University’s Mitchell Hamline School of Law, effective July 1. Davidson serves as professor of law at the law school and has served as dean at SIU Law since July 2020. Camille Davidson “I am thrilled to be leading Mitchell Hamline,” said Davidson.
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SHAROD L. TOMLINSON
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
He served as the associate dean for student success and engagement and was the director of the R.I.S.E. Tomlinson holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from John Jay College in New York, a master’s in organizational management from The New School in New York, and a doctorate in education from St.
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New presidents or provosts: Chamberlain Cumberlands Fielding Marist Princeton Seminary South Mountain Spring Hill
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Jonathan Lee Walton , dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University, in North Carolina, has been named president of Princeton Theological Seminary, in New Jersey. Kevin Weinman , chief financial and administrative officer at Amherst College, in Massachusetts, has been selected as president of Marist College, in New York.
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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 29, 2024
Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development.
New presidents or provosts: Altoona Gwynedd Hennepin Holy Cross Mercy Penn St. Cloud Wake Tech
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 8, 2023
Peter Hopsicker , associate dean for academic affairs at Pennsylvania State University’s Altoona campus, has been promoted to vice chancellor for academic affairs there. Annenberg Dean of the Annenberg School for Communication and Richard Perry University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been chosen as provost there.
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Dr. Anne McCall Appointed 13th President of the College of Wooster
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 12, 2022
She has also served as associate dean for Tulane University's School of Liberal Arts; dean of arts, humanities and social sciences at the University of Denver; and dean of Harpur College of Arts and Sciences. McCall has almost 17 years of classroom experience teaching women's studies and 16 years in administrative positions.
Cruzado Wins 2024 Council of Fellows Mentor Award
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 3, 2024
Waded Cruzado The annual award acknowledges the role mentors play in the success of participants in the ACE Fellows Program, which was established in 1965 to help prepare faculty and administrators for senior positions in higher education leadership.
Dr. Leah P. Hollis Appointed to Access, Equity, and Inclusion Post at Penn State
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 5, 2023
Hollis will become associate dean for access, equity, and inclusion in the Penn State College of Education, effective Aug. I chose Penn State because of the dean and the wonderful colleagues I met during my visit,” Hollis said. “I Dr. Leah P. I see a true commitment to anti-racism and diversity and am thrilled to be part of that.
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Myles Collins
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 23, 2024
School: Georgia Tech Major: Business Administration Year: Senior Georgia Tech business administration major Myles Collins claims Dean's List accolades and recognition as a three-time ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient.
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Building Opportunities for Black Men
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
When Adrianne Washington, dean of special academic programs at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), found that the Honors Program was overlooking the school’s Black men, it didn’t sit right with her. Washington is dean of the nascent Honors College.
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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 23, 2023
College administrators nationwide were already starting to tackle the issue in recent years but homed in on it after the pandemic revealed stark economic disparities among students. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator.
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JACKIE K. BROCKINGTON JR.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 24, 2023
Brockington served as the associate dean of enrollment services for York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and finance and an MBA, both from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Brockington Jr. has been appointed registrar at Delaware State University.
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Dr. George Timmons Appointed President of Holyoke Community College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 26, 2023
He has previously been dean of the School of Liberal Arts and founding dean of online education at Excelsior College. Timmons holds a doctorate in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University. Timmons said that he understands the challenges and barriers around education for minorities.
MELANIE LECHTENBERG
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2023
She served as dean of records, registrar, and financial aid at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Illinois. Lechtenberg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and an MBA from Quincy University in Illinois.
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RUSSELL MORROW
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 18, 2023
Russell Morrow Russell Morrow has been appointed assistant dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the College of Business at Ohio University. He also earned a doctorate in educational administration from Ohio State University.
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Phylicia Rashad Appointed Inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Phylicia Rashad Rashad is currently dean of the Chadwick A. Dean Rashad is the perfect choice for this position, and I look forward to her contributions in this role.” Phylicia Rashad will become the inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University. The chair was established in May 2021.
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Dr. Julie Kornfeld Appointed President of Kenyon College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2023
She has also served as vice dean for education and associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health; and assistant dean and director of education at University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. Julie Kornfeld Kornfeld is currently vice provost for academic programs at Columbia University.
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Eric T. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 3, 2024
Meyer comes to Berkeley from the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been dean of the School of Information since 2018. He will begin his new job on Aug. The post Eric T. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information appeared first on Berkeley News.
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Pharr Selected to Lead Pitt Community College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 22, 2024
Andrews University as well as a master’s in science education and a doctorate in higher education administration from East Carolina University. PCC Trustees Chairman Charles Ellis said Pharr’s more than 14 years of experience as a community college administrator and record of success set her apart from other candidates to lead the college.
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