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.
Law School Admission Council Names Sudha Setty as New President and CEO
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 6, 2025
Setty, who currently serves as dean of the City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law, will bring her extensive experience in legal education and commitment to diversity to the organization. Burke added that "Sudha's accomplishments and skill set as a dean and faculty member fit well with the aspirations of LSAC in its next chapter."
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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.
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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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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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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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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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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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges
Edu Alliance Journal
JANUARY 27, 2025
During that time, I took on the role of President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) and dedicated myself fully to the organization. In 1975, I designed my own major in College Administration, combining courses in business, history/political science, and psychology. Hoke has a B.A.
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Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 5, 2025
Moreover, an instructional designer with administrative privileges, such as senior ID, director, or assistant dean, can work collaboratively with faculty and administration to create important policies and procedures, promote one-stop-shop modalities, and recommend innovative and transformative practices for learning.
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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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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.
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.
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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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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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Report Details How Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act Could Better Serve Students of Color and Low-Income Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Dr. Andrea Fabrizio, dean of academic affairs and principal investigator for the Title V project at Hostos Community College, an HSI in New York City, said she would like to see flexibility. It’s about all the other pieces that impact their lives and often make it difficult for them to put their attention fully on their academic path.”
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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
As a Black woman, I love that so many of my kids look like me,” said Thompson, who adds that the parents, the school administrators and the other teachers have cultivated a family-like atmosphere at the school and have been a champion for her success. At 25, Thompson is already making a difference.
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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.
Using Generative AI to “Hack Time” for Implementing Real-World Projects
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 14, 2025
During the course, students were asked to redesign a monthly newsletter sent out by the administration to internal stakeholders. Based on the bots response, the students developed a set of recommendations for how the administration could improve the newsletter.
Dr. Marlene Tromp Named University of Vermont's 28th President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 20, 2025
Her administrative experience includes serving as campus provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of California at Santa Cruz and vice provost and dean at Arizona State University. Senator Patrick Leahy, who met with Tromp during her campus visit, expressed confidence in her leadership abilities.
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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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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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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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 19, 2025
Administrators must recognize that professional development programs should not solely focus on pedagogical techniques but also on the importance of relational skills. Conley is an accomplished educator and higher education leader, currently serving as the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Ivy Tech Community College. Dr. Rebecca L.
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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.
On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
As his reputation grew, Williams was recruited by Northwestern University, where he served as assistant dean of diversity and inclusion between 2017 and 2021, and then until 2022 as the Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion lead of Northwestern’s Public Health Program. I needed them to speak the language [of diversity,]” says Williams.
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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.
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: 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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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. 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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Small College America – Profile Earlham College
Edu Alliance Journal
FEBRUARY 17, 2025
February 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke: This profile of Earlham College is the second in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Dr. Paul Sniegowski, a biologist and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has served as President since August 2024. Season two begins February.
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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.
Small College America – Profile College of Wooster
Edu Alliance Journal
MARCH 3, 2025
March 3, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of the College of Wooster is the fourth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Dean Hoke is Managing Partner of Edu Alliance Group , a higher education consultancy, and formerly served as President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA).
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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.
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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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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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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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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