Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Tabbye Chavous, PhD, vice provost for equity & inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan (U-M), has responded critically to a recent New York Times article on the university’s DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) efforts in an open letter posted in the Michigan Chronicle.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Bridges holds a Doctorate in higher education administration from Indiana University–Bloomington; a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Carolina–Charlotte; and a B.A. in English language and literature from Francis Marion University.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Image: The title of Administratively Adrift: Overcoming Institutional Barriers for College Student Success (Cambridge University Press) sounds a bit like that of Academically Adrift , a 2011 book that said students were not learning enough in college. Why focus on administrators? He responded via email to questions about the book.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

He showed through rigorous research that diversity resulted in superior problem solving in both research environments and in broader contexts. This moment demands that we clearly communicate the value of DEI programs to all stakeholders – students, parents, faculty, administrators, and policymakers.

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University Business

MARCH 20, 2025

This emerging environment can leave institutions facing expensive searches, long stints with interim appointees and uncertainty and damaged morale when a senior administrator departs. Prior to the retirement of the third president of the college, the provost was identified as a candidate for the presidency.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 16, 2022

Mark Law, the director, also says he was told that the university’s Board of Trustees insisted on his ouster, against the will of the university’s president and provost. I have never had a negative performance evaluation and have been led to believe I was doing a good job by the administrators I work for.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As provost, I have been pushed to confront many of the quasi-religious assumptions usually held in academic affairs without guardrails or reason to pause for the first time in my 26 years in higher education. As Provost, it is difficult to consistently articulate the logic and benefits of zagging when everyone else is zigging.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 6, 2024

After months of deliberation, Brown University administrators announced the reinstatement of SAT/ACT testing requirements across the institution. The new policy will launch with next year’s application cycle, effective for the class of 2029. Doyle III, who served as committee co-chair, in a statement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

“At the heart of the resolution agreement is our reaffirmation that when an act of antisemitism occurs, we will take appropriate and necessary action to address the act, prevent its recurrence, and support those impacted,” UVM’s Office of the Provost said in an Apr. 3 statement. In 2021, two nonprofit Jewish advocacy groups, the Louis D.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

His participation as an ACE Fellow at Ohio State University under the mentorship of President Gordon Gee provided him with critical insights into how to manage change thoughtfully within higher education environments. This experience mirrored what Dr. Leadership in higher education demands balancing urgency with collaboration.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 21, 2023

Kimberly Juanita Brown, IBICL's inaugural director, said that numerous stakeholders were involved in the creation of the institute, from alums and faculty to staff members and the administration. The Office of the Provost at Dartmouth has given $1.3 The institute is being launched with initial funding of $2.3

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Creatrix Campus

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Building a Future-Ready Institution: How Provosts Can Lead Digital Transformation in Higher Education editor Tue, 09/24/2024 - 08:27 Introduction: The Role of Provosts in Digital Transformation As a Provost or Vice Chancellor, we know your roles and tasks are tough in the evolving digital landscape.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In our current landscape—characterized by heightened emotional states , polarized political environments, and perceptions among some faculty that administration may not always have their best interest in mind—academic leaders are spending more time grappling with and addressing these incidents. Institutional context.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

On March 7, Dr. Shaun Harper, university professor, provost professor of education, business and public policy, and the founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, was watching a livestream from the U.S. Prior to becoming a faculty member and administrator, Dr. Toby S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

The conference attendees were a mix of students, faculty, donors, education administrators, and edtech professionals. Therefore, it is appropriate that consideration be given for an educator’s aptitude to use technological tools in learning environments.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

” Later in the meeting, multiple professors asked the Faculty Affairs Committee to push Provost Peggy Agouris, who briefed the board on the school plan, to respond in writing to a standing list of faculty questions about it. Signatories noted increased turnover among key administrators—including Donoghue Velleca—as well.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

But all those positive things about face-to-face education, a sense of belonging, community engagement, interacting with faculty members and advisors, those things can be harmed if [students] are left to be self-directed learners who are only learning in an online environment.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“I think that’s the next evolution: How do we engage these areas of campus that are the glue and consolidate those services in a way that it’s easier to use, easier to find and easier to manage,” asks Sine, who spent 15 years as a higher ed administrator.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

The Breen Center for Career and Professional Development and the office of the provost organized the event, creating a day off in the academic calendar for this inaugural expo. What’s the need: The idea to cancel classes came from faculty in October, says Tomomoi “T” Horning, the executive director of the center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Dr. David Canton Specifically, UF closed its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer (CDO), removed DEI and administrative roles, and stopped DEI-focused contracts with outside vendors, according to an administrative memo UF leadership published Mar. Ahmed, vice provost for DEI at the University of Vermont. “It

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. Getting outside of Academic Affairs, I think, would be very, very helpful for provosts, for vice chancellors as well."

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

“It seems natural that something like this would be our first step into a master’s program or a higher-level degree,” said Brenda Kelly, provost and dean of the college, citing the lengthy history of the undergraduate athletic training program, which began in 1976. “It’s not a decision to make lightly.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

” Wong said that members of TPAC and the executive committee, along with senior administrators, had been discussing this possible change to TPAC’s membership criteria for a year. Brown did not share demographic information about the committee or tenure success rates when asked.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

In the simplest terms, the prevention of gender-based violence is not just a matter of policy, compliance, or enforcement; it must be addressed as part of the broader culture, to include the culture of our collective campuses, including nurturing an environment characterized by care, responsibility, and accountability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

For example, on one occasion a Vice-Provost asked me to share my research agenda at a faculty meeting. Higher Education is a very challenging environment for anyone but particularly for scholars and administrators of color. Hilton I have been in the academy for many years and have the stars and scars to show for it.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

“That kind of environment can really lead to an exodus, and that’s what you had at Princeton,” Ross said. “There is a shared and continual commitment to ensuring a diverse and inclusive environment at the university in which all staff members can thrive,” he wrote.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 7, 2022

We are working closely with students, we support our students and we are the ones who are able to help the administration understand the needs of our students—and that those needs go beyond just strict academics.” We as faculty will no longer feel that we are vital partners working with the administration and the board.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Why can’t the two branches of the institution collaborate to create programming and plan activities for the entire college community inclusive of the president, faculty, staff, administration, and students? Aren’t we trying to create a family environment for our students and employees?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

She began her presidency at JCSU following an impressive, nearly 30-year-long career as an educator, writer, and academic administrator, most recently as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean and Professor of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. This is what makes supporting her bold and dynamic vision inspiring.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Claudia Salcedo, who adds that administrators can sometimes be perceived as separate from the students they serve. Prior to starting this position in April 2024, Salcedo spent two years as assistant director for administration of the Academic Advancement Program working with Alexander, who has directed AAP for over a decade. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

Jenkins, who is Associate Provost for Faculty Development and a Professor of Higher Education at the University of South Carolina said that the power of Hip-Hop can't simply be reduced to music. In her powerful closing keynote, Dr. Toby S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. There is power in being a role model, he says, and that’s why he wants to make sure undergrads and graduates can see themselves represented in Lehman faculty, staff, and administration.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

It probably requires (gasp) a senior administrator drawn from the faculty whose job it is to try to push the deep and significant changes in policy, practice and culture that will be necessary to achieve this elusive goal called student success in a complex environment of already overburdened laborers.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 13, 2022

To explore further, I reached out to my friend James DeVaney , the associate vice provost for academic innovation at the University of Michigan and founding executive director of U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation. Are there industry-university partnerships that work better than others? What sets them apart?

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2022

“It didn’t matter if you sat in IT or our academic technology group or in one of the schools or foreign facilities office where you rarely interacted with the academics—the shared goal was so clear to everybody,” said Matthew Rascoff, Stanford’s vice provost for digital education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. After earning tenure, Byrne began taking on administrative roles, one which notably put her in direct contact with Macaulay Honors College. Upon completion of her Ph.D.

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