Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The UNCF (United Negro College Fund) and Robert Kraft’s Foundation brought a diverse group of Black and Jewish students, faculty and administrators together for a series of Unity Dinners across the nation. The dinners - which kicked off at the National Civil and Human Rights Museum in Atlanta before moving to George Washington University in D.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. The same report found that Black/African American administrators in higher education were just 8% of all senior leaders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2024

Some members of the faculty at Columbia University have lodged a vote of no-confidence for the university’s president, Dr. Minouche Shafik. Law enforcement made several arrests and the administration issued suspensions of students involved in the on-campus demonstrations.

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

[Editor's note: This essay, written for elite university presidents, is intended as a rhetorical device rather than a statement of facts. Elite universities, long considered the pinnacle of higher education, have become increasingly entwined in a broader conversation about privilege, access, and power.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 27, 2023

Crumpton-Young Texas Southern University President Dr. Lesia L. It was unclear if Crumpton-Young, who previously served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Morgan State University in Baltimore, had secured another position. Crumpton-Young is leaving the school, just two years into the job.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Failed searches for college presidents are now commonplace. Partly, it’s because fewer college presidents are academics who compiled a scholarly reputation before taking on leadership posts and who continued to speak out about higher education even after their retirement from office.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Columbia University administration leaders and student organizers failed to reach agreement in negotiations that might have included the university’s divestment from Israel. She said the two parties failed “to find a path that would result in the dismantling of the encampment and adherence to University policies going forward.”

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. The best way is to keep it simple and keep it focused. They are clear and mission-driven.

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University Business

JANUARY 30, 2025

Colleges and universities already worrying about maintaining their relevance to prospective students and the workforce are also now entrenched in a new drama few are adequately prepared for: the increasing litigation and compliance involved in the sector. The symposium, hosted by Touro Law, was recorded and published on its website.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Jonathan Holloway Dr. Jonathan Holloway has been named the new President and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, following his five-year presidency at Rutgers University. The Henry Luce Foundation announced on Friday, that Holloway will become its seventh President and CEO in the organization's 89-year history.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Meanwhile, college administrators have largely stood by, allowing horrific rhetoric to fester and grow,” said Foxx in a statement introducing the hearing , which is titled Holding Campus Leaders Accountable and Confronting Antisemitism.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

Real average salaries for full-time faculty members remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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University Business

JANUARY 3, 2025

In the whirlwind of change occurring in college academics and athletics, Linda Livingstone has her hands full as president of Baylor University and board chair of the NCAA. “It takes a community to do jobs like this,” the seven-year president says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Jewish college students are expressing in a new survey increased frustrated with the lack of response from university presidents and leadership to ongoing antisemitism on campus. It found that 57% of students are not satisfied with the response of their administration to acts of violence and hate on campus since Oct.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 17, 2024

Sonoma State University President Mike Lee has left his role mere days after striking a controversial deal with pro-Palestinian protesters on campus that brought a rebuke from California State University System leaders, who accused Lee of “insubordination” and placed him on administrative leave.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 31, 2023

Ron DeSantis announced plans on Tuesday to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at Florida’s colleges and universities. 12, his administration introduced a statewide ban on a new Advanced Placement course about African American studies. In total, the state’s 12 public universities spent a combined $34.5

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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 post Brown University Reinstates Test Requirements appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 14, 2024

Over 50 protesters at California State University, Los Angeles, occupied a student services building for hours Wednesday night, barricading multiple administrators—including university President Berenecea Johnson Eanes—inside with them, the Los Angeles Times reported.

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University Business

APRIL 11, 2025

AI advancements thatstreamline user experience and administrative workflow could revolutionize student accessibility, enrollment and workforce outcomes, according to leaders attending Ellucian Live, the annual conference hosted by the global higher education software company.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and Hillel International are expanding their partnership to deepen the organizations’ critical work with college and university presidents and administrators to combat rising antisemitism on campus. Following the publication of the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

Pollard Oakwood University President Dr. Leslie N. Yancy Vanguard Award, bestowed upon HBCU presidents who demonstrate steady and transformative leadership. “It honors Yancy’s legacy as a scholar among African American women known for her work as an American academic, professor, and administrator. The Dr. Dorothy C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams’s parents had met during their time at Southern and A&M College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. His first ambition after college was to make money, and he entered the corporate world and earned his MBA from Fontbonne University. Everyone didn’t feel that way.”

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University Business

APRIL 8, 2024

Presidents and other high-ranking administrative staff have been on the defensive recently as the public has heightened its criticism over whether higher education leaders are guiding the sector properly. ” It isn’t just retired presidents who speak harshly about it.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Lindenwood University in Missouri is expanding its reach with the acquisition of for-profit Dorsey College, a vocational school in Michigan, the St. Lindenwood Education System, the parent entity for Lindenwood University, is the official purchaser in the deal, and the two institutions will maintain separate accreditation.

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2024

Real average salaries for full-time faculty members remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). The post Report: Higher education administration pay soars as faculty pay Lags appeared first on University Business.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Last week, private medical school Des Moines University (DMU) and historically Black Voorhees University announced a new partnership designed to help more students advance their education in health science fields. Additionally, they can begin as early as the summer between their sophomore and junior years.

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Changing Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2015

Universities often report a number that appears to indicate how much the university spends on instruction. Lombardi , in How Universities Work. These conclusions lead to a consideration of why cost -shifting between missions is so important in the current approach of the research university. We would be wrong to do so. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

School: Weber State University Major: Business Administration Year: Senior Ana Morett , majoring in business administration and professional sales at Weber State University, put in work on the tennis court to be named Big Sky Conference League MVP.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vincent, president of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

Taylor’s departure makes her the latest president of a Mississippi higher ed institution to leave under mysterious circumstances, a trend started last summer with the governing board for the state’s eight public universities suddenly announcing it had let go William LaForge , president of Delta State University.

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Inside Higher Ed

JULY 24, 2023

Rice University president Reginald DesRoches launched his career as a civil engineer–turned–higher ed administrator back in the early 1980s, when he joined a summer bridge program for students from underrepresented backgrounds before his freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley.

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University Business

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hybrid and remote work among staff and administration during the pandemic may have first looked like a temporary contingency plan. Lawrence University (N.Y.), The university has upgraded its technology to cater to hybrid meetings by implementing large screens, speakers, microphones and cameras in workrooms.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Welch has been named president and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). He will succeed Dr. Mildred Garcia who left the organization in October to become chancellor of the California State University system. Dr. Charles L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Montana State University President Dr. Waded Cruzado has been named winner of the American Council on Education’s 2024 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award. She also chaired the board of directors of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities and HERS.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 30, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton welcomes Nuno Fernandes, President of American Public University System (APUS), to discuss how institutions can leverage technology to revolutionize their branding and marketing strategies in higher education.

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University Business

MAY 8, 2023

While the pandemic is often partly blamed for the recent surge in presidential departures, the trend of shorter tenure among college and university presidents has been underway for several years. Indeed, a recent American Council on Education report noted that, in 2022, presidents had been in their position an average of 5.9

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University Business

APRIL 18, 2025

Alan Miciak – John Carroll University (Ohio) President Alan Miciak announced his plans to retire from his post at John Carroll University at the end of the 2026 academic year. John Carroll University’s financial standing improved after Miciak helped raise $76.7 David Joyce – Averett University (Va.)

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