Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

Dr. Darius Young Young is a history professor at the FAMU College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. Watson, provost and vice president for academic affairs at FAMU. Young will serve as director of the new Center for African and African American Studies at Florida A&M University. and Catherine T.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

Image: Villanova University took a new approach on translating major skills into career opportunities for students with its biotechnology boot camp, introducing learners to alumni and employers in a difficult-to-enter field. Employers are also looking at younger talent and hiring STEM major undergraduates instead of just Ph.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 3, 2023

Jerry Balentine , executive vice president and interim provost at New York Institute of Technology, has been named provost and EVP there on a permanent basis. Nicolle Parsons-Pollard , interim provost at Georgia State University, has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs there on a permanent basis.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

Rather than introducing immediate top-down changes, he led a full year of strategic planning that included participation from faculty, staff, students, alumni, and governing boards. April 29, 2025 · Episode 257 Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In 34 Min · By The Change Leader, Inc.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 24, 2023

1 barrier to academic success cited by students in the survey over all. The share of students who say this is even larger for key subgroups, including those with learning disabilities or related conditions. Relatedly, half of students want professors to experiment with different teaching styles. This was the No.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Kevin Beardmore , vice president of student affairs at Owensboro Community and Technical College, in Kentucky, has been appointed president of Southeast New Mexico College. Van Brunt , provost and vice president for academic affairs at Gwynedd Mercy University, in Pennsylvania, has been appointed president of Spring Hill College, in Alabama.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We asked how she’s met these opportunities: “When I think about my role as Provost at Florida State University , at that point in my career, I was not at all certain that I wanted to be a university president. When I left for a provost job at University of Missouri , I was excited about a new opportunity at a Midwestern university.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. The college says it froze undergraduate majors with “very low student enrollment.” Current students in affected programs will be allowed to finish their studies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

million grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Highly qualified STEM educators equip students with knowledge and skills – and ignite a passion for STEM that will guide their students into the workplace,” said Weddington.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however. In retaliation for Stern’s internal and external activism, Auburn in 2009 suddenly moved the department of economics out of the College of Business and into the College of Liberal Arts, the lawsuit said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Bennett will become dean of Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences, effective Feb. Bennett Bennett, a behavioral scientist, is currently vice provost for undergraduate education and professor of psychology & neuroscience, global health, and medicine at Duke. Dr. Gary G. Bennett holds a Ph.D. and an A.M.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Prior to that, he served as the president of Wilmington College (Ohio) and the founding associate dean of health sciences at Heidelberg University. The work was done in collaboration with the provost. He currently serves as the CEO of True Empowering LLC, a communications company. William Pieczynski – Nichols College (Mass.)

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2023

Bradley Chamberlain , vice president for mission and communication at Luther College, has been appointed provost there. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, in Massachusetts, has been appointed provost at Brown University, in Rhode Island. Doyle III , dean of the John A.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A member of the provost-appointed Academic Program Review Taskforce, which created the report, said the members expected the report was going to become public. percent of undergraduates are in the majors she recommended ending, and all the currently enrolled students would be allowed to finish them. She said 4.4

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

Cudd Cudd, currently the provost at the University of Pittsburgh, has previously served as dean of arts and sciences at Boston University and as a professor and dean of undergraduate studies at the University of Kansas. This appointment will make her the second woman to lead the school. Cudd holds a Ph.D. in philosophy, an M.A.

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Campus Sonar

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Perception is shaped by human feelings and opinions, and is dynamic in nature. Traditional research methods such as focus groups, interviews, surveys, and audience panels, often carry inherent biases and assumptions that impact the data collection process.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Sean Burke , associate provost of Luther College, in Iowa, has been selected as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Alma College, in Michigan. Richmond Hill , interim provost of the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College, has been named to the position on a permanent basis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

SEATTLE-- Prominent student affairs practitioners of color shared powerful stories of leading in higher education amid major challenges, including the recent COVID pandemic and ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. As such, Shivers said, it's important that student affairs professionals practice self-care. "Our

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Berberich , interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the University of Missouri at St. Ellen Granberg , provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology, in New York, has been appointed president of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. “Trust and institutional culture are broken,” the first of the five points said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Mary Chinery, d ean of the School of Arts and Sciences; Dr. Jennifer Edmonds, dean of the School of Business & Digital Media; Dr. Teri Wurmser, dean of the Hackensack Meridian Health School of Nursing and Wellness; and Dr. Kelly McNeal, dean of the School of Education. recently announced t hat ten women now hold deanships.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 19, 2023

“Enrollments in English Language Institute programs have declined over the last several years as part of a larger trend of declining enrollments in intensive English programs nationally,” wrote Kathleen Blee, the dean of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at Pitt. Cudd, Pitt’s provost and senior vice chancellor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences. Paul Getty Trust, which funds research and visual art preservation, and Dr. Josef Sorett, dean of Columbia College at Columbia University and vice president for undergraduate education. Nicholas B. Dr. Nicholas B. Getting into college is harder and harder,” said Dirks.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Condoleezza Rice is a professor of political economy in the Graduate School of Business, the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy at the Hoover Institution and a professor of political science at Stanford University. As provost, she was responsible for a $1.5 As provost, she was responsible for a $1.5

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UW Presidential Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

Throughout March, which is designated as Women’s History Month , we have a wonderful opportunity to pause and reflect on the extraordinary depth and breadth of what the women of the UW have achieved, on campus and off, in the sciences and the arts, as changemakers and leaders, and at every scale.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

The provost of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University has cited overall enrollment decreases and specifically low enrollments in these courses. A university spokesman says they have 2,900 undergraduate students combined. percent from 2016 to 2020—the largest drop since it began its survey in 1958.

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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. Most notably, the students [learners] expressed levels of dissatisfaction with their recent educational experiences. However, one participant had an intense reaction to our suggestion.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

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. Other notable mentions: Dr. She is also a first-generation student.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

30% of students say poor maintenance, cleaning or overall building conditions have had at least some impact on their ability to learn. Place matters, Medlin adds, because students think it matters. Just under half see research labs as excellent, while only one-third view arts and performing spaces as excellent. block:block=176].

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Cabrini administrators put current enrollment at roughly 1,500 students, both undergraduate and graduate. That’s a big drop from 2016, when a total of more than 2,300 students were enrolled. Following the latest wave of cuts, university leaders are making an appeal for partnerships. “And then, of course, the pandemic hit.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., Clark’s leadership was determined help soften the blow, especially for students who needed continuity of learning to finish their degrees. A total of 179 undergraduate students enrolled in 40 sections representing 27 unique courses.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The professor, Samuel Joeckel, said in an email that the dean of his department and the university’s provost waited outside the class he was teaching last week to inform him of the news. He said that the concern was that I was ‘indoctrinating students.’ “On Feb. We stepped back into the classroom.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Conservative groups, politicians and organizations launched a coordinated attack on DEI in higher education in 2023, in some cases disrupting these programs established to promote fairness and student success, and to address decades of exclusionary policies and practices in higher education. Remember the why.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Dr. Karen Carey was appointed chancellor in November 2020 after serving as provost and dean of graduate studies since June 2016. Carey came to UAS from California State University Channel Islands in Ventura, California, where she served as dean of Arts & Sciences. She earned her Ph.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

million in faculty salaries while increasing its student-faculty ratio, Allegheny College in Pennsylvania charged a task force with reviewing its academic programs. That’s what the terminated professor, Xiaoling Shi, and some of her colleagues and students want to know. “Why was Chinese language and culture cut?

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 7, 2023

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. Now, nearly 15 years later, the idea has fresh momentum.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 17, 2023

Patrena Benton Elliott , vice president of instruction and student support services at Robeson Community College, in North Carolina, has been appointed president of Halifax Community College, also in North Carolina. Robinson , interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has been named to the job on a permanent basis.

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