Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Lester McCorn, who led Clinton College in South Carolina for the past 7 years, has been named the new president of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia. Both institutions are historically Black colleges and universities. McCorn is scheduled to take the helm of Paine College in January.

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APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts. Its not innate for everyone, says Trent.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shola Lynch Spelman College has scored a major coup with the hiring of award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch as its Diana King Endowed Professor in Film, Filmmaking, Television, and Related Media in the Department of Art and Visual Culture. It is amazing that Spelman has a documentary film program — it is the only HBCU with one.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. Respondents held mixed impressions of whether their colleges placed a priority on mental health. Dr. Linda L. We also let them know about the resources and services.”

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Higher Ed Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2024

A finalized plan to pare down and consolidate the private nonprofit’s offerings is meant to “keep our college competitive,” its president said.

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MARCH 26, 2025

Derrick Brooms Allison Joyner The Black Men's Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College explored the multifaceted nature of African American fatherhood during its biannual symposium held in the African American Hall of Fame at the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel on campus. "We

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Although colleges in Los Angeles escaped serious fire damage, leaders say they face a long road ahead as hundreds of students and faculty were displaced. The past week has been a blur for Fred Farina, the California Institute of Technologys chief innovation officer, who lost his home in the fires still tearing through Los Angeles.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Bolton Columbia College Chicago has appointed Dr. Shantay N. Bolton, who will officially begin her tenure on July 1, becomes the first woman to lead the creative arts-focused college in nearly 90 years and the first woman of color in the institution's history to serve as president. At Georgia Tech, she managed a $3.1

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The North Dakota college’s president said it must cut degrees and tenured positions to counter a potential $1 million budget hole.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Two DeVry leaders share how the university promotes well-being for its employees and why it got rid of the term "work-life balance."

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APRIL 1, 2025

Heather Shotton In a historic move that signals a significant step toward reconciliation with its past, Fort Lewis College (FLC) has named Dr. Heather J. She brings more than two decades of experience in higher education, having worked at both small liberal arts colleges and large research universities.

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University Business

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A flurry of colleges and universities have shuttheir doors following the pandemic, and 2024 didn’t show signs of slowing down. University Business will continue to monitor the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond. Lower enrollment breeds lower tuition revenue.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Such practices can lead to mistrust between students and faculty, harming the educational relationship. Rahmat, PsyD, is a core faculty member at Antioch University, where she specializes in compassion-focused pedagogy, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, and mindful self-compassion. Teachers College Press. Cook-Sather, A.,

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Dr. Michael Gavin Delta College is a two-year public community college in University Center, Michigan. Before serving at Delta, Gavin worked at Prince George’s Community College for 13 years and Anne Arundel College for seven years, both located in Maryland. I mean, the mission is very clear,” says Gavin.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Larry Galizio, President & CEO of the Community College League of California. California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PHILADELPHIA-- In a significant recognition of their transformative efforts in higher education, Chattanooga State Community College and Southwestern Oregon Community College have been awarded the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award by Achieving the Dream (ATD). The college saw an 8.7 percentage points from 2019 to 2022.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

The institution’s chancellor recommended closing a general studies college that supports two-year degrees.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. The engineering college, founded in 1997, has struggled with operating deficits for over a decade.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

North Dakota’s higher ed board will need to OK eliminating degrees at the public college.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

The North Carolina college is gearing up to drop degree programs, though one analysis found it’s in sound financial shape.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A troubling new survey reveals that nearly one-third of American Jewish college students believe faculty members on their campuses have promoted antisemitism or created learning environments hostile to Jews, highlighting growing concerns about discrimination in higher education. adults between October and November 2024.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Colleges are embedding student career development in the classroom. Theyre relying on faculty to lead the charge. The student has dropped by to talk about summer internships; theyre considering a career in the faculty members discipline, but they feel nervous and a little unsure about navigating the internship hunt.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

The state recently restricted when its public colleges can partner with nations like China and Iran, raising questions about international recruitment.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

The reductions will save the Roman Catholic college in Missouri about $2.3 million in fiscal 2025.

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JANUARY 11, 2025

Colleges and universities across the country are preparing to celebrate the legacy of a civil rights icon who championed integration and transformed Americas Rev. In fact, some college leaders say that with the continued attack on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, now is the time more than ever to remember Kings contributions.

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JANUARY 19, 2025

This reliance on numbers has driven many colleges to focus heavily on metrics in an effort to improve outcomes, streamline operations, and secure funding. As community colleges across the United States struggle with declining retention rates, it has become increasingly clear that institutional focus should not be limited to numbers alone.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2025

If signed into law, faculty at the state's public colleges would not be able to teach about subjects like antiracism and unconscious bias.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2025

24) College closings are expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, and Northland College may be the first of 2025. This page will be continuously updated as University Business monitors the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Westmoreland County Community College has appointed Dr. Kristin L. Dr. Kristin Mallory Mallory, who currently serves as vice president for Academic Affairs at Wor-Wic Community College in Maryland, will assume her new role on July 1, 2025, bringing with her a comprehensive vision for educational excellence and community engagement.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

The Pennsylvania nonprofit has also cut faculty, staff and programs as it tries to stem deficits and enrollment declines.

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MARCH 18, 2025

The Catholic institution in Wisconsin is still trying to cut $7 million from its fiscal 2026 budget after previously initiating multiple rounds of layoffs.

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JUNE 17, 2024

The struggling Catholic institution will also lay off 25 faculty members and 12 staffers as it tries to close a budget gap and stabilize its finances.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Enough instructors retired or took buyouts that the public college didn’t need to move forward with more drastic reductions.

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JUNE 28, 2023

Johns Hopkins University held its workplace well-being summit Tuesday, focusing on graduate students and faculty.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., Psychology, San Diego State University; M.A.,

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APRIL 24, 2023

The Texas institution infringed on these tenets by dismissing three professors who criticized officials, the faculty group said.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

How Elmira College Enrolled Their Best Class in 10 Years Despite FAFSA Fiascos and Campus Silos Dennis Kelly, Elmira College Dennis Kelly has seen a lot in his 30 years in higher education. Elmira is a small college in upstate New York. I had to jump into a situation where the class I inherited did not meet goal,” Kelly said. “I

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