Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2025

Gina Spivey-Brown has been named the 12th president of Oakwood University, becoming the first woman to lead the historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution in its 129-year history. Pollard, who has led the Huntsville, Alabama-based university for 15 years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Boston College announced the appointment of Rev. Butler, who currently serves as the Haub Vice President for University Mission and Ministry, will succeed William P. Board Chair John Fish praised Butler as "a dynamic leader, proven bridgebuilder, and problem-solver who understands the University's strengths and aspirations."

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 18, 2022

One challenge for colleges and universities with distributed or small online learning footprints is getting a handle on all the pieces that must be brought together to develop and run a new online program. When it comes to online learning, the challenge for most colleges and universities is one of scale.

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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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University Business

MARCH 7, 2023

The president elected prior to that resigned after the school’s cash reserve crashed down by 89% over her five-year term. “I want to thank the Institutions of Higher Learning for entrusting me with the institution that I love, Jackson State University,” she said.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

We then used this research to examine how staff numbers – both academic and non-academic – have either increased or decreased within that time frame across specific universities. We then grouped the data to enable us to calculate an average student:staff ratio for a range of university mission groups from 2014/15 to 2021/22.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2025

As traditional state capital support declines, colleges and universities are turning to new capital funding strategies in higher education to address urgent infrastructure needs and student housing demands. This was the largest gift that UC Irvine had actually received. It was a $200 million gift.

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