Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

The four entities recognized this year span a diverse geographic area, but they share the mission of uplifting their communities while also creating a broader impact in terms of education and the workforce. We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Jessica Perez, director of the Center for Career & Professional Development at LaGuardia Community College in New York City, found the report’s projections informative. It is predicted that Washington, D.C., Dallas and Boston will experience the greatest shortages relative to projected labor market demand.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The data shows that student parents predominantly live in rural and inland areas where there are less colleges. 61% are first-generation college students. Nearly two thirds attend one of California’s 116 community colleges and on average comprise 19% of a community college’s student population. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

This year, Excelencia also examined three specific areas of industry projected to grow by roughly 10% by 2031: STEM (statistics, technology, engineering and mathematics), healthcare, and educational professions. Dr. Elizabeth Béjar, provost at Florida International University. “So,

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Large-scale quantitative data such as these provide an invaluable evidence-based context about the areas of scholarship in which institutions are investing new faculty lines, a matter of interest to deans of graduate schools and provosts alike. Finally, we only explored Ph.D.-granting

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eLiterate

DECEMBER 1, 2022

For example, the Institute for International Education (IEE) reports that community colleges are potentially missing an opportunity to boost their international enrollments by focusing on retention of those students. Community College international student sources, from IEE.

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University Business

JUNE 28, 2024

Hired Lori Barber – College of Eastern Idaho College of Eastern Ohio President-elect Lori Barber Lori Barber has served as the vice president of academic and student affairs at the College of Eastern Idaho for the past five years; before that, she was the dean of general education. Prezant begins Aug.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2025

Local Bonds: Community colleges and public systems in states like California and Texas are leveraging general obligation bonds approved by local voters to fund long-term renovations and new construction. They actually had a university that was part of General Motors that they would be training people on how to engineer automobiles.

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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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University Business

JULY 25, 2024

Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá Abiódún “G-P” Gòkè-Pariolá will lead North Central College for a transitional period as the college’s board does not expect to launch a national presidential search before spring 2026. Gòkè-Pariolá has served as North Central College’s provost and vice president for academic affairs since 2015.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. So often, we're really practical in community colleges.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Asked to assess general building quality across campus, more than half of Student Voice respondents believe buildings seem well maintained, with about equal numbers from those at two-year colleges (n=250) and four-year colleges. “It just demonstrates allyship, that we’re all in this together.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 3, 2023

3 October · Episode 175 Building a Sustainable Higher Education Model: CSCU's Partnership for Workforce Readiness 34 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Learn how CSCU’s unification of its once-siloed community college is building a sustainable higher education model and helping improve retention and enrollment.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Key Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Thoroughly Review the Report: University presidents, administrators, provosts, deans, and other leaders actively engage with the contents of the report. If it wants to fund Engineering, but not law it can do that. You can’t have an engineering school or the other way around.

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EAB

MAY 16, 2023

You have to look at processes in people because it's the people that help become the engine, you know, to assist with student success. And student success belongs to just anybody, somebody, everybody, and certainly being able to understand that and communicate that. DC: And I'll add on to that, even more so with the faculty component.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Creating a Clear Pathway to Community College Using the Common App, CSCU created a legislature-driven, GPA-calibrated automated admission program that will be implemented at the state’s 17 technical schools and CSCU’s 17 community college campuses. Why having a “winning team” mentality is so important for higher ed.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

He recently led a project to develop a data-driven metric for identifying rural-serving institutions (RSIs), and he has been invited to speak by a number of organizations, including the American Association of State Colleges & Universities, National Scholarship Providers Association, and the Oregon Community College Association.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

She initiated key projects such as the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement, the Cisneros Institute for Emerging Leaders, and the Institute of Water Resource Science and Technology, alongside establishing a Cyber Engineering Technology & Cyber Security Research Center. It’s called the Hammer Theater.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Drumm McNaughton speaks with Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, president of the Community College of Denver, who shares some of the solutions she was able to identify based on her unique understanding of higher ed. She started her education career in K-12 and moved to community college leadership. Dr. DeSanctis is unique.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Danielle Egan, dean of the faculty and chief academic officer at Connecticut College.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

. “It was great fun to come up with the idea and the model, but [the college] would have remained as a two-page white paper if we didn’t have innovative leadership, starting with our president to vice chancellor for research and our provost. That was the game changer.”

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Fritch – University of West Alabama Todd Fritch will be leaving his post as provost at the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota following his appointment as president at the University of West Alabama. Kristi Kirk – Concordia University Texas Another provost is getting the green light to head an institution.

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HESA

MAY 4, 2023

BA: Well, one that really stands out for me as an outlier in Pennsylvania, Dickinson College has had a President, Provost, and a faculty consensus that they need to take sustainability very seriously. So for example, you know, just a drive to have more electrical engineering. They’ve done some unusual things.

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University Business

JANUARY 24, 2025

Hired Ian Baucom – Middlebury College (Vt.) Ian Baucom, Middlebury College Ian Baucom, the current provost and executive vice president of the University of Virginia, has been selected to lead Middlebury College beginning July. Stepping down Gilda Barabino – Olin College of Engineering (Mass.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

“Stacey Abrams is a respected voice in American politics, known for her advocacy for voting rights, criminal justice reform, environmental justice, and economic empowerment for marginalized communities,” said Dr. Anthony K. Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer in an announcement in April. Dr. Lester C. Dr. Dana B.

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