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Women in Leadership: Empowering Change across Generations and Cultures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today, women serve as CEOs, university presidents, political leaders, and cultural pioneers. Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, CEO, Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Foundation (Formerly with Achieving the Dream). She exemplifies the empathy and innovation that women bring to leadership in higher education.

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Biden on University Presidencies

Inside Higher Ed

“Three universities came to me and said they wanted to interview me to consider my being a president of the university,” Biden said, without naming them. “And my wife, who’s a professor at a community college—she has two master’s and a Ph.D.,

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President moves: End of the line for this president’s remarkable 25-year career

University Business

Hired Shari Olsen – Northland Community and Technical College (Minn.) Shari Olson, Northland Community College Shari Olsen has been promoted to permanent president of Northland Community College, effective immediately. Stepping down Fred Keating – Rowan College of South Jersey (N.J.)

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Colleges used these 3 strategies to spark big enrollment rebounds this Fall

University Business

Whether rebounding from a sluggish 2022 or rivaling pre-pandemic enrollment numbers, colleges and universities embraced a variety of initiatives to win new students and maintain a healthy cohort. While the University of North Carolina Greensboro’s enrollment overall is down from Fall 2022, it has seen an 11.5%

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Whiteness Defines Expected Qualifications for American College Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. According to 2021 data, 60% of the University of California (UC) chancellors are white.

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Dr. Charles L. Welch Appointed President and CEO of AASCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A veteran of higher ed leadership, Welch was previously chair of the AASCU Board of Directors; president of Henderson State University; president of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges; chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana; and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Arkansas State University-Beebe.

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These IT teams are riding an AI breakthrough to unlock student success

University Business

Joe Sallustio, vice president of Industry Engagement at Ellucian, leads a panel with college and university presidents on the evolving student user experience. (C AI will be embedded throughout the process to personalize the student experience and improve engagement.