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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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Out Now: IHE’s 2025 Survey of College and University Presidents

Inside Higher Ed

Inside Higher Eds full 2025 Survey of College and University Presidents, conducted with Hanover Research, is out now. The survey picked the brains of 298 presidents of two- and four-year institutions, public and private, on the following timely issues:

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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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Survey: What Presidents Really Think

Inside Higher Ed

Survey: What Presidents Really Think Josh Moody Wed, 02/26/2025 - 03:00 AM The latest Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Presidents finds weak support for tenure, high confidence in financial stability and concerns about a lack of progress on student mental health issues. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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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.