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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Last May, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Board of Governors voted to eliminate all diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) offices. At the Dean Raul Reis states flagship, UNC Chapel Hill, cut at least 20 positions and reassigned nearly 30 more, resulting in around $5.4 million in spending cuts.

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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce

Deans for Impact

Just as much as they are, he’s attending as an enrolled student, completing assignments and participating in discussions – and, he also happens to be the community college’s Dean of Liberal Arts and Education. They probably knew I was the dean,” he says with a laugh, explaining that some students were a little wary of talking to him.

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Oakwood University Names First Female President in 129-Year History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gina Spivey-Brown In a historic appointment, Dr. 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. "I

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Melissa Maybury Lubin Wants Higher Ed to Be Affordable, Accessible, and Achievable

MindMax

In a recent conversation, MindMax CEO Lee Maxey sat down with Melissa Maybury Lubin, Dean of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies at the University of Virginia, to discuss the evolving role of higher education in a rapidly changing world. Watch the full conversation. – Building partnerships to expand accessibility.

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Is it time to rethink university rankings?

The PIE News

They have become so embedded within higher education that the idea of not checking the rankings before choosing a degree seems outlandish. Choosing a degree isnt like choosing a new phone, for instance, where you can directly compare things like RAM, megapixels, screen size and so on. Universities might not want to showcase everything.

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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017. She also holds a certificate in Closing the Achievement Gap from Harvard University Graduate School of Education.

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Why certificates are becoming popular beyond the undergraduate realm

University Business

Non-degree credentials, such as certificates and other micro-pathways, have become a reliably positive metric for national undergraduate enrollment over the past two years. Graduate and undergraduate certificates connect colleges and universities with employers to scale in-demand jobs.

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