Deans for Impact

MARCH 8, 2023

The initiative is organized into six regions, each overseen by a local educator-preparation program, and serves a racially, socioeconomically, and culturally diverse body of K-12 students across 27 school districts in Illinois. Contact Patrick Steck, Senior Director of Policy, at psteck@deansforimpact.org.

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Schooling Environment Policy Organization 246

MindMax

JANUARY 5, 2023

In a 2021 survey conducted by Financial Times , more than 25% of Chief Learning Officers (CLOs) expressed intentions to increase their budgets for executive education in 2021. So what’s on the horizon for executive education? Dean of the Division of Continuing Education and University Extension, Harvard University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. These organizations provide membership and community for qualitative and quantitative researchers, and WIM focuses on improving gender and racial equity within the field.

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Education Academia Equity Deans 129

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. AURORA, Colo.—

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Education Deans Policy Leadership 123

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 8, 2023

Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad, is planning to step down as dean of the Chadwick A. Phylicia Rashad is currently the dean of the Chadwick A. Even while serving as dean and professor at her alma mater, Rashad has continued her acting career. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, a prolific researcher who has led the School of Education at American University as its dean for the past eight years, has been selected president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. Established in 1948, AACTE is the leading organization focused on educator preparation.

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Deans Provost Organization Leadership 126

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 6, 2025

In a significant leadership transition at one of legal education's key institutions, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) has appointed Sudha Setty as its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2025. Law schools and higher education face enormous challenges and opportunities," Setty said.

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Law School Schooling Deans Leadership 107

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D This work inspired her to pursue a Ph.D.

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Equity Medical School Education Education Leadership 115

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell has been with the organization since 2015 and will bring deep industry and organizational knowledge to her new role.

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Higher Education Administration Education Students 110

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Palmer, Howard University; Dr. Audrey J.

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Leadership Equity Education Education Leadership 125

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Span has been appointed dean for the Graduate School of Education at Rutgers University–New Brunswick. He served as a professor in the Department of Education Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he holds a doctoral degree. Christopher M. Span Christopher M.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

billion allocated by Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds, about half went toward students directly and 80% of Pell Grant recipients received aid, averaging $2,000 apiece. ICC has provided the organization with a list of 1,400 stopped-out students they can attempt to reconnect with. Education will help them.”

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Community College College Education Students 115

Deans for Impact

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It was the first time that Valerie and her friends had experienced Pidgin being treated by an educator as worthy of deep study and analysis, and they felt affirmed and validated. That’s the power of an educator,” she says. “To Those were my first experiences as an educator, and they made me excited about the potential of teaching.

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Deans Organization Schooling Educational Systems 130

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 22, 2023

Valerie Kinloch and Trustee Steven Boyd Kinloch is currently the Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. We have to support critical thinking and provide an education that prepares students for the careers they want and that the community needs.

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Deans University Organization Degree 131

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Francesca Cornelli “Kellogg and Northwestern are deeply committed to addressing the growing barriers to discourse that hinder our progress as a society, not by seeking to eliminate disagreement but by embracing it as a virtue,” said Kellogg Dean Dr. Francesca Cornelli.

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Organization Deans Faculty Policy 130

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month.

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Equity Medical School Education Scholarship 98

University Business

MARCH 27, 2024

Continuing education programs, which institutions are using to create lifelong learning modalities for working adults and retirees, are continuing to catch fire nationwide, according to a new report by Modern Campus. The State of Continuing Education 2024 Report was made in collaboration with The EvoLLLution and UPCEA.

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Continuing Education Education Provost Deans 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2024

“Chris Edley was a smart, caring, determined advocate for justice who could move easily and powerfully through the mazes of top levels of law, politics, and research,” said Orfield, who is Distinguished Research Professor at UCLA Graduate School of Education and co-director of The Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Orrick, Jr. Gavin Newsom.

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Law School Advise Policy Equity 28

Edu Alliance Journal

JANUARY 27, 2025

During that time, I took on the role of President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) and dedicated myself fully to the organization. At 74, I still have ideas to share and contributions to make in the field of higher education. Unfortunately, Urbana University didnt survive. Hoke has a B.A.

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College Deans Higher Education University Administration 98

Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 29, 2022

The president of the National Education Association called the lack of classroom teachers a “ five-alarm crisis.” The flow of new teachers through the pipeline has slowed to a trickle, in part due to years of declining enrollment in education programs.

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Education Degree Deans Scholarship 112

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Graves, chief research, education and program officer at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Graves is the chief research, education and program officer at The Martin Luther King, Jr. Higher education institutions are the engines of change in our society, premier hubs for knowledge production," said Graves. Dr. Kelisha B.

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Organization Deans Leadership Provost 124

Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 2, 2024

But I would say those are the exceptions, not the rules,” says Nicholas Hartlep, PhD, the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College, whose research focuses on race and equity — particularly concerning the experiences of Asian Americans — in academia.

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Academia Deans Leadership Faculty 124

The Chronicle of Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

A new dean asks for advice on what to include in a retreat for department heads. By Kevin Dettmar Sam Kalda for The Chronicle A new dean asks for advice on what to include in a retreat for department heads.

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Organization Deans Department 60

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2024

Scholars, practitioners, policymakers, funders, students, and concerned citizens from around the world will convene in October for the 2024 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education. Green College of Education at Prairie View A&M University. · It commences Oct. Featured speakers will include: · Dr. Fred A. Dr. Eboni M.

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Computer Science Education Deans Humanities 69

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 13, 2024

“At this crucial moment for higher education, returning to the public sector to lead one of the top research universities in the world — including one of the 10 largest academic health systems — is an exciting opportunity and a great honor for me,” said Frenk. And he served as dean of the Harvard T.H. His UCLA appointment begins Jan.

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University Organization Deans Leadership 99

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2024

Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened challenges and changes in law and higher education,” said Testy. Kania Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

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Law School Schooling Deans Retention 108

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Fredrick Nafukho Nafukho will also become tenured faculty in the Department of Management and Organization in the Foster School of Business. As a preeminent institution with an outstanding academic culture of excellence and a commitment to innovation, UW’s core values and mission inspire me to imagine a boundless future,” Nafukho said.

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Academic Personnel Provost Leadership Humanities 110

Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 18, 2023

After attending the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity (NCORE) in Higher Education in May 2019, I knew that I wanted to create a plan that our school could rally around and that would help us implement meaningful change. The resources from leadership are evidence that our organization is committed in both ideas and action.

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Higher Education Education Leadership Equity 95

MindMax

JULY 29, 2024

That’s as true for MindMax as it is for the higher education institutions we serve. And how do organizations make money? Both organizations can continue functioning and fulfilling important missions. But unlike many other higher education marketing vendors, MindMax isn’t priced to win an RFP. By getting results.

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Achievement Organization Higher Education Deans 130

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 7, 2024

Dr. Jelani Cobb, dean and Henry R. The program has offered $300,000 to more than 30 graduates at nonprofit news media organizations. Jelani Cobb Student prospects now can apply to degree programs in Columbia Journalism School at no cost. Cobb is also piloting a Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) to improve access.

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Schooling Deans Inclusivity Organization 104

University Business

JANUARY 27, 2025

Cost is always important to families, but it may surprise some institutions to learn how important things like campus safety or streamlining the application process can be to a prospective student, said Madeleine Rhyneer, EAB vice president of consulting services and dean of enrollment management.

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College Students Organization Engineering 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

Dr. Nimisha Barton As early as 2021, we saw the beginnings of the anti-critical race theory (CRT) movement led by far-right politicians who claimed educators sought to indoctrinate students into anti-white racism (note: the data say otherwise ). Dr. Nimisha Barton is a visiting researcher at UC Irvine and a higher education consultant.

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Organization Deans Higher Education Institution 138

The Chronicle of Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Faculty members and free-speech organizations have condemned the decision as an assault on academic freedom. By Emma Pettit.

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Deans Humanities Organization Faculty 87

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

As higher education faces growing pressure to invest in academic programs that provide direct pathways to a career, many resource-strapped colleges have responded by making significant cuts to their liberal arts offerings. Of course, the appeal of a liberal arts education extends beyond the technology sector.

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Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Humanities Deans 118

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

With more than a decade of K-12 teaching experience, she has previously been vice president of academic affairs, dean of the School of Education, department chair, and professor at Indian River State College. Cronin holds a doctorate in education with an emphasis on curriculum and instruction from the University of Sarasota; an M.S.

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Community College College Empower Advocate 98

ACRLog

JUNE 11, 2024

Veronica is the Interim Associate Dean for Research and Student Engagement at the University of Houston. The Immersion program welcomes librarians from all roles within their organization, and invites them to a week of generative, focused reflection around teaching. Why leadership? VAD: I think that’s a really important point, Jessie.

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Leadership Organization Model Deans 103

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2024

The communications major, who is regularly named on the university’s Dean's List, stands out for her academic and athletic achievements as well as for her community service, according to James Hellekjaer, assistant athletics director of educational support services at George Washington.

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Deans Equity Achievement Leadership 84