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Dr. Badia Ahad Named Dean of Oxford College at Emory University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Badia Ahad will become dean of Oxford College at Emory University, effective Aug. Dr. Badia Ahad Ahad is currently vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of English at Loyola University Chicago. “I She is also the author of Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture in 2021. Ahad holds a B.A. and a Ph.D.

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Dr. Corey D. B. Walker Appointed Dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. Walker Walker, a scholar of religion, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and ordained American Baptist clergyperson, has been the school’s interim dean since January. Dr. Corey D.

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Dr. Fredrick Muyia Nafukho Appointed Vice Provost for University of Washington Office of Academic Personnel

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fredrick Muyia Nafukho will become vice provost for the University of Washington Office of Academic Personnel. Nafukho holds a doctorate in leadership and human resource development from Louisiana State University; a bachelor’s in education from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya; and a master’s degree in education also from Kenyatta.

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Phylicia Rashad Appointed Inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Phylicia Rashad will become the inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University. Phylicia Rashad Rashad is currently dean of the Chadwick A. Dean Rashad is the perfect choice for this position, and I look forward to her contributions in this role.” The chair was established in May 2021.

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Presidents and Provosts of Color Serving Together Still Rare at PWIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig steps into his post as Western Michigan University’s (WMU) provost and vice president for academic affairs this January, he will be giving the school membership in an exceedingly small club. McBride and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs Dr. Renée T.

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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world

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These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. Georgia Tech has been at the forefront of melding often siloed disciplines of the humanities, arts and social sciences with STEM.

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SANDRA HINSKI

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Sandra Hinski Sandra Hinski has been appointed provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at Coconino Community College. She served as the Dean of Career and Technical Education at Paradise Valley Community College. in human systems engineering from Arizona State University.

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