Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Susanna Rinehart, associate professor of theatre history, literature, and performance, has been named associate dean for academic and faculty affairs for Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD). She was also assistant provost of liberal education and director of diversity education for the university.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 10, 2024

Prospective faculty had historically been asked to submit a statement with their CV describing their experience working with assorted populations and their approach to challenges related to diversity and inclusion efforts. This decision comes amid a flurry of attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campuses across the nation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

He is also a founding co-director of the Academic Leadership Institute, a partnership between Washington University and the University of Michigan that supports the development of academic leaders committed to advancing diversity and inclusion.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“This center will be a place to explore queer ancestry, engage deeply with one another to find a sense of community, workshop opportunities to make society more inclusive at present, and build the scaffolding to improve the future,” said Jason Campbell-Foster, interim associate provost and dean of students, in the release.

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Insight Into Diversity

JUNE 28, 2023

Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center are investing $17 million in a new initiative to increase DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in the biomedical research field.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. O’Meara’s leadership and expertise will be instrumental in helping the Teachers College community achieve new heights of academic excellence and social impact for the future.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

Dr. George Timmons Timmons is currently provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC). He has previously been dean of the School of Liberal Arts and founding dean of online education at Excelsior College.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 28, 2023

Means Coleman, PhD, Vice President & Associate Provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, and the Ida B. At Texas A&M, she was the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity. She earned a certificate in diversity and inclusion from Cornell University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Mary Ann Villarreal Villarreal is currently the vice president for equity, diversity, and inclusion at the University of Utah. Eatman, inaugural dean of the Honors Living-Learning Community at Rutgers University–Newark, as vice chair of the board; and Dr. Rivera, president of Macalester College; Dr. Charles M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This leadership position enables her to further her commitment to inclusive excellence. The chance to work with the community to form a culture that exudes belonging and inclusion was irresistible.” At the latter, she was the founding dean of the College of Health Sciences and Human Services.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. To note, this is not the first time GCU has had an all-women deanship, said Dr. Janice Warner, provost of GCU. Back in 2014, the number of women deans was just one.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community. I am proud the leadership of both institutions are united on this goal that secures Vanderbilt’s future among the leading research institutions.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. In 2022, he earned a Diversity and Inclusion Award from Minnesota Lawyer and made the Lawyers of Color ‘s “Power List” in 2020 and 2023.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The panelists in attendance included some of my personal mentors: Bea Gonzalez , Former VP for Community Engagement, Special Assistant to the Chancellor and Dean of University College at Syracuse University Hunt Lambert , Dean Emeritus of the Division of Continuing Education and University Extension at Harvard University Karen Sibley, Ed.D.,

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gilliam, an accomplished scholar, research scientist, and physician, currently serves as the executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University. Gilliam holds degrees from Yale University, the University of Oxford, Harvard Medical School, and the University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

But this month, a private Christian university’s provost and dean told him his contract renewal for next year would be on hold while they investigated the unit, Joeckel said. Ron DeSantis’s (R) proposed plans to defund diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities. Sam Joeckel. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In 1998, he began teaching at the University of Alabama, and then joined the University of Cincinnati in 2002, where he rose to full professor, department head, associate dean for graduate studies and research, and ultimately dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Academic Affairs Improving completion rates in gateway courses: Applying a root cause analysis model and equity lens Betsy Dunn-Williams, Dean of Academic Success, Campbell University Academic transformation framework implementation: Enhancing professional practice in higher education Dr. Denise Brown, Associate Dean of Health Sciences, The Christ (..)

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A few of the leaders to have attended the meeting included Rasmus Lynnerup, the assistant vice provost of Academic Alliances at Arizona State University; Zun Tang, dean of Institutional Research at City University of New York and Steven Gentile, executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

Dr. LaVar Charleston is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Eventually, both became Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) leaders. She was Claire Huxtable—beauty, brains, and personality,” said LaVar Charleston. Jerlando F.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 15, 2023

One thing I love about this conference, hosted by UPCEA, is that it attracts a broad cross-section of higher education professionals: everyone from deans and provosts to higher ed marketing and enrollment management specialists. If you missed the event, here’s a quick recap of some of the highlights.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

SEATTLE-- Prominent student affairs practitioners of color shared powerful stories of leading in higher education amid major challenges, including the recent COVID pandemic and ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In his three years there, he created the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community in Emory’s Graduate School and the Emory Diversifying Graduate Education (EDGE) program. Because of the dean leads, the vice provost, the team members working with me, we were able to do great things with faculty and faculty fellows.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

As vice provost of student academic success and enrollment management at James Madison University in Virginia, Molina approaches student success from a curricular perspective, focusing on student learning experiences and how educators can best support their students. We also work with the summer and winter sessions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As a student, Epps worked at the university’s bookstore, and she later joined the faculty in 1985, eventually working her way up to several high-ranking roles, including dean of the university’s law school, the executive vice president and provost, and chief academic officer. Attorney for five years.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

By summer, the college had taken decisive action — hiring Donald Jaamal to be dean of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Title IX coordinator. “In In addition to Jaamal’s hiring, there were requests for the creation of a committee to address discrimination, racism, diversity, and inclusion concerns.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Faculty members who voted against the new rule have cited a variety of concerns, including those about equity and inclusion and whether a committee composed exclusively of senior professors will sufficiently value emerging areas and modes of scholarship. The university referred questions about the new policy to Wong.

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University Business

AUGUST 2, 2023

We will follow the law,” wrote University of Virginia President Jim Ryan and Provost Ian Baucom in a statement on changing admissions practices. “We ” It plans to alleviate this tension by “emphasizing diversity and inclusion, ” reflecting “the true nature of contemplative education.”

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University Business

APRIL 5, 2024

At Hood, she established the Division of Community and Inclusivity, bolstered shared governance, and formed partnerships with community leaders. Jonathan Levin, dean of Stanford’s graduate business school, will take over in August. Patricia Draves – Monmouth College (Ill.) Levin’s roots at Stanford run deep.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Maria Donoghue Velleca, dean of arts and sciences since 2020, said in a Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting this week that even she had been left in the dark on plans for the possible school and that this had influenced her decision to leave her post not at the end of the academic year, as previously announced, but at the end of 2022.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Gillam currently serves as the executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, an institution whose student population doubles that of BU. Beginning as a professor of obstetrics and gynecology, she then went on to become the associate dean of diversity and inclusion for BU’s biological sciences division.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Interestingly, the veil that Du Bois wrote about still exists today, especially in the American Academy — the network of colleges, universities, associations, and organizations that provide and support higher education — despite the fact that some of America’s most illustrious educational institutions are headed by Black provosts and presidents.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Mantella, president of Grand Valley State, issued and completed a 15-point plan for racial equity as a clear statement on providing foundational knowledge around diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and emphasizing commitment to the university’s values. Bernal, chief of staff to the president and vice president for inclusion and equity.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 7, 2022

As Ian Dunn, Provost at Coventry University put it, ‘ Change is required. Martin Betts, Emeritus Professor at Griffith University, Ian Dunn, Provost at Coventry University, and I described it as a purposeful university which is ‘ willing to stand out from the pack of bunched competitors. Change is essential.

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