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MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I There, she also worked as associate head of the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership, and as associate dean of the Graduate College.

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MARCH 29, 2025

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. The institution is known for its strong programs in religion, business, and healthcare fields, as well as its emphasis on service-oriented education.

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JUNE 24, 2024

Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

She was awarded the highly competitive two-year National Institutes of Health Ruth L. This work aligns with our mission as both an HBCU and a land-grant institution dedicated to advancing science and serving underrepresented communities,” said Dr. Abdellah Ahmidouch, CoST dean.

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Higher Ed Dive

JULY 17, 2023

Institutions must adapt their curricula to incorporate artificial intelligence-related topics, the dean of William & Mary Law School argues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A new report released by The Education Trust titled, “Improving Titles III & V of the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds” examines how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) receive funds related to Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Dr. Kayla C.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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. Institute of Peace U.S. Dr. Corey D.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

We have come an incredibly long way as an institution and are committed to continuing to work on restoring past, present and future Native relations." Dr. Annette Reed, an enrolled member of the Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation has been tapped to serve as first dean of the Sacramento State Native American College.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Oklahoma City University’s newly launched Tribal Sovereignty Institute stands at the forefront of a vital movement. Housed within the Oklahoma City University (OCU) School of Law, this trailblazing institute is dedicated to reshaping the landscape of legal education and advocacy for Indigenous communities in Oklahoma. “We

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APRIL 1, 2025

Shotton as the sole finalist for the institution's presidency. If confirmed, Shottona citizen of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and a Kiowa and Cheyenne descendantwill become the first Indigenous person to lead the institution.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Raka Ray, UC Berkeley's Dean of Social Sciences. Burawoy's academic journey at UC Berkeley began in 1976, and over the next 47 years, he would become one of the institution's most influential scholars.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

feel their institution is genuinely concerned about students’ mental health. We need to be looking to our student population to understand what their needs are and how we can best go about serving those needs," said Kerry Greenstein, dean of student life at Sweet Briar College and one of the speakers at Thursday's webinar. While 72.3%

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

With my diverse background as a professor, researcher, director at multiple levels, and as Dean for years, I have a strong commitment to quality improvement and processes enrichment, both nationally and globally. In 30 years of career and across different institutions and positions, it has never been the case for me.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

“We recruit around 150 students per year from India, and currently have about 900 Indian students out of 10,000 international students on our campuses,” Richard Perrin, associate dean of international relations, EDHEC Business School, told The PIE News. We have the objective of developing four main verticals through our non-profit set up.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

Marlene Tromp The University of Vermont (UVM) Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Marlene Tromp as the institution's 28th president. She grew up with the experience of being in a rural state and understanding the importance of the flagship institution to that state, both urban and rural parts of the state.

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MAY 2, 2023

In the last few years, she helped launch TutorND, an initiative in Notre Dame’s Institute for Educational Initiatives that blends cognitive science and tutoring by placing Notre Dame students and CLAD Lab research faculty and assistants in local schools to provide evidence-based, high-impact tutoring to PK-12 students.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Yet, for students with disabilitiesincluding neurodivergent learnersthese institutions still present significant challenges. Self-advocacy is another significant barrier for students with disabilities, especially those who have not been taught how to navigate higher education institutional structures.

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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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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

“If all you’re doing is churning out students that can’t actually communicate, can’t do the job that they are required to do, or if you’ve got incredibly high fail rates, this will drive you down in the QS rankings,” according to Susan Kinnear, dean of education and student experience at the University of Dundee.

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University Business

APRIL 30, 2024

Colby College in Maine has promised the Class of 2029 that middle-class students who enroll will find their private liberal arts degree more affordable than many in-state public institutions. ” The post What can private institutions do about the middle-class squeeze? appeared first on University Business.

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JANUARY 27, 2025

I set ambitious goals, including: Launching a marketing and branding campaign to elevate AAUA’s visibility, Increasing institutional and individual membership, Establishing a high-profile multi-day conference, and Stabilizing the organization’s finances to allow the hiring of a paid executive director. Hoke has a B.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. But all along the way, Williams has worked at both public and private institutions—HBCUs and Predominantly White Institutions—that have become top producers of minoritized students.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The program, which saw 20 Indigenous students from three Canadian institutions visit the University of Wollongong in Australia, is the first to bring together Indigenous mobility experiences and immersive VR technologies. Everything but the jet lag could be recreated, Granger said.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But aside from being an effective tool, the advent of the revolutionary technology can help institutions thrive in a changing landscape and improve their commitment to student equity, according to a new report from Complete College America.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Rankings remain highly influential, a vital marketing tool for schools, and genuinely useful in many ways but are also increasingly disliked by academics, mistrusted by deans, and seen as less reliable than ever by students. “Theyre a subject that deans love to hate, laughs Marion Debruyne, dean of Vlerick Business School in Belgium.

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Higher Ed Dive

AUGUST 15, 2024

Katrina Armstrong, Columbia’s faculties of health sciences dean, has taken over as the Ivy League institution’s interim president effective immediately.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Data has become the cornerstone of decision-making and institutional strategy in today’s higher education landscape. From tracking retention rates to measuring academic performance, data offers a clear, quantifiable view of how students and institutions are progressing. Simply put, data is not enough.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Jhaneil Thompson After graduating from high school, Thompson enrolled in a community college and when it was time for her to continue her education at a four-year-institution, it was Florida A&M University (FAMU) that welcomed her right from the start, even before she officially enrolled in fall of 2019.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Black Male Initiative (BMI) officially began in 2005, when the New York City Council approved funding for BMI throughout the whole of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, 25 institutions in total. Innovation And Growth The seeds of BMI were first planted in 2000 at Medgar Evers College, a CUNY institution in central Brooklyn.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Fenwick, dean emerita of education at Howard University and the author of the Jim Crow’s Pink Slip: The Untold Story of Black Principal and Teacher Leadership. Such a model, he said, demonstrates how a Predominantly White Institution (PWI) and an HBCU can work together “to make ends meet to provide solutions. State University.

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over the last six years, Deans for Impact (DFI) facilitated this rigorous work through an unprecedented cross-institutional effort, the Common Indicators System (CIS) Network. April sharing about the UMSL team’s experiences during the CIS Network’s 2022 Inquiry Institute.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Guidance on living and studying in the U.S. : “Top institutions provide workshops and webinars covering U.S. More from UB : How to beat the enrollment cliff—Act like Yamaha 2. culture, immigration pathways and work authorization,” according to Colleges of Distinction.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Title: Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives in the Office of the Provost at San Jos State University Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., Gomez serves as the campuss Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. ” The post Oh, the humanit(ies)!

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MARCH 31, 2025

Dr. Michele Heath, an assistant professor in management at Cleveland State University, shared preliminary findings from a study she is conducting about institutional responses to state-led efforts to restrict DEI. It was titled: Supporting Y(our) Students While Feeling Unsupported: Addressing the impact of DEI legislation.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Title: Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives in the Office of the Provost at San Jos State University Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., Gomez serves as the campuss Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives.

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