Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. I’m just really excited to lead such a dynamic and important institution like Mount Holyoke,” said Holley in an interview with Diverse.

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Insight Into Diversity

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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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The law schools of the University of Chicago and Cornell University may not love the U.S. University of Chicago dean Thomas J. The rankings of academic institutions clearly have a readership, and we wish to prevent the use of inaccurate information. News ranking. Most of the data we supply to U.S. News & World Report.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Yale’s dean argued that the ranking's formula discourages institutions from admitting low-income students and supporting careers in public service. By Francie Diep.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

More medical and law schools have announced that they are leaving the U.S. News & World Report rankings of those institutions. The medical schools of Cornell University and the University of Chicago are the latest to join the movement. News' Rankings of Medical, Law Schools Live Updates: liveupdates0

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2024

Law schools are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their curricula, according to an AI and Legal Education Survey released by the American Bar Association and the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence. It suggests that AI has had an increasingly significant impact on legal education.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

News & World Report’s rankings of the best law schools. The movement was initiated by Yale University last Wednesday when the school’s dean announced that the institution will no longer submit its data for review. According to a post from Dean Heather K. “That’s because the U.S.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will now be known as the CSU College of Law, according to a university news release. The decision comes after an ad hoc committee recommended the university rebrand the law school to cut association with Marshall due to his history of owning enslaved people.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Kavita Bala Kavita Bala, currently the dean of the Cornell Ann S. An expert in computer vision and graphics, Bala will succeed John Siliciano, professor of law in Cornell Law School, who has served as interim provost since July 1.

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University Business

JANUARY 4, 2023

After some of the nation’s most prestigious institutions dropped out of its best law schools rankings, U.S. News & World Report’s best law schools. Yale University, which regularly lands at the top of the list, kicked off the exodus when law school Dean Heather K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

Laura Rosenbury Rosenbury, the first woman to serve as dean at University of Florida’s Levin College of Law, is a women and gender legal theorist with experience and expertise on topics such as reproductive rights, children’s rights, and sexual harassment and abuse. from Harvard Law School. Rosenbury holds a B.A.

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University Business

OCTOBER 17, 2024

When higher education leaders ask me how they can more effectively integrate and support the growing number of adults enrolling in their institutions, I suggest they go back to school to gain a deeper understanding of adult learners’ challenges and needs. This support was critical to my success.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Officials at Yale’s and Harvard’s law schools said Wednesday the institutions will no longer participate in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the top law schools. An official at Yale Law School called the methodology behind the influential listing “profoundly flawed.”

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. News Ranking’s public law school ranks 18 spots to #6. cum laude from Harvard Law School. Rosenbury received her A.B.

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University Business

AUGUST 2, 2023

With the Common Application opening its digital doors on August 1st, a fresh roll of applications is surging, and institutions are flexing their adaptability. ” Aside from questions listed on the Common App, some institutions included supplemental questions to reflect their desire for a diverse student cohort.

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Background Established in 1832, Wabash College is a private liberal arts institution dedicated exclusively to undergraduate education for men. This stability has contributed to the colleges strong institutional culture, financial health, and sustained commitment to academic excellence and student success.

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University Business

APRIL 12, 2023

Consequently, they increased the weight of the faculty/student ratio in its medical school ranking. For its law schools, they increased the weight of employment 10 months after graduating. News reduced the weight of each school’s median MCAT, LSAT and GPA scores and the importance of reputation surveys.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Danielle Ren Holley: Mount Holyoke College Before being reined as the 20th president of Mount Holyoke College, she was busy revitalizing Howard University’s school of law as dean and professor. She also earned awards with the Association of American Law Schools and the National Bar Association, to name a few honors.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years. After the nearby College of New Rochelle closed in 2019 amid financial woes, Manhattanville hired its dean of nursing and launched its own School of Nursing and Health Sciences. ” Alexander wrote.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

President Welch (who prefers “Chuck” whenever possible) shared what inspired him to work in the education sector, leadership’s unique perspective, painful decisions for the good of the institution, and the value of authenticity and lived experience. Some folks are never going to be satisfied. You're approachable. It was heartbreaking.

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HEPI

JUNE 6, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Mary Synge , academic author and charity law specialist. On the website of nearly every university, you will find an explanation that the institution is a charity. The University-Charity is not purely a law book, however. But what does this mean, apart from generous tax advantages?

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The ECU Graduate School Pathways Program develops mutually beneficial partnerships with Minority-Serving Institutions and other schools producing high numbers of underrepresented populations and is designed to provide informal and formal pathways to ECU’s graduate programs with an emphasis on student success. .

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University Business

APRIL 5, 2023

A notable recent example of campus intolerance: Stanford students and an associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion heckled a federal judge into silence during his visit, which led to Stanford’s president and law dean issuing an apology. It’s not just hecklers that are inhibiting civil discourse.

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The Student Affairs Collective

DECEMBER 1, 2017

After browsing hundreds of profiles of Deans and Vice President level student affairs professionals, I have found an approximate “path.” Director/Dean (33-40). Move around to other roles at different institutions (50-retirement). Law Degree (22-25). No time to work in law school. Work 2-3 years.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Q: Would you advise leaders at other institutions to place student success within the provost’s office? Second, ensure that you have mentors and sponsors, not only at your current institution but across the country and in many differing roles. Understanding where students are and what they need to thrive is critically important.

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2023

He discovered his passion for student affairs first serving as a resident advisor and as a graduate hall director at Miami University Ohio, and he went on to develop his craft in a pair of institutions in Maryland. Before Alverno College, Foy served as Dean of the Faculty at Marian University in Wisconsin from 2018 to 2020.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 28, 2025

In the wake of George Floyds murder, as institutions across the country wrestled with what it means to confront systemic racism, one law school took actionright in the deans backyard. Recommended by Dean Conway as an essential read to understand race and identity beyond binary terms. and Europe. Danielle M.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 25, 2022

I am simply not interested in engendering that kind of experience for a student who – copious evidence already shows – may feel as though the institution is not welcoming of their presence. It is very easy to not say the word, even when dealing with a text that uses it. I find this attitude both paternalistic and narrow.

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EAB

OCTOBER 14, 2022

On a few recent campus visits, graduate school deans shared that they are tasked with growing enrollment by as much as 30 or 35 percent. But not all the schools I speak with have a clear strategy for how to achieve these lofty grad growth goals. Here’s why your institution needs a robust GEM plan—and how to build one.

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University Business

AUGUST 7, 2023

As the dean of St. Thomas’ law school from 2013 up until his selection as interim president last year, Vischer may not be able to take credit for the university’s full string of successes, but he is in the position to capitalize on them. July decision to cancel fall classes.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This incident is viewed not just as an isolated event but as a potential template for future actions in other institutions. It illustrates the extent to which political forces can assert control over academic institutions, fundamentally altering their governance and operational ethos.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

Krinsky, executive vice president for operations and chief of staff at The Law School Admission Council (LSAC). While diversity in law schools continues to grow, it has failed to keep pace with demographic representation within the U.S. Over the last three years, Black law school applicants have made up roughly 7.8%

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

Higher education leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability at their campus can emulate the actions of Illinois Institute of Technology’s ELEVATE program. Because of how the public perceives higher ed , institutions must provide different pathways for students to receive an education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

has been tapped to become dean of the Howard University School of Law. Fairfax is a passionate legal educator whose extensive scholarship and commitment to criminal justice reform are deeply aligned with the law school’s mission,” said Howard President Dr. Ben Vinson III, who announced the appointment effective July 1, 2024.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2024

Edley spent more than two decades as a professor at Harvard Law School, where he and Orfield founded the Civil Rights Project in the aftermath of a 1996 court ruling that squelched race-conscious admission policies at many universities. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against the UT practices. Orrick, Jr.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Today, Caron is dean of law at Pepperdine University. He still stutters: he participated in speech therapy as a child and again at the behest of his law firm early in his career, but the speech disorder remained. ” ‘I Made It Work’ Caron didn’t always intend to be a dean, or a professor, or even a lawyer.

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