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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce

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Just as much as they are, he’s attending as an enrolled student, completing assignments and participating in discussions – and, he also happens to be the community college’s Dean of Liberal Arts and Education. They probably knew I was the dean,” he says with a laugh, explaining that some students were a little wary of talking to him.

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Interim leadership is overlooked. Here are 4 tips on doing it effectively.

Higher Ed Dive

Amy Kristof-Brown became a business school dean after first serving as an interim. A lack of resources for others in similar positions stood out to her.

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

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Over the 2023-24 academic year, fellows will engage in leadership development that supports them to identify adaptive challenges unique to their contexts and develop and pursue leadership actions that enact sustainable, equity-centered change. Abbott , Dean of the James I. McIntyre, Jr. McIntyre, Jr. Wilson, Jr.

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Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At Pittsburgh, she served as interim dean of the school since August 2023.

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Examining Educational Equity in Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. international business, Taylor University; M.A., Dr. Robert T.

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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Under his leadership, DFI has grown to serve leaders from over 150 educator-preparation programs across the United States and sparked interest from across the globe: [link]. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact.

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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. Warner, a former GCU School of Business dean herself, said that during her time as dean, all three of GCU’s academic deans were women then as well.