Harvard Medical School rejects U.S. News rankings
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 17, 2023
The dean of the No. 1 medical school for research says rankings “create perverse incentives” for institutions to submit false or misleading data.
For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce
Deans for Impact
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Sitting in on EDUC 1301: Introduction to the Teaching Profession at Odessa College last semester, Pervis Evans is conscious that he doesn’t quite fit in with the other students, a majority of whom are recent high school graduates. But that doesn’t deter him at all.
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U.S. News & World Report reworks law school rankings, but Yale won’t return
Higher Ed Dive
JANUARY 3, 2023
Other law school deans aren’t satisfied, either. The magazine also said it has no intention of ending its rankings system.
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Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
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 Zamani-Gallaher “The school has an amazing community of scholars and learners and is supported by many talented staff and alumni,” she continued. Dr. Eboni M.
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Berg Appointed UC Davis School of Law Dean
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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Cornell, University of Chicago law schools stick with U.S. News rankings
Higher Ed Dive
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Cornell dean asks what leaving lists based on public data will actually accomplish. The decisions in part stem rankings' bleeding after others pulled out.
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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually
Deans for Impact
JUNE 27, 2023
Our 2023 Impact Academy fellows are: Andy Saultz , Interim Dean of the College of Education, Pacific University Anne Lamb , Managing Director of Program and Evaluation, St. Riley College of Education, Winthrop University Clifton Tanabe , Dean of the College of Education, University of Texas at El Paso Debbie G. School of Education, St.
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Patricia Timmons-Goodson Appointed Dean of North Carolina Central University School of Law
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 16, 2023
Patricia Timmons-Goodson will become dean of the North Carolina Central University (NCCU) School of Law , effective Jul. from Duke University Law School. Patricia Timmons-Goodson Timmons-Goodson is a retired North Carolina Supreme Court associate justice, the fourth woman and the first African American woman in the role.
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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
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. Dr. Corey D. Michele Gillespie. “He
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Interim leadership is overlooked. Here are 4 tips on doing it effectively.
Higher Ed Dive
FEBRUARY 22, 2023
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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Meet Sharon A. Bentley, the new dean of the School of Optometry & Vision Science
The Berkeley Blog
JULY 9, 2024
Bentley, the new dean of the School of Optometry & Vision Science appeared first on Berkeley News. The post Meet Sharon A.
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Geeta Anand plans a return to teaching after five-year term as Berkeley Journalism’s dean
The Berkeley Blog
JULY 17, 2024
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Geeta Anand has decided to return to full-time teaching and writing after what’s been called a transformational term as dean of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, in which the school raised millions of dollars, including the largest philanthropic pledge in its history, doubled financial aid for incoming students (..)
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Tamym Abdessemed, Excelia Business School
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. The post Tamym Abdessemed, Excelia Business School appeared first on The PIE News.
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Here are ways professional education leaders can prepare students for the rise of AI
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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Eric T. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information
The Berkeley Blog
JUNE 3, 2024
Meyer comes to Berkeley from the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been dean of the School of Information since 2018. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information appeared first on Berkeley News. He will begin his new job on Aug. The post Eric T.
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Proposal to Accredit Fully Online Law Schools Prompts Pushback
Inside Higher Ed
APRIL 11, 2024
A group of law school deans are pushing back against a proposal from the American Bar Association’s accrediting arm that would allow fully online law schools to apply for accreditation, the ABA Journal reported last week.
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The Law School Hiring Market Undervalues Women, Minorities
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2024
The latest attack on efforts to support diversity comes in the form of a lawsuit targeting Northwestern University’s law school. The suit accuses the school’s faculty and administration of snubbing high-profile white male applicants. Steven Dean Our tax laws remain outliers on race in their insistence on near total color-blindness.
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Nurturing student learning and motivation through the application of cognitive science
Deans for Impact
MAY 2, 2023
Nicole McNeil remembers the moment well: she had just begun a tutoring relationship with a student in a local elementary school, when a teacher mistook McNeil for a social worker. And by the next school year, he had made accelerated progress in math beyond grade-level. That directly aligns with the Deans for Impact goal here, right?
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Former Dean Sues College, Claims Discrimination
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 10, 2024
The suit seeking monetary damages includes claims that she was fired because she was the only Black female administrator at the school and was treated differently from her white colleagues. Barringer-Brown served as dean of the department of humanities, social sciences, and business at Southside Virginia.
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University Medical Schools Train Students to Better Understand AI
EdTech Magazine - Higher Education
JULY 8, 2024
This raises challenges and opportunities for medical schools. Instructors are integrating AI and ML into curricula to train medical students to practice medicine in the real world, says Dr. Bernard Chang, dean for medical education at Harvard Medical School, which is creating an AI in medicine doctorate track. “We
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Ensuring the success of future teachers to enact foundational skills literacy instruction
Deans for Impact
MAY 9, 2023
Deans for Impact partnered with Instruction Partners to reflect on the importance of fostering a continuum of support for pre-service and in-service teachers to enact evidence-based early literacy instruction. Read more about in-service support on the Instruction Partners blog. Is this curriculum rooted in research and evidence?’
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From Lone Star College Custodian to Dean
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 31, 2023
Earning a high school diploma, let alone a college degree, once seemed like an unattainable goal to Reyna Gómez Tippetts. Reyna Gómez Tippetts says community colleges are “the gateway for education” and provide an opportunity “to help you get to the next step.”
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Implementing the NHS workforce plan requires certainty as well as investment
Wonkhe
OCTOBER 30, 2023
Universities UK, the Medical Schools Council, and the Council of Deans of Health have responded to the NHS long-term workforce plan with a call for thoughtful reform of medical and healthcare provision and funding.
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Columbia Journalism School Waives Application Fee
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 7, 2024
Jelani Cobb Student prospects now can apply to degree programs in Columbia Journalism School at no cost. The school announced the move as part of its efforts, known as the CJS2030 strategic initiatives, to foster an inclusive media landscape. Dr. Jelani Cobb, dean and Henry R.
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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 10, 2024
Testy has been appointed executive director and CEO of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS). Testy, the current president and CEO of the Law School Admission Council, begins her new role effective July 1. She also chaired the planning committee for the AALS Workshop for New Law School Teachers in 2010.
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USC School of Dramatic Arts to Offer Free Tuition for MFA
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 13, 2024
The University of Southern California’s School of Dramatic Arts will offer tuition-free course study in its Masters in Fine Arts (MFA) degree programs in acting and dramatic writing starting in the 2024-25 academic year.
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Navitas opens first pathway at French business school
The PIE News
JANUARY 17, 2024
Navitas has entered the French international education sector as it revealed a 10-year partnership with ICN Business School. The ICN International College is planned to open on the business school’s campus in Paris in Autumn 2024. The post Navitas opens first pathway at French business school appeared first on The PIE News.
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From tutor to teacher: how Illinois’s state tutoring program is building local pathways into teaching
Deans for Impact
MARCH 8, 2023
In a brightly-lit corner of the library at Rochelle Middle School, aspiring math teacher Angie Saldana smiles encouragingly as she guides her tutee to compare different fractions using “greater than,” “less than,” and “equal to” signs. All my siblings [and I] have gone through this school,” says the NIU junior and teacher-candidate. “I
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McGrath Named President of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 6, 2024
Breeda McGrath has been named president of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School. Dr. Breeda McGrath "It’s an incredible honor to be appointed the next president of Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School," said McGrath. "As
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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. A new school can help mitigate this challenge, giving us a voice where we’re currently lost in the noise. William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance.
Columbia Journalism School Honors Life, Legacy of Ida B. Wells
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 18, 2024
Columbia Journalism School plans to honor the life and legacy of the trailblazing Black investigative journalist and activist, Ida B. Wells stands as an icon,” said Dr. Jelani Cobb, dean of Columbia Journalism School and Henry R. Wells, in a day-long symposium March 25. The inaugural Ida B. Luce Professor of Journalism.
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Proving the possible: how an Ohio partnership is bringing tutoring to scale
Deans for Impact
MAY 24, 2023
Like many schools across the US impacted by the pandemic, Crim Elementary School in northwest Ohio was looking for more resources to support all of its students with rigorous, grade-level learning of academic concepts. The tutors were given training about the school context and how to support the diverse learning needs of students.
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Mitchell Hamline School of Law Names New President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Davidson has been appointed president and dean of Southern Illinois University’s Mitchell Hamline School of Law, effective July 1. Davidson serves as professor of law at the law school and has served as dean at SIU Law since July 2020. Camille Davidson “I am thrilled to be leading Mitchell Hamline,” said Davidson.
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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 26, 2024
Rice School of Law. David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. Rice School of Law. William Hubbard “Little did I know the challenges and adventures I was being prepared for in law school.
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Struggling Schools Should Look to Merge Much Earlier, Say Experts
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 31, 2023
But experts believe that some institutions could be saved if their leaders were more open to a different option: merging with other schools before their circumstances grow desperate. There are several reasons that schools that may be in trouble don’t look to merge, said Azziz and Dr. Guilbert C. People didn’t even want to discuss it.
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Reflection & Predictions: A Conversation on Higher Education Trends
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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Sacred Heart University Partners with School District to Help Diversify Teaching Profession
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2024
A new initiative between a Connecticut university and a public school system has been established to help diversify teaching and the shortage of special education professionals. This collaboration is a model for the state,” said Charmaine Tourse-Davis, director of talent recruitment and retention at Stamford Public Schools. “We
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Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Creates LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 24, 2024
Kara Ingelhart has been named director of the new LGBTQI+ Rights Clinic, part of the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law Bluhm Legal Clinic. Our law school is committed to contributing to efforts to uphold LGBTQI+ rights locally, regionally and nationally in collaboration with stakeholders and advocates,” said Osofsky.
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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The ruling sent medical schools across the nation scrambling to adjust admission standards to abide by the new law of the land. These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Roughly half of the UC Davis School of Medicine’s class of 2026 represent minoritized populations.
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Going Back to School Means Increasing Black/Minoritized Family Engagement Too
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 30, 2024
I am a rather strong person, someone who is willing to take on challenges that inhibit Black and other minoritized children from reaching their potential in schools and society. When my (former) husband, a university dean, would accompany me to meetings, I still felt outnumbered and on the defense. Imagine this. Imagine that.
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Building confidence and joy: how tutoring is sparking promise in New Jersey
Deans for Impact
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
That’s why programs like the New Jersey Tutoring Corps – a statewide high-impact tutoring program that recruits future teachers and others as tutors – are not only vital to America’s educational recovery but also to current efforts to address persistent and worsening teacher shortages, especially in high-need and hard-to-staff schools.
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NC A&T Chancellor Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr. Announces Retirement at End of 2023-24 School Year
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
will retire at the end of the 2023-24 school year. s 107 HBCUs, having led the school now for 14 years. During Martin’s tenure as the head of the school, N.C. A&T as an engineering professor, Martin subsequently stepped into the roles of college dean and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Martin, Sr., Dr. Harold L.
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Using data to catalyze and sustain cycles of continuous improvement in teacher preparation
Deans for Impact
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. The post Using data to catalyze and sustain cycles of continuous improvement in teacher preparation appeared first on Deans for Impact.
These 10 schools found their footing creating quality alternative credentials
University Business
AUGUST 28, 2024
Institutions looking to solidify their non-degree micro-credential and digital badge strategy can model solutions from these 10 schools where thousands of students are upskilling in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
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