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Georgetown University's President to Step Down, Following Health Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DeGioia—the longest serving President of Georgetown University—announced on Thursday that he was stepping down due to ongoing health concerns. DeGioia personified Georgetown, having earned his undergraduate degree and a Ph.D. Groves, the school’s Executive Vice President and Provost has been named interim president.

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She received her undergraduate and MBA degrees from Albany State University (ASU). I was always advocating for students rights and issues, working with administration, leaders, and university presidents advocating for university students, says Briscoe of her time at ASU.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. He will do the same as provost at Western Michigan University.” history.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams became the director of the Career Advancement Center, where he would spend the next five years inviting first generation, low-income students, women, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented undergraduates into pursuing their graduate degrees. I needed them to speak the language [of diversity,]” says Williams. “I

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Hardrick Steps Down as Florida Memorial President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Florida Memorial University President Dr. Jaffus Hardrick has resigned from his post at the small, private historically Black university. University officials said that Hardrick stepped down because of a health issue. Dr. Jaffus Hardrick William C.

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Dr. Javier Cevallos Recently Appointed President of the American Academic Leadership Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Javier Cevallos Cevallos is currently president-in-residence of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. We look forward to continued collaboration on signature programs including Becoming a Provost Academy and the Executive Leadership Academy.” AASCU is delighted that our dear friend and colleague F. “As

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West Virginia: outcry over “unprecedented” language cuts

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Almost the entire department of world languages is set to be cut at West Virginia University – in what stakeholders are calling a “bloodbath” – leading to a vote of no confidence in the university’s president. Last month, it was announced that under president E.

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