Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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 appointment comes after what university officials described as a "comprehensive and prayerful search process."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2025

Cruzado, who will assume the role on July 1, brings a deeply personal connection to the land-grant university mission, having begun her higher education journey as a first-generation college student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez. She holds a Ph.D. APLU is a champion of that message."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

This is the most fulfilling career choice I have ever made, said Kendi, who is currently a professor at Boston University but has held teaching positions at American University, University of Florida and SUNY Albany. "I Wutoh said there is a strong alignment between Kendi's work and the university's mission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

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.”

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HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Today’s weekend reading is by Zeenat Fayaz , Director of Brand & Strategy at The Brand Education, and Brian MacDonald , Chief Creative Officer and a co-founder at Zillion. And the responses allowed these negative stories to effectively lead the conversation, placing the universities in a reactive position.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

A Roman Catholic college gallery hosted an exhibition that stimulated thought and discussion about clerical sexual abuse, and numerous campuses founded by enslavers have led the way in organizing truthful discussions about foundational histories and their legacies.

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