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Civil Discord – Bridging Ideological Divides in Higher Education : Changing Higher Ed Podcast 207 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Daniel Oppenheimer

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In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm welcomes Dan Oppenheimer, Director of Public Affairs for UT Austin's College of Liberal Arts, to discuss the university's groundbreaking "Civil Discord" symposium that was held in March of this year. Vision for the future of civil discourse initiatives in higher education.

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LYDIA SERMONS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sermons holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Temple University and a master’s in broadcast journalism and public affairs from American University. She served as vice president of strategic communications and marketing at Spelman College.

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Sewell Named Next President at Morris College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sewell serves as president and managing partner of The Empowerment Group, a consulting firm that provides educational services to a broad network of higher educational institutions. He also serves as director/chief academic, research and student affairs officer to the Atlanta University Center Consortium Inc.

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Lunchtime Reading: Communicating the value of higher education to government in a new political era

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For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. Yet throughout the election, the Labour Party like the previous government held back from making higher education a priority issue — too difficult, too many other priorities. Who would bet against at least a few ‘unknown unknowns’.

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MELINDA SPAULDING CHEVALIER

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Melinda Spaulding Chevalier Melinda Spaulding Chevalier has been named vice president for public affairs at Rice University in Houston. She served as vice president of communications and advancement at Texas Southern University. Spaulding Chevalier holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University.

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KRISTIE BOWERS

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in community and public affairs from Binghamton University as well as a master’s in teaching from Western Carolina University. Kristie Bowers Kristie Bowers has been named associate vice president and director of athletics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

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KATE GARRY

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Garry holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Richmond and a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois. Kate Garry Kate Garry has been appointed executive director of academic communications at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.