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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"Serving as Provost at Western Michigan University has been one of the greatest honors of my career," Heilig said, noting a personal connection to the institution as his mother's alma mater. Under his administration, the university strengthened its academic programs while focusing on equity and student success.

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

Deans for Impact

United in their shared vision of ensuring all PK-12 students access equitable, rigorous, and affirming learning experiences through well-prepared teachers, our newest cohort of 24 fellows lead educator-preparation institutions and programs spanning across 25 states and DC. School of Education, St. John Fisher University Judy A.

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Littles Gets Dean Appointment in Florida State’s College of Medicine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Littles, who has served as interim dean since February 2023, served as a senior associate dean for medical education and academic affairs for nearly 20 years. “The college has remained dedicated in training physicians who can help to meet those needs.”

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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

University Business

Higher education enrollment at Northeastern schools has collectively fallen into a downward spiral since at least 2017, a phenomenon that has plagued every region since the pandemic, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data. Vermont’s public four-year institutions in fall 2022; however, hit a whopping 12.2%

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Johns Hopkins Grad Students Successfully Unionize

Inside Higher Ed

programs will be represented by TRU-UE in collective bargaining with the university,” university provost Sunil Kumar announced in a statement. ” Ad keywords: administrators studentaffairs teachinglearning Editorial Tags: College administration Graduate education Unions/unionization Is this diversity newsletter?:

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CIEE awards four US institutions $1m each to transform study abroad

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. “We look forward to working with these four globally-minded and student-centred organisations over the next four years to help them lead change in study abroad at their institutions and serve as role models for the field of higher education,” said Pellow.

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University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Already having committed to making several cluster hires for the department, the university turned to the Mellon Foundation to help quicken the pace of expansion, said Dr. David Figlio, the university's provost.