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Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.
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.”
Mary Alexander has been named vice provost for administration and operations at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She served as vice provost for administration at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. O’Meara was also a 2021-2022 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow and president of the Association for the Study of HigherEducation in 2020.
Corrie Fountain Corrie Fountain has been appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clayton State University. Fountain holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Delaware State University, a master’s in special education/behavior disorders from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D.
The path to highereducation success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. As one of the few Latina provosts in highereducation, the Seal holds personal significance for me,” Duran-Cerda says.
These discussions reaffirmed the unique position that institutions of highereducation hold as connectors across geographical and cultural divides, as well as catalysts for positive global change. In such international forums, institutions of highereducation actively contribute to a larger dialogue on global challenges.
He did doctoral work in educationalpolicy studies. He currently serves as president of the University of Southern Indiana (USI), where he also served as provost. Rochon holds a bachelor’s degree from Tuskegee University and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”
Title: Professor Emeritus, EducationalPolicy and Leadership The Ohio State University Anne S. Pruitt-Logan is professor emeritus of educationalpolicy and leadership at the Ohio State University.
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The agreements raised questions, as the Times put it, “about whether promoting gambling on campus—especially to people who are at an age when they are vulnerable to developing gambling disorders—fits the mission of highereducation.” His email address is jthelin@uky.edu.
Janelle Scott, a professor in the School of Education and African American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities, and is the chair of the Race, Diversity, and EducationalPolicy Cluster of the Othering and Belonging Institute.
Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing highereducation, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. The New England Commission of HigherEducation] is getting more comfortable with pilots, for examples.”
Stakeholders have long called for the US government to introduce a national strategy for international education. It was chaired by Jing Luan, Provost Emeritus at the San Mateo Colleges of the Silicon Valley, who has previously lauded the opportunities at community colleges offering unique transfer agreements.
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Dr. Pruitt -Logan’s career of contribution to highereducation began at Howard University in 1950 as Resident Intern and Women’s Counselor. She was appointed Associate Provost, Office of Academic Affairs at OSU in 1984, and then she was named Director, Center for Teaching Excellence in 1986.
This spring, we hosted virtual roundtables that brought more than 300 higher ed professionals together to discuss the value of a college degree, innovative strategic planning, and growing graduate enrollment. No matter the topic, the common thread was rebuilding trust in highereducation. Here's what we heard.
Some 150 miles away, the University of South Florida underwent its own failed search for a provost and has since rebooted the effort, announcing that none of the first-round finalists were still under consideration. “It’s frustrating to be treated in a way that seems to be unprofessional and unbecoming of highereducation.
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It’s allowing folks from the K-12 space to interact with the folks in the highereducation space to really identify and develop strategies to improve outcomes for all urban scholars.” What’s great about this conference is that it’s going from K to 20+,” said Jean.
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