Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

“I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Interim President Jackie Jenkins-Scott for her exemplary leadership, which has positioned RCC to continue its vision of empowering the community with an education that matters,” he continued. He recently served as chief academic officer and provost at Lesley University.

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Community College College Provost Leadership 122

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Michael Gutierrez “We believe that Hartnell College is an engine for economic vitality in our region and for students to move from poverty to prosperity,” says Michael Gutierrez, superintendent/president of Hartnell. “In As one of the few Latina provosts in higher education, the Seal holds personal significance for me,” Duran-Cerda says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

We hope higher ed leaders—campus presidents, provosts, chancellors—read these reports and ask within their institutions who are the student parents on campus and what are their outcomes,” said Jez. Nearly two thirds attend one of California’s 116 community colleges and on average comprise 19% of a community college’s student population. “We

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Students Higher Education Educational Systems Equity 126

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We asked him how the college-to-careers pillar might have drawn on the unique vantage point of his software engineering background. Very similar to software engineering.

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Engineering Academia Deans Computer Science 95

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

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.”

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Provost Retention Policy Equity 111

Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 17, 2024

Tabassum is from Chino Hill, California, and will be graduating with a major in biomedical engineering and a minor in resistance to genocide. USC named Asna Tabassum valedictorian earlier this month. In a statement released Monday, Andrew T.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

For example, Nestor Pereira, vice provost of academic and learning technologies at Miami Dade College, sees AI-writing detection tools as “a springboard for conversations with students.” He recounted the story of an engineering professor he knew years ago who assessed students by administering oral exams.

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Computer Science Humanities Technology Provost 145