Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 8, 2023

Nwosu Nwosu is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and student success at Herbert H. Previously, he was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clark Atlanta University and associate vice president for academic programs and accreditation liaison officer at California State University, Fullerton.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2023

Wilmore Webley Wilmore Webley has been appointed the senior vice provost for equity and inclusion at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. Webley holds a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Jamaica, and master’s and doctorate degrees in microbiology from UMass Amherst.

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 17, 2023

Tricia Serio has accepted the role of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. As an academic administrator, Tricia brings an outstanding track record as an advocate for academic excellence, equity and access – values at the heart of our University’s mission.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Dooley, who also co-founded the West Virginia University Health Sciences Technology Academy to enhance underserved youths’ academic college preparedness, was the first woman and African American to be named provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Central Florida.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Dr. Ellen Granberg Granberg is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Previously, she was senior associate provost at Clemson University. In stepping into this role, she will become the first woman to lead GWU. Granberg holds a B.A.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 10, 2024

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has done away with diversity statements as part of their hiring process. This decision comes amid a flurry of attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campuses across the nation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.

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WCET Frontiers

OCTOBER 26, 2023

With the institutional mission and priorities in mind, the college’s eLearning Division set the goal to close the equity gap for marginalized groups of people by expanding digital equity and inclusion for all learners. Process and Implementation Institutional leadership embraced the efforts to increase digital equity and inclusion.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 6, 2024

The institution joins Yale University , Dartmouth College, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in their decisions to bring back the practice after test-optional offerings emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new policy will launch with next year’s application cycle, effective for the class of 2029.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In the early aughts, Renick says, it was standard practice for student support programs to address equity gaps and low graduation or retention numbers through the creation of targeted programs, like initiatives for first-generation students, and African American male initiatives. NISS has raised graduation rates by an average of 4.5

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But aside from being an effective tool, the advent of the revolutionary technology can help institutions thrive in a changing landscape and improve their commitment to student equity, according to a new report from Complete College America.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. Dr. Amer Ahbed, vice provost for DEI at UVM, said his institution is excited to be among the initial participants in this database.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

How to Build a Sustainable Model for Student Equity and Increase Student Success. With this in mind, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte decided to evaluate its institutional policies through an equity lens using EAB’s 360-Degree Student Equity Audit. Were there any other reasons that pushed you to complete this audit?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 4, 2023

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

JUNE 8, 2023

In an  LA Times op-ed published in early 2023, psychologist Angela Duckworth, PhD, argues against banning the bot, explaining that it and similar technologies are here to stay—and that instructors should learn how to incorporate it into curricula. Some schools are blocking the technology altogether.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. As the provost of Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. ” Rivera-Mills begin this June.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Researchers at the University of Minnesota found by 2010, for instance, that students in new, technology-enhanced learning spaces exceeded final grade expectations relative to their ACT scores. 1 strategic technology, with the group predicting that the then “experimental” trend would be “mainstream” by 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

With roots dating back to 1891, the university has evolved to address new technologies, especially in agriculture, and prepare readily employable graduates. A&T Center for Excellence in Post-Harvest Technologies, is working on developing an all-natural, antiviral disinfectant with promising results in controlling the spread of SARS-CoV-2.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Within UC’s decentralized model, the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services & Information Technology (CECH) built a robust Student Services Center that provides guidance to students via a team of academic advisors, career development specialists, retention program managers, and a licensed counselor and social worker.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., In his role as provost faculty fellow, Smith advises and guides the design and direction of academic and student success initiatives. Everrett A. psychology, Middle Tennessee State University; M.S.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 28, 2023

Succession planning in universities typically involves multiple levels, including: • Executive leadership: Identifying and grooming potential successors for critical executive positions, such as the president, provost, and vice president. Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail serves as president of Saint Augustine’s University.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

In Florida, industry, technology, business and the arts from the Gulf Coast to the Space Coast all rely on higher education to remain globally competitive, as they have for decades. the provost, who can ignore all other evaluations of the targeted faculty member.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. In 2022, The Mount received a Title V HSI grant to develop new resources to help students who struggle in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs, otherwise known as STEM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Dr. Doris Espiritu EPW was created by Dr. Doris Espiritu, Senior Advisor to the Provost, dean of the Center of Excellence for Engineering & Computer Science, City Colleges of Chicago. There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2024

Many of the programs that we put into existence are things that I wish that I had had,” says Watford, associate dean of equity and engagement and executive director of CEED. Building Leaders for Advancing Science and Technology (BLAST) serves rising ninth and 10th graders, designed to help students find their place in STEM.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2023

Key prerequisites for this leader included a track record in faculty recruitment and a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. As provost and senior vice president of Academic Affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology, she expanded the school’s doctoral programs and invested in research facilities.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Note: The views and opinions in the blog post are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Diversity statements, considered a staple of inclusive hiring practices in higher education over the past several years, are increasingly under scrutiny as states implement anti-DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) legislation and colleges and universities reevaluate their impact. appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This blog was co-authored by Martin Betts, Emeritus Professor at Griffith University, Australia, and Co-founder of HEDx, Professor Ian Dunn, Provost of Coventry University and Chair of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE) , and Ceri Nursaw, CEO of NCEE.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. We continuously evolved as we learned about online instruction, gaps in technology access, and the financial and emotional strain on everyone. On this last day of my role as provost, it is that argument for the value that I’d like to end with.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. We continuously evolved as we learned about online instruction, gaps in technology access, and the financial and emotional strain on everyone. On this last day of my role as provost, it is that argument for the value that I’d like to end with.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

“The primary fault is with the colleges and universities not ensuring more equity in this key process.” ” Melinda Anderson, executive director of NACADA, is similarly concerned about nonwhite students’ reported experiences and the related implications for diversity, equity, inclusivity, belonging and accessibility.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

To promote teaching innovation, institutions establish a teaching center and an instructional design and educational technology center. A supplemental or alternative strategy is to give instructors access to an instructional designer or to a graduate student or advanced undergraduate well versed in instructional technology.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

News gave little consideration to institutions’ work in the areas of accessibility and equity, such as enrolling students who are less likely to succeed based on their socioeconomic background. News’ annual rankings say the outlet rewards prestige and wealth, according to Inside Higher Ed. In the past, U.S. Methodology Overview: How U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Christopher Roth’s primary job at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York, is associate director of academic technology.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

The risk is for those with no online presence, or with dated technology, student services, pricing strategies and learning design. Further, and accelerated by the pandemic, faculty are also calling for more agility in terms of how to best deliver instruction and maximize student success and equity.

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