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JANUARY 10, 2023

laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. ” That is, undergraduate programs with fewer than 12 students per full-time faculty member over a period of five years are no longer accepting new students.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Leonard went to Dr. Dave Weatherspoon, vice provost of enrollment and academic strategic planning at MSU, to see if the student’s status could be changed to in-state. The second goal of the program is to help build a community and culture at the institution that is attractive to prospective Native staff, faculty, and students. “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

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.”

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Sean Decatur will be stepping down from his current role at the end of 2022 to become president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in April 2023. Kenyon Provost Dr. Jeff Bowman will lead the college until the search for a new president is complete. Dr. Sean M. 6 message to the Kenyon community.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Image: There’s a lot to like about proposed changes to West Virginia University’s appointment, tenure and promotion guidelines, from a faculty rights perspective. But the same draft is alarming to some faculty members at WVU. A recommendation for noncontinuation triggers a multilevel review, including by the provost.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. in urban higher education from Jackson State University; an MPA from North Carolina Central University; and a bachelor's degree in history from North Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Stevie L.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

Wayne State University has received $6 million for a cluster hire program to recruit and hire 30 new humanities faculty and create a Black Studies center. The grant also helps fund the launch of the Detroit Center for Black Studies, which will be faculty-led and help connect Black Studies faculty from Michigan institutions.

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JULY 29, 2024

Dr. Darius Young Young is a history professor at the FAMU College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. Watson, provost and vice president for academic affairs at FAMU. Young will serve as director of the new Center for African and African American Studies at Florida A&M University.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe. A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. His efforts helped to lead to the graduation of the most diverse class in the history of Northwestern. “We Dr. Dereck J. Rovaris, Sr.,

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Image: Much about Oberlin College is unique, including long-standing policies guaranteeing the faculty a say in matters that extend well beyond academics. Many faculty members say it’s this level of input that keeps them at Oberlin. ” Faculty members, Neilson continued, “are on the ground.

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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. But what really draws me to GW is the incredible community of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

As a faculty member, she introduces students to timeless stories from ancient Greek, Roman and Biblical literature, as well as enduring works from the medieval ages and Eastern authors. ” Hooten hosts reading forums on classic literature for Pepperdine’s prospective students, parents, alumni and other community stakeholders.

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APRIL 13, 2023

He previously served as vice president of academic affairs, provost, and president of Fisk University. "As in history from Winthrop University; an M.S. in in history from Howard University. Vann Newkirk Newkirk is currently interim associate vice president at Alabama A&M University.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Wayne State University has received $6 million to recruit and hire 30 new humanities faculty and create a Black studies center. and global histories, culture, social, economic, legal, and health systems. . and global histories, culture, social, economic, legal, and health systems. .

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Susanna Rinehart, associate professor of theatre history, literature, and performance, has been named associate dean for academic and faculty affairs for Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD). She was also assistant provost of liberal education and director of diversity education for the university.

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JUNE 21, 2024

I like being able to work with students, faculty, and colleagues in a different kind of way [that] made me more aware of the community of higher education and not just a department, class, or advising relationship with a student. This return etched Allen all the more into the history of Meredith.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

The George Washington University (GWU) has named Ellen Granberg its 19th president, making her the first woman to hold the office in the institution’s 200-year history. Granberg is a sociology professor and current provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology.

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APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. ” “I am one of many pretenure faculty who are leaving the college,” Bell said.

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MARCH 16, 2023

MDRC, NASH, and CAHL seek to examine the role of faculty and staff in the course articulation process, which involves evaluating whether a transfer course will be accepted for credit. Another insight that emerged from our early conversations with faculty and staff is the complexity of transfer processes.

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MAY 29, 2024

I look forward to working with the amazing WSSU faculty, staff, students and alumni as we build upon the historical strengths of this university that will launch us into the future. She holds a bachelor’s degree in history from Wake Forest University and a juris doctor degree from Wake Forest University School of Law.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Kuti becomes the 10th president in the Central State’s history. He served as the vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs and as its associate provost for research. “I intend to make the board very proud of this decision.”

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MARCH 22, 2023

Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. I am honored and excited for the opportunity to become dean of Vanderbilt Divinity School, an innovator in 21st-century theological education, and to work with dedicated faculty and staff in the preparation of outstanding ministers and scholars,” Pierce said. “I

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DECEMBER 1, 2022

That’s very much a result of community awareness, but also faculty and student advocacy to say, ‘Hey, Native Hawaiians are underrepresented across the higher education playing field.’” Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa. The more we grow our Native Hawaiian faculty, the other numbers will follow.”

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Mark Law, the director, also says he was told that the university’s Board of Trustees insisted on his ouster, against the will of the university’s president and provost. ” Administrative appointments, unlike tenured faculty positions, can generally be revoked at any time without cause.

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HEPI

AUGUST 13, 2024

degree in Astronomy, Geometry, Metaphysics, History, Greek, Hebrew and Natural Philosophy. degree, which should cover mathematics, physics, metaphysics, history, Hebrew, and ‘Elements of Religion, and the Doctrinal Articles [of the Church of England]’. [11] At Trinity College, Dublin, founded in 1592, the early M.A. degree persist?

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University Business

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The college’s Interim Provost Brad Thiessen provided faculty with the rates for first-year college students on Wednesday. The post New College report shows lowest retention rate in school’s history appeared first on University Business. Thiessen wrote the 64.9% Read more from WFSU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of History, Drexel University, Jointly Appointed, History and Africana Studies, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 42 Education: B.A., Ramos, jointly appointed in History and Africana Studies, serves as an assistant professor in the Department of History at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

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JULY 21, 2023

To ensure that history is never forgotten so that we can create a thriving future for everyone who should learn about the Black community and their contributions." The Institute symbolizes a commitment between the college and the Black alumni, faculty, students, and staff that make Dartmouth what it is," said Brown.

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JANUARY 2, 2024

Her resignation, announced on Tuesday, marked the end of a tumultuous six-month tenure, making her the shortest-serving president in Harvard’s 388-year history. Faculty members have expressed disappointment with what they deem a political campaign against Dr. Gay, criticizing the Harvard Corporation’s handling of the situation.

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MAY 3, 2023

Dr. Ben Vinson III Vinson – a historian of the African diaspora in Latin America – is currently provost at Case Western Reserve University. Vinson holds a bachelor’s degree in history and classical studies from Dartmouth College and a doctorate in history from Columbia University. 1, The Washington Post reported.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We’re looking at creating a national clearinghouse of diversity, BIPOC [Black, Indigenous, People of Color] initiatives for minoritized students, faculty and staff at universities,” said Byrd. There’s diversity happening among students, where the pipeline is slowing down is at the faculty level.” We’ve not seen the growth that we want.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

in history and social thought from the University of California, Irvine. She will be the first woman president of the university. Dr. Linda G. As Board Chair and an alumnus, I take great pride in NYU and how far it has come since my student days; nevertheless, there is still much work to do. Mills holds a Ph.D.

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MARCH 20, 2024

On March 7, Dr. Shaun Harper, university professor, provost professor of education, business and public policy, and the founder and executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center, was watching a livestream from the U.S. Prior to becoming a faculty member and administrator, Dr. Toby S.

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MAY 2, 2024

We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. Proportionately, the percentage of Black faculty fell from 4% to 3%.

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