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Historian Dr. Jonathan Holloway to Lead Henry Luce Foundation Following Rutgers Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In September 2023, the Rutgers University Senate passed a no-confidence vote (89-47) citing concerns about shared governance following decisions including the merger of medical schools and his handling of a faculty strike. Despite these challenges, Holloway championed several initiatives during his Rutgers presidency.

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President Jones, Dolly Parton and the magic of ‘traditioned innovation’

University Business

Belmont University President Greg Jones may have crafted the most authentic initiative for the Tennessee-based liberal arts college after striking a unique partnership with global superstar legend Dolly Parton. Bringing all that together is really challenging our faculty and our deans to work together in new ways.

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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

We’ve also seen a succession of extremely short-lived presidencies, at universities including Auburn, Central Florida, Colorado, Louisville, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Tulsa and Wyoming, no doubt partly because fewer presidents are hired without sufficient vetting or due diligence or faculty and student input.

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Partnership Boosts Diversity in Medical Education

Insight Into Diversity

Last week, private medical school Des Moines University (DMU) and historically Black Voorhees University announced a new partnership designed to help more students advance their education in health science fields. In the same press release, Angela L. Walker Franklin, PhD.,

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Mitchell Named President of Howard University Hospital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John Sackett Mitchell holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Howard University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey), completing a fellowship at New York University/NY OCME and residency at George Washington University.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

But there are times in which the tables change and crisis emerges, something happens on your campus, something happens to a faculty member, something happens to a student, the world keeps spinning, and you can't stop. Sometimes you'll be able to take time off. You have to spin with it."

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

It lasted for two days, and resources from the chancellor’s office and every CSU president supported the symposium. Part of the symposium’s goal was not just to pay attention to the legacy of Juneteenth but to listen to the experiences of Black students, faculty, and staff. CSU is also not working to exclude the non-Black community.