Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For his leadership, LeBlanc – a first-generation college graduate – was named one of Forbes Magazine’s 15 “Classroom Revolutionaries” and one of the “most influential people in higher education,” in addition to winning the TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence in Higher Education in 2018.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact is an excellent book that answers the question, what does it take to succeed as a Black professional in higher education leadership?

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Conservative groups, politicians and organizations launched a coordinated attack on DEI in higher education in 2023, in some cases disrupting these programs established to promote fairness and student success, and to address decades of exclusionary policies and practices in higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 9, 2023

—About a decade ago, nearly all—97 percent—of IBM’s job advertisements required a four-year college degree, according to David Barnes, vice president of global workforce policy at the tech giant, who spoke this week at the annual SXSW EDU conference here. ‘Bad’ Policy No.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed his state’s public higher education system “isn’t working. Consequently, university officials and state leaders are caught in a conundrum over what to do.

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Higher Education Inquirer

NOVEMBER 9, 2024

As the nation reflects on the results of yesterday’s election, the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration reaffirms our steadfast commitment to undocumented, immigrant-origin, international, and refugee students, and policies that recognize their essential role in the future workforce and leadership of our country.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

American higher education is in trouble. Polls show declining public support for universities — support necessary for their sustenance, since few universities are wholly dependent on their customers (students and research grantors) for financial sustainability. Read more at Deseret.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

Colleges and universities already worrying about maintaining their relevance to prospective students and the workforce are also now entrenched in a new drama few are adequately prepared for: the increasing litigation and compliance involved in the sector. The symposium, hosted by Touro Law, was recorded and published on its website. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

Jorge Burmicky, assistant professor at Howard University. Over 700 college and university presidents have responded to a new survey, providing a glimpse into the ever-evolving higher education landscape. Those aspiring to be presidents now see the competencies needed,” said Dr. Shawn M. Dr. Shawn M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 17, 2024

Collectively, higher education must give this issue the attention and priority it deserves. Specifically, the time has come for college presidents to step up and lead the fight for the safety of our campus communities. Prevention, research, and survivor support efforts are currently highly fragmented across higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of higher education, the role of governing boards, such as the Board of Trustees, is of paramount importance. I define academic acumen as a wide range of knowledge and skills related to teaching, research, and knowledge creation within the higher education context.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 31, 2023

Drumm McNaughton talks with two CEW professors who worked on the study, Research Professor of Education and Economics Dr. Zack Mabel and Associate Director of Editorial Policy and Senior Editor/Writer Kathryn Campbell. Prior to joining CEW, he worked most recently as a policy research scientist at the College Board.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. According to 2021 data, 60% of the University of California (UC) chancellors are white.

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University Business

JULY 18, 2023

Wes Moore (D) announced Monday the appointments of former college presidents, educators and nonprofit leaders to the state’s Higher Education Commission, nearly turning over the entire membership of the panel that oversees statewide higher education policies. Read more from Maryland Matters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Welch Welch is currently president of AASCU member Arkansas State University System and co-chair of the Executive Council of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

University of Utah is showcasing the value of academic diversity after the state’s passing of HB 261 , which “prohibits an institution of higher education from establishing or maintaining an office… [that] is referred to or named diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

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OCTOBER 6, 2022

. • Southern New Hampshire University. HEERF (Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, authorized by the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021, and administered by the U.S. Department of Education). He served as Senior Policy Advisor to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the U.S.

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Higher Education Today

MARCH 6, 2023

ACE will release The American College President: 2023 Edition on April 14. Since the founding of American higher education, college and university presidents have generally been White men—even.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

As higher ed nears the looming enrollment cliff , colleges and universities looking to drive enrollment growth must identify more pathways for students to obtain a college degree, especially in the case of first-generation students.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

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 higher education.” Their contracts have raised a number of ethical and policy flags.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. You had no intention of retaining me as the (vice president of student affairs),” she wrote in the email. “It Some view Candia-Bailey’s tragedy as a sad wake-up call for higher ed.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The British study published on Research Policy examined the performance of higher education institutions by collecting data from the National Student Survey (NSS) website, the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and others over 10 years beginning with the 2009-10 academic year.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. We do that every day at universities. As she put it, "I really like doing science."

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Making Higher Education Work for All Students A Conversation With Becky Takeda-Tinker, President, Colorado State University Global bridget Thu, 09/14/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Remote Learning Weekly Wisdom Online learning became a critical component for many institutions during COVID. She holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Javier Cevallos was recently appointed president of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI). Dr. Javier Cevallos Cevallos is currently president-in-residence of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Minouche Shafik “Regretfully, we were not able to come to an agreement,” wrote Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik in a letter to fellow members of the Columbia community. We have no intention of suppressing speech or the right to peaceful protest.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 24, 2023

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) has selected the 29 senior-level higher education professionals for its 2023 Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI). MLI stands as a magnet for talented people looking to bring something different to American higher education leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

As I reflect on my journey through higher education, I find myself looking back on a career that began in the small, rural community of Calhoun in Lowndes County, Alabama. It was there that I first understood the profound impact that education could have on a person’s life.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The selection of Vasquez Heilig as provost is a game changer for WMU, say higher education leaders who point to his tenure at UK where he strategically increased student enrollment in the College of Education by 63 percent, noting that his efforts have focused on increasing diversity among teachers.

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University Business

JANUARY 12, 2024

Leadership at Harvard University will get to test their equanimity after a headline-worthy shakeup that shot one of the world’s most prominent institutions of higher education into the defensive on the first days of 2024. The former president describes his parting with the university as a “mutual decision.”

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

In this second post of our five-part series on Embracing a New Higher Education Governance Model , we discuss the updated board duties in higher ed and how boards can embrace their new roles and responsibilities as they work to meet the challenges facing colleges and universities today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Dozens of panel and plenary sessions were offered at this year’s meeting of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) including a panel titled, “Historic Role of University Presidents in Shaping Racial Policies and Practice,” and keynotes by David Hogg and Jaclyn Corin, co-founders of the March for Our Lives.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 4, 2023

Executive director Mark Overmann led the discussion with guest speakers Maureen Manning, vice president of strategy and insight at The PIE, and Jill Welch, senior policy advisor at the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and featured columnist for the “Jill on the Hill” policy update in The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Henry McMaster and Marshall University President Brad D. Smith will co-chair the new Southern Regional Education Board Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Education (SREB). SREB’s Commission on AI and Education begins meeting in March to review research and industry data and hear from education experts.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Solutions for eradicating them range from empowering students to adopting free speech policies. It’s hardly a new observation that, in corporatespeak, colleges and universities are ailing companies. As Temple University president Jason Wingard writes , our attrition rates would send a corporate entity into meltdown.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 29, 2023

Citing just one memorable moment of a leader voicing a powerful, eloquent truth, Dr. Burns recalled a 2020 conversation with Arizona State University President Michael Crow : "He talks about that we're just sailing, that these are choppy winds, these are intense seas, but it's just sailing.

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