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Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.
McMickens, Morris Thomas, and Calvin Hadley There is deep concern about the status of Black men in highereducation. A recent report about the enrollment of Black men in postsecondary education indicates that Black men comprise 4.6% or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6 million students enrolled in colleges and universities.
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Scott-Johnson will become provost and vice president for academic affairs at Spelman College, effective Aug. Scott-Johnson Scott-Johnson, is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Monmouth University. Dr. Pamela E.
It took him awhile to connect the dots from his passion to highereducation. We doubled diversity attraction, admittance, retention, and graduation during the time I was there,” he says. “We It’s not easy to do inclusive excellence work in highereducation. We did some great work.” Move it forward—disrupt it.
Todd is the Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC. In our conversations, we found Todd to be both incredibly collegial and massively knowledgeable about the shifting landscape of highereducation. What does the role of Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning entail?
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We are honored Achieving the Dream selected our institution as a Leader College," said Bellevue College Provost Dr. Jess Clark. Since joining ATD, Bellevue College has seen increased markers of student success and retention.
Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public highereducation. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. Students meet with Macaulay Honors College Dean Dara N.
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Tiffany Beth Mfume Tiffany Beth Mfume has been appointed associate vice provost for student success and retention initiatives at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. She served as associate vice president for student success and retention at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Gilliam, a physician and highereducation leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul. She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history. And it just isn’t.”
The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of highereducation across the nation. Five years from now, Byrd and Mason want their membership to reach 100 highereducation institutions.
It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Tricia Serio has accepted the role of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. As Provost at UMass Amherst, she launched and led initiatives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for faculty, staff and students.
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Especially post-pandemic, students are arriving at school needing more intense support than ever before, and it is important to us to give them every opportunity to succeed,” said Jay Jacobs, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at The University of Vermont. “We
But now, with decades of experience in teaching and highereducation under his belt, he’s looking at new ways to shape the student academic experience, leading with equity and access in mind. Q: What led you to a career in highereducation and, specifically, focused on student success?
He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue highereducation. Prior to his NJIT presidency, Lim was the interim president of the University of Texas at Arlington after having served the university as provost and vice president for academic affairs.
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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. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment. “We
Nine out of ten raise their hands,” said Jean, assistant provost for special programs at MSU. Dr. Daniel Jean, assistant provost for special programs at Montclair State university. Jean himself lost a close friend to street violence, and he said the crisis has only worsened since he was a teen. Junius Gonzales agreed.
While stakeholders responded with relief, vice provost for Global Affairs at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kalpen Trivedi, wrote online , “I’m glad we prevailed but what a colossal waste of time and resources across the field” “Good News!
with a specific focus on URMs,” said Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson, provost and executive vice chancellor of academic affairs and the program’s principal investigator (PI). The grant was given through the NSF’s North Carolina Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation STEM Pathways and Research Alliance (NC-LSAMP SPRA).
8, has sparked a national conversation for highereducation to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. Strayhorn, vice provost and director of research for the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University. Some view Candia-Bailey’s tragedy as a sad wake-up call for higher ed.
She would like to see underrepresented and marginalized students thrive and succeed in highereducation. Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in highereducation with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. “My
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“There’s a different kind of culture and opportunities that exist now from pre-K through grade 12 that has created the conditions for Native Hawaiians to now access highereducation in higher numbers than we’ve ever seen historically,” said Kauai. Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa.
It hopes to provide examples of how a well-designed program can improve college enrolments, student retention rates, student graduation rates, and enhance student employability and economic mobility. The initiative seeks to create international exchange programs that will advance institutional goals while improving student outcomes.
We interviewed and surveyed a combined 107 CBOs, Provosts, and Heads of Strategy to understand the challenges dominating cabinet agendas today and get a read on what senior leaders are worried about tomorrow. While our analysis validated many topics on our research agenda, we also surfaced a handful of surprises.
One thing I love about this conference, hosted by UPCEA, is that it attracts a broad cross-section of highereducation professionals: everyone from deans and provosts to higher ed marketing and enrollment management specialists. If you missed the event, here’s a quick recap of some of the highlights.
Now, as a highereducation professional, he wants to support others to succeed in the ways he did. Q: What inspired your career in highereducation? ” Q: What led you to your role as associate provost for student success at York College? ” My title is associate provost for student success.
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“Access to high-quality highereducation is perhaps the strongest path towards reversing the poisonous culture, but today, the success of males in college lags behind their female counterparts-– with ‘cis’ and ‘identified’ Black and Hispanic/LatinX male outcomes the most concerning.” Responding to a crisis The charge from Dr. Junius J.
It seeks to prohibit any state or federal funding from being utilized to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at the state’s highereducation institutions. Under this law, public institutions of highereducation cannot engage in DEI activities. They impact student performance and retention.”
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