Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig steps into his post as Western Michigan University’s (WMU) provost and vice president for academic affairs this January, he will be giving the school membership in an exceedingly small club. McBride and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs Dr. Renée T.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 28, 2023

Means Coleman, PhD, Vice President & Associate Provost for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer, and the Ida B. At Texas A&M, she was the Vice President and Associate Provost for Diversity. Coleman holds a certificate in leadership and performance coaching from Brown University/ACT.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 21, 2024

Spurred on by this interest in universities’ inner workings, Allen went on to eventually lead in an administrative capacity as senior vice president and provost at Widener University before returning to Meredith as its leader in July 2011. This return etched Allen all the more into the history of Meredith.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The first female president in the institution’s history, Larson returns to academic leadership after having served as the president of Adler Planetarium, a public museum for the past 12 years. Prior to that, she was vice provost at Utah State University. Michelle B. Katricia Pierson – Crowder College (Mo.)

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

Brown assumes the role July 1, succeeding Interim Chancellor Anthony Graham, who was appointed in July 2023, and who previously served as the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Winston-Salem State. It’s an honor to welcome Bonita Brown back to the Triad and to a campus that played such a huge role in her life,” said Hans.

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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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University Business

JUNE 11, 2024

The rich histories of these two schools combined with the high stakes of higher education made it feel like a calling—a vocation—to join them as they took a bold step for their future. To thrive amid the many challenges facing colleges and universities, we must be open to reimagining what higher education looks like in the 21st century.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

Dr. LaVar Charleston is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. LaVar Charleston studied public relations, marketing, educational leadership and policy analysis. history, gender and race with the law.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schools’ histories. The president-designate was NYU’s Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Global Programs and University Life for the past decade and is a lifetime member of the school’s senior leadership team.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Dr. Yolanda Pierce “During the search process, Yolanda Pierce stood out for her outstanding national leadership at the intersection of religion and public life,” said Dr. C. Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. 1, pending board approval.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

His scholarly focus is on African American religion, philosophy, history, and culture. Before he arrived at Wake Forest, Walker served in a number of leadership roles, including vice president, dean of the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University (VUU); inaugural John W.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

On Wednesday, Charles Robinson was named chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, making history for the flagship campus for appointing its first Black leader. Charles Robinson has been named the seventh Chancellor of the University of Arkansas by the UA System Board of Trustees #WPS pic.twitter.com/L2RakBlzfm.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

in history and social thought from the University of California, Irvine. Mills is also a social scientist; licensed clinical social worker; an attorney known for research on domestic violence; and an award-winning filmmaker. Mills holds a Ph.D. in health policy from Brandeis University; a MSW from San Francisco State University; a J.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Like so many other scholarly associations founded in the United States, African Americans and other minorities remained invisible within the leadership ranks for years. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. Gordon an AERA honorary president, making him the first person in AERA’s history to receive the recognition.

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University Business

APRIL 27, 2023

Following President Jason Wingard’s resignation last month , the Temple faculty union has now turned its ire towards Provost Gregory Mandel and Board of Trustees Chair Mitchell Morgan. This is the first no-confidence vote in the institution’s 50-year history, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

John Weinstein, PhD The Bard Queer Leadership Project (BQLP) is a bachelor of arts degree program that enables LGBTQ+ individuals and allies to study queer leadership and culture in tandem with one of the more than 40 academic concentrations offered by the college. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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Inside Higher Ed

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. “Trust and institutional culture are broken,” the first of the five points said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. Dacey, who recently narrated a video about LGBTQ history at UND, has remained engaged with advocacy at the university. In 2022, the university finally launched an official LGBTQ alumni affinity group, ARC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

The idea here is to engage the Morehouse community and the community beyond our borders, to engage with history as well as contemporary issues,” said Dr. Vicki L. It helps us to think about and rededicate ourselves to our mission, which is to develop men of disciplined minds who will lead lives of leadership and service,” said Crawford. “I

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. One campaign he oversaw helped draw in $66 million, the largest in school history, Telegram & Gazette reports.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

I’m inspired by the rich history and look forward to leading us to even greater achievements.” Williams has demonstrated proven success in strategic planning, community engagement, legislative advocacy, and fundraising, according to Board Chair Lynn Parman. Williams served as president of Utah Tech University.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Cordon’s seven-year leadership stint with LDC Church saw her navigate the institution through the COVID pandemic. Under Sánchez’s leadership, RIC’s endowment increased, federal and state grants rose significantly, and the institution achieved financial stability with a substantial student body, Patch reports.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

We are sick and tired of the lack of progress toward racial justice at Penn State under your leadership,” the letter continues. “We Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. We expected better.” King said the reports have yet to receive any formal response from the administration. Dr. Marcus A. Dr. Marcus A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

She is only the second woman to hold the position in the school’s 157-year history. This background has ingrained in her a deep commitment to culturally responsive leadership, which is essential for addressing the diverse needs of the university’s student body.” Ellis describes Kinloch’s leadership style as “windows and mirrors.” “She

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Bunche Center for African American Studies does have an endowed academic chair, said IAC Vice Provost Dr. David Yoo, a professor of Asian American studies and history at UCLA. As it stands now, the four centers all have directors but three are without endowed director’s chairs. Though, the Ralph J.

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University Business

JANUARY 26, 2024

Hired Lynne Coy-Ogan – Husson University (Maine) The board of trustees at Husson University has selected Lynne Coy-Ogan as its next president, marking the first female to lead the institution in its 125-year history. Coy-Ogan is quite familiar with Husson already. Coy-Ogan is quite familiar with Husson already. Sun reports.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

To become the first African American governor in Maryland’s history, the third African American governor in U.S. history…means a great deal to our students, who are graduating, to their families and to those watching via live stream to see history.” Dr. Hongtao Yu Morgan State also has an alumnus mentoring program.

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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. He takes the time to meet with his Latinx learners, to sit with them, discuss the challenges they face, and share his own history with them. It’s a part of our Lasallian Catholic tradition.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. It also was a serious loss for the Worcester region because of Becker College’s long and impactful history in the area and the prominence of several academic programs. Is this diversity newsletter?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Partly, it’s because fewer college presidents are academics who compiled a scholarly reputation before taking on leadership posts and who continued to speak out about higher education even after their retirement from office. ” Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

What inspires these grim thoughts is Kimball and Iler’s richly researched, provocative and pivotally important history of college endowments, campus fundraising campaigns, university finances, institutional spending and student debt. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Our newer faculty ranks are at their most diverse in UC history. UC’s vice chancellors and vice provosts for equity and inclusion support emerging leaders across the university through the UC-Coro Systemwide Leadership Collaborative cohort projects.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 27, 2023

At the time she was offered the position, she was the provost of Wagner College in New York City, which caused the hiring committee to ask how a New Yorker would adapt to Southern California. Lieberman is the 18th president of La Verne and the first woman to lead in the university’s history.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

22 August · Episode 169 Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges 25 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Discover the impact of president turnover on higher ed leadership. Presidents are also more involved in fundraising than ever, complicating their leadership roles. His discipline was history.

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