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Oakwood University Names First Female President in 129-Year History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gina Spivey-Brown has been named the 12th president of Oakwood University, becoming the first woman to lead the historically Black Seventh-day Adventist institution in its 129-year history. Pollard, who has led the Huntsville, Alabama-based university for 15 years. "I Her credentials include a Ph.D.

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Montana State's Dr. Waded Cruzado Makes History as APLU's First Latina President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cruzado, who will assume the role on July 1, brings a deeply personal connection to the land-grant university mission, having begun her higher education journey as a first-generation college student at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagez. She holds a Ph.D.

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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is the most fulfilling career choice I have ever made, said Kendi, who is currently a professor at Boston University but has held teaching positions at American University, University of Florida and SUNY Albany. "I Wutoh said there is a strong alignment between Kendi's work and the university's mission.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vasquez Heilig bring his experience and track record of achievement to help elevate Western Michigan University's mission as our chief academic officer," said Dr. Edward Montgomery, president of WMU. "He in educational administration and policy analysis and a master’s degree in sociology from Stanford University.

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Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges: Changing Higher Ed podcast 256 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Brent Miller of HED

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Strategic Implications for Higher Ed Leadership This episode is especially relevant for presidents, CFOs, boards, and facilities leaders tasked with long-range capital planning. A highly sought-after higher education consultant with 20+ years of experience, Dr. McNaughton works with leadership, management, and boards of both U.S.

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Brand or Bust: How Universities Can Thrive in the Face of Crisis

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With thrive mode responses, instead of preparing, as in some cases, to offer legal testimony , consider the many different outcomes that could have been achieved by placing university experts in Middle Eastern studies, philosophy and ethics, comparative religions, history, or many other relevant fields at centre stage.