UW Presidential Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

At the University of Washington, women have been making history since the University was founded. In Seattle, new Provost Tricia Serio serves as the University’s chief academic officer. Together, this marks first time in UW history that all four of these leadership positions have been held by women.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Dr. Shaun Harper, provost professor of education, business, and public policy, and founder and chief research scientist at the Race and Equity Center at the University of Southern California (USC), says Briscoes work is rigorous and substantive. You have erased history, people, resources, and services. No one feels safe there.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. He will do the same as provost at Western Michigan University.”

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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur will be stepping down from his current role at the end of 2022 to become president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in April 2023. Kenyon Provost Dr. Jeff Bowman will lead the college until the search for a new president is complete. Dr. Sean M.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. in urban higher education from Jackson State University; an MPA from North Carolina Central University; and a bachelor's degree in history from North Carolina A&T State University. Dr. Stevie L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Leonard went to Dr. Dave Weatherspoon, vice provost of enrollment and academic strategic planning at MSU, to see if the student’s status could be changed to in-state. Borders crossed our people. We didn’t cross them,” said Leonard, who is a member of the Sault Ste.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Kuti becomes the 10th president in the Central State’s history. He served as the vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs and as its associate provost for research. “I intend to make the board very proud of this decision.”

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HEPI

AUGUST 13, 2024

degree in Astronomy, Geometry, Metaphysics, History, Greek, Hebrew and Natural Philosophy. degree, which should cover mathematics, physics, metaphysics, history, Hebrew, and ‘Elements of Religion, and the Doctrinal Articles [of the Church of England]’. [11] Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1959) [4] J.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Katie Lynch Katie Lynch has been appointed provost and vice president of academic affairs at Brookdale Community College in New Jersey. Lynch holds a bachelor’s degree in English and history from Dartmouth College, a master’s in literary studies from the University of Wisconsin, and a Ph.D.

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JULY 29, 2024

Dr. Darius Young Young is a history professor at the FAMU College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities. Watson, provost and vice president for academic affairs at FAMU. Young will serve as director of the new Center for African and African American Studies at Florida A&M University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 13, 2023

He previously served as vice president of academic affairs, provost, and president of Fisk University. "As in history from Winthrop University; an M.S. in in history from Howard University. Dr. Vann Newkirk Newkirk is currently interim associate vice president at Alabama A&M University.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

Dr. Ellen Granberg Granberg is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Previously, she was senior associate provost at Clemson University. in history from the University of California, Davis; and M.A. Granberg holds a B.A.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2023

He served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Rust College in Holly Springs, Miss. in history from Auburn University in Alabama. Rolundus Rice Rolundus Rice has been named chief operating officer at Tuskegee University in Alabama. He holds a master’s from Alabama A&M University and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Virginia Rougon Chavis Virginia Rougon Chavis has been named associate provost at the University of Mississippi, where she served as a professor of graphic design and chair of the department of art and art history. Chavis received her bachelor’s degree in art from the University of Mississippi and an M.F.A.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 13, 2023

The George Washington University (GWU) has named Ellen Granberg its 19th president, making her the first woman to hold the office in the institution’s 200-year history. Granberg is a sociology professor and current provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

. “The future depends upon humanizing the STEM disciplines in a way that improves our quality of life and doesn’t just make things more efficient or effective,” says Paul Kohn, vice provost for enrollment management at Georgia Tech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

Dr. Ben Vinson III Vinson – a historian of the African diaspora in Latin America – is currently provost at Case Western Reserve University. Vinson holds a bachelor’s degree in history and classical studies from Dartmouth College and a doctorate in history from Columbia University. 1, The Washington Post reported.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

“Wayne State is located in the largest majority-Black city in America, and our curricula should reflect that with more courses that center the Black experience and the role that race has played in American history, culture, and society,” said Wayne State Provost Dr. Mark Kornbluh.

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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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The Higher Ed Marketer

JANUARY 23, 2023

In the late 1970s, Indiana State University produced one of the most famous basketball players in NCAA and NBA history - Larry Bird. Jason Trainer , Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at ISU, shares how their school balances academic and athletic branding while giving students just the right dose of historical perspective.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Susanna Rinehart, associate professor of theatre history, literature, and performance, has been named associate dean for academic and faculty affairs for Virginia Tech’s College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD). She was also assistant provost of liberal education and director of diversity education for the university.

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University Business

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The college’s Interim Provost Brad Thiessen provided faculty with the rates for first-year college students on Wednesday. The post New College report shows lowest retention rate in school’s history appeared first on University Business. Thiessen wrote the 64.9% Read more from WFSU.

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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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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.

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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. history, gender and race with the law. LaVar Charleston had a crush on Dr. Sherri Charleston from the moment he met her in ninth grade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and vice provost. Melissa Gilliam Boston University Photography Gilliam, 58, is no stranger to firsts.

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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. programs and expanded new teaching and interdisciplinary research centers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

His efforts helped to lead to the graduation of the most diverse class in the history of Northwestern. “We Because of the dean leads, the vice provost, the team members working with me, we were able to do great things with faculty and faculty fellows. We did some great work.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 21, 2023

To ensure that history is never forgotten so that we can create a thriving future for everyone who should learn about the Black community and their contributions." The Office of the Provost at Dartmouth has given $1.3 It's actually designed to educate and include the voice, [the] incredibly important voice, of the Black community.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. I have long heard about the school’s rich history as an advocate for racial and social justice, and I look forward to building on the strong foundation that Emilie Townes and others have established to form this treasured community.”

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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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JANUARY 2, 2023

“Wayne State is located in the largest majority-Black city in America, and our curricula should reflect that with more courses that center the Black experience and the role that race has played in American history, culture, and society,” said Wayne State Provost Dr. Mark Kornbluh.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Without full disaggregation of student population data, the stories, history, and culture of Native Hawaiian students, faculty, and staff can often go unseen in higher education. Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa. The way populations have identified here has changed over the years.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

His scholarly focus is on African American religion, philosophy, history, and culture. Walker Walker, a scholar of religion, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and ordained American Baptist clergyperson, has been the school’s interim dean since January. He will continue to serve as the program director for the rest of the academic year.

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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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