Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 16, 2024

Annual Provosts’ Survey Shows Need for AI Policies, Worries Over Campus Speech Ryan Quinn Tue, 04/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Many institutions are not yet prepared to help their faculty members and students navigate artificial intelligence. That’s just one of multiple findings from Inside Higher Ed’s annual survey of chief academic officers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2024

Suresh Garimella, the university’s newly instated president, said he hoped to bring a period of stability to the institution, which has experienced financial challenges and a series of recent leadership transitions. Glover officially started as Arizona’s senior vice president of academic affairs and provost July 1.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Dr. Kevin Leonard, director of the Native American Institute at MSU, was speaking with a Native, out-of-state student whose tribal affiliation was in Michigan when she began to share the struggles that come with paying out-of-state tuition. Why shouldn’t this be more permanent?” says Weatherspoon in an interview with Diverse.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2024

By Amanda Friedman and Eric Kelderman Illustration by The Chronicle; Photos by Getty and University of Florida Joseph Glover After a brief stint as the University of Arizona’s provost, Joseph Glover is returning to the University of Florida. It marks another chapter in the ongoing leadership shake-ups at both institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

Weinman emphasized that the new designation better reflects Marist's evolution from a small regional college into a comprehensive global institution. 1 among peer institutions by a U.S. 1 among peer institutions by a U.S. The timing of the transition is particularly meaningful as Marist approaches its centennial in 2029.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2025

But what is equally striking is that regardless of their particular focus, these institutions also share a drive to sustain their mission in innovative ways amid the pressures of remaining competitive in a tightening enrollment market. In fact most such schools boast similarly fraught origins. I think we are still continuing that!

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

Wutoh, Howard University provost and chief academic officer. Howard University School of Law Dean Roger Fairfax emphasized the significance of establishing the center at Howard: "Given Howard Law's historical role as a guardian of the principles embedded in the amendment, I can think of no more appropriate institution to house the Center."

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MindMax

MARCH 5, 2025

In this conversation, Lee Maxey, CEO of MindMax, sits down with Tom Cavanagh, Vice Provost for Digital Learning at the University of Central Florida, to discuss the evolving landscape of online education. Watch the full conversation. – The evolving role of AI in higher education. – Shifts in OPM business models.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2025

As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. At the same time, reality struck: A student should not need to have an associate provost as a parent to transfer college credits. Dr. Alicia M.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

A new report released by The Education Trust titled, “Improving Titles III & V of the Higher Education Act to Better Serve Students of Color and Students from Low-Income Backgrounds” examines how Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) receive funds related to Titles III and V of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Dr. Kayla C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

in Philosophy from the Jesuit institution—worked his way up the ranks to become college president, a position that he held for 23 years. He was the first lay person to lead the Catholic institution that was founded in 1789. Groves, the school’s Executive Vice President and Provost has been named interim president. Dr. Robert M.

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ACRLog

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The transformation of Higher Education institutions has been an ongoing journey, gaining momentum due to the sweeping changes triggered by COVID-19 and a growing awareness of existential threats like climate change, inflation, housing insecurity, and institutional discrimination.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Chavous, currently vice provost for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer at the University of Michigan, brings more than 25 years of experience as a scholar, researcher, and academic administrator to the position. Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

After two decades of working in higher education, Shrivastav is championing student success in academics at the University of Indiana Bloomington as the college’s newest provost. Q: How does managing student success as a provost differ from your focus on it in your prior role? A: It’s a much different, much bigger role. [At

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Academic Leadership Institute (ALI) Summer Residential Program offered by the University of Michigan (U-M) and Washington University in St. Since its launch in 2021, about 75 people from institutions of all sizes have completed the program. PhD, Center for Social Solutions associate director and Edgar G.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

Furthermore, the Black men that attend postsecondary institutions, reportedly have the lowest retention rates of all groups. According to research at the Brookings Institute, a college degree delivers an inflation adjusted annual return of 15% per year. or a little over 850,000 of the 18.6

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

She worked her way through the ranks as a professor, eventually landing at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and then an internship opportunity in the Office of the Provost came her way. Howard-Baptiste currently serves as the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

You can subscribe to the latter, but it will mostly be written for presidents, provosts, and Board chairs. I may do some consulting after I retire, via Enrollment VP and the companion blog. (I I guess this means I'll be doing requests, after all.)

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University Business

MAY 6, 2025

Institutions must prioritize AI literacy as a core component of college education to prepare students for daily collaboration with AI technologies. Yet now that advances in AI are poised to transform work and learning, institutions are showing surprising reluctance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Dr. Kevin Leonard, director of the Native American Institute at MSU, was speaking with a Native, out-of-state student whose tribal affiliation was in Michigan when she began to share the struggles that come with paying out-of-state tuition. Why shouldn’t this be more permanent?” says Weatherspoon in an interview with Diverse.

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Academe Blog

MARCH 13, 2025

A few months ago, University [of Michigan] Provost Laurie McCauley banned diversity statements in hiring. BY SILKE-MARIA WEINECK The following is reposted with permission from theMichigan Daily. Diversity statements, the argument went, imposed inappropriate ideological litmus tests.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), a predominately white institution (PWI) in a region with a very low Black population. These disparate environments have offered Briscoe a unique insight into the experiences of Black students within these spaces and how institutional support for Black students is critical to their success.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Jorge Silva-Puras, the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success at Lehman College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY), noted that the six-year completion rate at Lehman is around 51%. Several years ago, the vast majority of dual enrollment was taking place in community colleges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

higher education institutions can strengthen democracy by prioritizing civic engagement and civic education in the student experience. The report emphasizes the importance of financial resources, including advocating for investment in public institutions. released a white paper that outlines how U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Fredrick Muyia Nafukho will become vice provost for the University of Washington Office of Academic Personnel. As a preeminent institution with an outstanding academic culture of excellence and a commitment to innovation, UW’s core values and mission inspire me to imagine a boundless future,” Nafukho said. “It

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2025

Marlene Tromp The University of Vermont (UVM) Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Marlene Tromp as the institution's 28th president. She grew up with the experience of being in a rural state and understanding the importance of the flagship institution to that state, both urban and rural parts of the state.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The four-year, Catholic private school officially became an Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), meaning over 25% of their undergraduate population are Latinx. 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. totaled 62.5

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ACRLog

JANUARY 29, 2024

To kick off our institutional change theme , we asked some librarians this question: In the New Year, what kind of institutional change are you encountering? If you have thoughts on institutional change, sound off in the comments or reach out to us to do a guest post! Given the subject matter, we opted to anonymize this post.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

As the associate vice provost of student success and retention at Texas A&M, Williams has come a long way from his start as an international student at a community college in New Jersey. It’s more or less giving everyone skin in the game,” he says.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Emory University announced it is launching a new institute this month that will harness the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to provide more cost-effective and equitable care for patients with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and other conditions. Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, in a statement. “By

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The PIE News

JUNE 5, 2024

The initiative seeks to create international exchange programs that will advance institutional goals while improving student outcomes. The four initiatives chosen were favoured for being “bold” and “well-designed”, as well as being deemed most likely to enhance institutional and student success measures.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

He also launched the Rutgers Democracy Lab at the Eagleton Institute of Politics in November 2024, focusing on democratic engagement and civil discourse. Prior to Rutgers, Holloway served as provost at Northwestern University and held faculty roles at Yale University, where he was also Dean of Yale College.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The US remains the world’s top study destination, but more should be done to mushroom international student numbers at a wider range of institutions, stakeholders said at The PIE Live North America in Boston. In the US, 5% of higher education institutions host between 60-70% of international students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

This was her experience at various institutions where she worked before becoming a president herself. Her ascension to the presidency, following Richardsons resignation in 2024, demonstrates the importance of institutional pipelines and succession planning. Often, I see these leaders thrive at another institution.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

But aside from being an effective tool, the advent of the revolutionary technology can help institutions thrive in a changing landscape and improve their commitment to student equity, according to a new report from Complete College America.

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Deans for Impact

JUNE 27, 2023

United in their shared vision of ensuring all PK-12 students access equitable, rigorous, and affirming learning experiences through well-prepared teachers, our newest cohort of 24 fellows lead educator-preparation institutions and programs spanning across 25 states and DC. Six programs are designated Minority-Serving Institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Despite this, Black scholars face, internal racism and microaggressions, disrespect, and dishonor, within the institutions where they serve, and call “home.” Specifically, some of our Black colleagues are thriving, receiving genuine support, and feel a sense of workplace belonging within their respective institutions of higher education.

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