Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2025

Howard University has appointed renowned historian and bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi significant expansion of the historically Black university's research capabilities. Howard's Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Anthony K. Wutoh said there is a strong alignment between Kendi's work and the university's mission.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 14, 2025

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills provost is stepping down next month to return to the faculty there, a development that news articles last week suggested is tied to his disagreement with hiring practices at the School of Civic Life and Leadership, or SCiLL.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Those opportunities led Howard-Baptiste to Miami University in Ohio where she earned degrees in exercise science, health promotion, and a Ph.D. in educational leadership. Howard-Baptiste currently serves as the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs at the University of Tennessee, Chattanooga.

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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. Queens College is one of The City University of New Yorks 25 colleges. Truly universal transferability would require faculty buy-in and better digital tools.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA., Albany State University; M.S., Early on, Briscoe saw herself as a student leader.

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 14, 2024

Joseph Glover is leaving his leadership post at the University of Arizona in Tucson and headed back to the University of Florida in Gainesville after just a month on the job. in mathematics from the University of California, San Diego, was appointed following a months-long national search.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

At Georgian Court University (GCU), women leaders are the norm. The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. To note, this is not the first time GCU has had an all-women deanship, said Dr. Janice Warner, provost of GCU.

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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. Tromp, who is currently serving as president of Boise State University, will assume her new role later this summer. "Dr. from the University of Florida. Tromp seems poised and ready to lead UVM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2024

Terri Gomez has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Gomez served as interim provost and vice president of academic affairs. Gomez was honored in 2024 by Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis for her leadership in empowering vulnerable communities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. Collectively, as researchers, we have about 50 or more years of experience conducting empirical studies on Black men attending diverse institutional types, ranging from predominantly White institutions, community colleges, and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

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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. Ame Lambert, PhD, vice president of global diversity and inclusion at Portland State University, participates in the ALI program held last summer.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 13, 2024

Florida A&M University Interim President Dr. Timothy L. Beard Beard wrote in a letter to some members of FAMU’s senior leadership team that changes in personnel would be necessary for the university to move forward more effectively. Beard has announced changes on the horizon for the embattled institution. Dr. Timothy L.

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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. I look forward to working collaboratively with the leadership team, faculty and Faculty Senate to lead a transformational plan to support UW’s academic personnel from pre-recruitment to retirement and beyond.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Jose Coll will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Western Oregon University, effective June 30. Dr. Jose Coll He is currently dean of the School of Social Work and interim dean of the College of Education at Portland State University. Coll was also a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2025

Jonathan Holloway Dr. Jonathan Holloway has been named the new President and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, following his five-year presidency at Rutgers University. Holloway's appointment comes after his term as Rutgers' 21st president and first Black president in the university's 250-year history.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The nation and its colleges and universities have wrestled with racial injustice and the challenges of diversity for centuries. A confounding hurdle since the 1970s and 1980s has been the aspiration to increase the number of previously underrepresented, especially people of color, in the ranks of university professors.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. Previously, he served as founding dean of the University College at Fort Valley State University and director of college success services for University of North Carolina.

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Deans for Impact

JUNE 27, 2023

These institutions include public and private universities, a teachers’ union-led initiative, and residency programs. Our 2023 Impact Academy fellows are: Andy Saultz , Interim Dean of the College of Education, Pacific University Anne Lamb , Managing Director of Program and Evaluation, St. John Fisher University Judy A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Javier Cevallos was recently appointed president of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI). Javier Cevallos has been named to this important leadership role,” said Dr. Mildred García, president and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). “As

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Levon Esters will become vice provost for graduate education at Penn State and dean of its Graduate School, effective May 1, 2023. Dr. Levon Esters Esters is currently the associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion and faculty affairs for Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute and professor of agricultural sciences education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 23, 2024

Former University of Florida President Dr. Kent Fuchs has agreed to serve as its interim president while the university’s board of trustees launches its national search for President Ben Sasse’s successor. Dr. Kent Fuchs “My wish is only to be of service to the university. He previously served as provost of Cornell University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

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.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. And that's how I started to solidify my position to keep us moving forward."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University, his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, Lim entered the private sector as an engineer at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

Karrie Dixon has been elected chancellor of North Carolina Central University (NCCU). NCCU embodies grit, innovation, leadership, purpose and legacy, and I am committed to building on our rich traditions and ensuring that our students, faculty, staff and alumni have the tools and opportunities necessary to succeed,” she said. “I

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University Business

APRIL 8, 2024

“[F]aculty can no longer live in a world that no longer exists,” said Brian Mitchell, former president of Bucknell University, according to Forbes. Eli Capilouto, president of the University of Kentucky, recently released a proposal that would transfer the University Senate’s policy-making power to the Board of Trustees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. It brings together presidents, provosts, faculty, funders, policymakers, and industry leaders to address big questions facing HBCUs. The first is institutional excellence. That's innovative in itself.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Williams spoke to Inside Higher Ed about her career journey, managing her own professional development, the value of the student success offices housed within the provost’s office, and how others can position themselves as student success champions. A: I always felt this responsibility for each student I recruited to the university.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

John Butler, who has been involved with administrative leadership since 2010. Serving on the president’s senior leadership team since 2010, Boston College considers Butler an architect of its revamped core curriculum. He routinely partnered with the provost and vice president of student affairs.

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HEPI

APRIL 25, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Helen Laville , Provost at Kingston University , and is part of a series of HEPI / NCEE blogs on entrepreneurial leadership. In my last role as a PVC Education, I instituted a series of meetings with the departments across the university.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Boston University (BU) recently announced it will soon be opening a campus resource center for LGBTQ+ students. The new center, tentatively named the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center, will serve as a community hub and will enable LGBTQ+ students to access leadership and career workshops, alumni mentorship opportunities, events, and more.

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EAB

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The 4 biggest challenges facing graduate and adult education programs, according to presidents and provosts. Findings from EAB’s new survey of presidents, provosts, and VPEMs. Here are the top four challenges university leaders identified. Turn your non-university competitors into your collaborators. Survey Methodology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 25, 2024

the college’s vice provost for Lifelong Learning and Professional Development and Dean of Graduate Studies, served as the immediate interim president following the June 4 resignation of Dr. Gregory J. His leadership has been invaluable in maintaining the continuity and integrity of our institution.” from Georgia State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

To earn the Seal of Excelencia a college or university must demonstrate an intentional, institutional focus on advancing Latino student success by aligning data and practice. Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. “For and graduate 19%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Title: Associate Professor of Chicana and Chicano Studies & Faculty-in-Residence for Hispanic Serving Institute Initiatives in the Office of the Provost at San Jos State University Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.A., sociology, emphasis in community studies, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ph.D., Jonathan D.

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