Ripe for poaching: Will DeSantis’ higher ed policies drive out Florida faculty?
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 7, 2023
One university provost has already publicly promised to recruit Florida students and professors amid the state’s political strife.
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Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 7, 2023
One university provost has already publicly promised to recruit Florida students and professors amid the state’s political strife.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 11, 2023
will become provost at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jun. Previously, he was dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice and senior adviser to the provost on Diversity at Penn ; junior fellow in Harvard University’s Society of Fellows; and assistant professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University.
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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.”
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 10, 2022
Officials at several Florida universities are worried about a proposed regulation that would base faculty tenure decisions on Florida’s new “Stop WOKE” law, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Those deemed unsatisfactory could be fired, although the policy states that faculty cannot be fired because of political beliefs or ideology.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
The University of South Florida is restarting its search for a provost after a six-month effort yielded four candidates but no hire for the university’s top academic job.
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.
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 1, 2023
The University of Virginia (UVA) will rework its legacy admissions policy, The Washington Post reported. If you have a personal or historic connection with UVA, and if you’d like to share how your experience of this connection has prepared you to contribute to the University, please share your thoughts here.
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 6, 2024
After months of deliberation, Brown University administrators announced the reinstatement of SAT/ACT testing requirements across the institution. The new policy will launch with next year’s application cycle, effective for the class of 2029. Doyle III, who served as committee co-chair, in a statement.
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.
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
At a recent meeting with student leaders, the topic of class attendance policies came up. The optional attendance policy is not without precedent or reason. The optional attendance policy, unchecked, can compromise what many seek in the college experience. Faculty members who know their students are better able to assist them.
Higher Ed Data Stories
APRIL 1, 2024
One of the intended consequences of test-optional admission policies at some institutions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was to raise test scores reported to US News and World Report. It's rare that you would see a proponent of test-optional admission like me admit that, but to deny it would be foolish.
University Business
MAY 6, 2024
Last month, Inside Higher Ed released findings from its census of 331 chief academic officers, or provosts, working at public and private institutions across the country. Although most provosts surveyed had a positive perception of the speech climate on their campus, few indicated they thought this was due to their campus speech policies.
Campus Technology
MAY 29, 2024
Touro University has embarked on a system-wide initiative to incorporate artificial intelligence into all of its programs — not only in teaching and learning, but also across research, operations, and policy.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2024
Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey Lincoln University In an email sent on the day of her death , Candia-Bailey, who served as vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri, a historically Black university, accused Dr. John Moseley, the university's president, of harassment and bullying. “You
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 8, 2023
KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. in English literature from Loyola University in Maryland, an M.A. in higher education from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. O’Meara holds a B.A.
ACRLog
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The same is true when scaling up to the state level; universities’ OER success is bolstered by government support. 28 states have enacted OER policies in some form. The council is composed of one representative from each of the state’s public institutions of higher education, community colleges as well as 4-year universities.
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 29, 2022
Image: With colleges and universities now starting their third pandemic-era fall term, COVID-19 safety precautions—and faculty members’ thoughts on them—are very much a mixed bag. Take two Pennsylvania institutions, the University of Pittsburgh and Temple University, for instance. A New Accommodations Process.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Image: Iranian academics face being forced out of their jobs as the regime clamps down on any remaining dissent in universities, researchers have warned. He listed examples of those already targeted, such as Mohsen Borhani, a law lecturer at Tehran University who was fired after he questioned the legitimacy of death sentences for protesters.
The PIE News
NOVEMBER 12, 2024
The core aims of a university have not changed in centuries. Among those taking a more holistic approach is the University of Heriot-Watt Malaysia, pushing an emphasis on supporting students to ‘find their purpose’ over the mere pursuit of credentials. Is ‘student purpose’ the key to better outcomes?
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt. This allows us to enroll those students.
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Blog: Learning Innovation What do universities mean when they talk about “online education”? Austin , associate provost and dean of Augusta University Online , wanted to figure out. A: My sample was small (12 leaders responded)—some of the universities represented use external OPMs, others do not.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2024
The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. McCune, Jr.,
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 30, 2024
Corrie Fountain Corrie Fountain has been appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clayton State University. Fountain holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Delaware State University, a master’s in special education/behavior disorders from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
Jessica Berg has been appointed dean of the University of California Davis School of Law. Berg, who served as co-dean of the School of Law at Case Western Reserve University, will start in her new role Sept. She was a visiting professor at Michigan State University Medical School.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 9, 2024
Morakinyo Kuti has been named president of his alma mater, Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. He served as the vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs and as its associate provost for research. Dr. Morakinyo A.O. I intend to make the board very proud of this decision.”
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 15, 2024
Mark Becker plans to leave his role as president of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) at the end of the year. “I Dr. Mark Becker Becker came into the leadership post in September 2022, previously serving as a member of its Board of Directors and as chair of the board for the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. These cross-school relationships and with areas like Wake the Arts and Campus Life have resulted in remarkable offerings that greatly enrich the intellectual life of our university.” Dr. Corey D. Institute of Peace U.S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
Yale University faculty and staff will not be mandated to get a second booster shot before returning for spring semester, Yale Daily News reported. Last year, Yale Provost Dr. Scott Strobel said that Yale weighs legal questions surrounding personal choice and employee compliance along with employee responsibility to ensure community health.
University Business
MARCH 28, 2024
There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. The best way is to keep it simple and keep it focused.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 8, 2024
Mary Alexander has been named vice provost for administration and operations at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She served as vice provost for administration at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Kim Schatzel will become president of the University of Louisville, effective Feb. universities where Black, Latinx, and Pell-eligible students achieve the same graduation rate as the overall student population. Schatzel holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and economics at Washington University in St. And TU is one of few U.S.
Insight Into Diversity
AUGUST 13, 2024
University of North Carolina (UNC) Charlotte recently announced three office closures as part of a major shift in its institutional policies. All institutions are required to certify their compliance with this policy by September 1, 2024. The post UNC Charlotte Disbands DEI Offices appeared first on Insight Into Diversity.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 9, 2023
Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year. She cited several reasons for the decision to leave the position, including her belief that the university is in good shape and a desire to spend more time with her family. That number is now over 60%.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 7, 2023
A former director of the Office of Institutional Equity at New Mexico State University has filed a retaliation lawsuit claiming her civil rights were violated under a state whistle-blower statute, The Las Cruces Sun-News reported. The university declined to comment about the most recent lawsuit, according to the Sun-Times.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 22, 2024
Rochon has been appointed to serve as president of California State University, Fullerton. Rochon holds a bachelor’s degree from Tuskegee University and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He did doctoral work in educational policy studies. Dr. Ronald S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Esther Jones Dr. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2023
South Carolina State University 1890 Research & Extension, Mixon Seed Service, and the South Carolina Black Farmer Coalition are partnering for climate-smart initiatives. Frederick Evans, SC State provost and vice president for academic affairs. This partnership – funded by a $4.5 million U.S. The grant was announced last week. “A
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) President and CEO Dr. Paul J. He also for a time served as senior policy adviser to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the Obama-era Department of Education. She is currently the school’s provost. LeBlanc has announced that he will step down from the role on Jun.
HEPI
MARCH 26, 2023
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Ian Walmsley, the Provost of Imperial College London and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford. This is how universities see it too. To move from ideas to impact, benefitting society.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 19, 2024
He serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the college. in educational administration and policy studies from the University at Albany. Craig Lamb Craig Lamb has been appointed president of Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 4, 2023
Gabel has been appointed chancellor and chief executive officer (CEO) of the University of Pittsburgh, making her the first woman to lead the university. Gabel Gabel is currently president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota System and Twin Cities campus. from the University of Georgia School of Law.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 9, 2023
Edington will become president of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), effective Aug. 1 Dr. Maurice Edington Most recently, Edington was executive vice president and chief operating officer at Florida A&M University (FAMU). in chemistry from Fisk University and a Ph.D. Edington holds a B.A.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2022
At the University of Hawai’i at M?noa That expansive data disaggregation is deliberate and can be attributed to efforts led by the Native Hawaiian community, faculty, staff, and students on campus, said Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa. Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa.
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