Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

James Madison University President Dr. Jonathan R. Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson was elected treasurer. It is an honor and a privilege to work with such an extraordinary group of higher education leaders,” said AAC&U President Dr. Alger was elected vice chair of the board.

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APRIL 8, 2024

.” It isn’t just retired presidents who speak harshly about it. 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. The post Is higher education leadership changing?

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MAY 17, 2024

In the simplest terms, the prevention of gender-based violence is not just a matter of policy, compliance, or enforcement; it must be addressed as part of the broader culture, to include the culture of our collective campuses, including nurturing an environment characterized by care, responsibility, and accountability.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 15, 2024

He served in several other capacities throughout his career, including as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina, as deaan and later assistant vice president for Public Health Preparedness and Emergency Response at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

Building institution-wide trust is essential, especially on the accelerated timeline of an interim leadership position, so Chancellor Reyes described his shortcut: "I immediately asked the president to allow me to get a provost colleague, Karen Colley , to become the interim provost. I think it's very valuable.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Over the past four years, some higher education officials and politicians have pushed back: for example, in 2020, a group of university presidents and athletic directors in Massachusetts testified before the state Legislature with the strong recommendation not to legalize college sports betting in Massachusetts.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The Senate chair and university president are supposed to be consulted on nominees for CAFT, but a faculty nominating committee prepares the final list of nominees. But he says that he apparently became a problem for the university following that role, around 2018.

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JUNE 9, 2022

Brian Blake was appointed President of Georgia State University in June 2021. Prior to joining Georgia State, he was Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at George Washington University , where he oversaw academic programs across the ten schools and colleges, three campuses, and 28,000 students.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In response to ongoing federal funding cuts, policy changes, and financial uncertainty, several prominent universities, both public and private, have begun tightening their budgets through measures including hiring freezes, spending limits, and increased budget oversight.

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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 Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The presidential turnover crisis in higher education has seen university presidents’ tenures steadily diminishing for nearly two decades, now falling significantly short of the recommended ten-year benchmark. A case in point is West Virginia University, which recently contended with a staggering $70 million deficit.

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JULY 20, 2023

Three prominent schools have updated their admissions policy to no longer consider a student’s legacy status after considering the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action. However, colleges had long been preparing for the Supreme Court to strike down affirmative action. to 30.8%.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Embracing Leadership Opportunities From department chair to interim chancellor, President Stokes served in leadership positions at three institutions before joining UNM. I think that's what they were looking for when they named me as interim president.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

When I became provost, I thought, 'I don't know how to be a provost. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance Dr. Bridget Burns is the founding Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA). We can do more together when we come together to work on behalf of our mission.

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

But Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth and Amin Abdul-Malik Gonzalez, Vice President and Dean of Admission and Financial Aid, find the ruling tone deaf. ” In the near term It remains unclear to NASFAA what the ramifications will be on financial aid by striking down affirmative action.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 9, 2024

But now we hear from provosts, presidents, and chancellors saying, ‘This is a really smart model that has a lot of leverage, especially for schools that don't have the kind of endowment of UChicago.’" The UIA was developed during Bridget’s tenure as an American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship at Arizona State University.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Investigative Insights: A Deep Dive into the Crisis In preparing this report, over 65 interviews were conducted with various stakeholders, including faculty, students, alumni, and former university presidents. Encourage not only retired but also current university leaders to speak out against political interference.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 22, 2023

President turnover is a major problem for higher ed leadership, with the average tenure of leaders serving in this capacity at one institution declining sharply from 10 years to a shocking 3.7 I was department chair for four years, and then all of a sudden, the university needed a provost. Brit, welcome to the show.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

Bringing Federal-Level Higher Ed Experience Back to the Community President Sacks’ shared how federal-level experience gave her a different perspective as a college president: “I understand federal grants better than many of my colleagues. Most industry lobbies have PACs and do things differently than we do in higher education.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We've done intensive work in this space over the last five years and did a deep dive investigating our own policies, procedures, practices, and barriers. If you look at a university website today, you'll find a button that says, ‘I'm a returning student.’ Six years ago, you wouldn't have found that.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

We've done intensive work in this space over the last five years and did a deep dive investigating our own policies, procedures, practices, and barriers. If you look at a university website today, you'll find a button that says, ‘I'm a returning student.’ Six years ago, you wouldn't have found that.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2023

Willis, the fifth president of Howard Community College (Columbia, Maryland), is the first Black woman appointed to that office. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance Dr. Bridget Burns is the founding Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 4, 2023

Note: This interview in the Innovation Spotlight Series originally aired on March 13, 2023 as part of the University Innovation Alliance’s Innovating Together Podcast , appearing live on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn. and Why Does It Work?" The UIA was developed during Bridget’s tenure as an American Council on Education (A.C.E.)

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

Brit has served as chancellor at the University System of Maryland for 13 years, president of The Ohio State University for four years, and president of the University of Maryland College Park for 10 years. Recommendations must also go to the president. Let’s say they were a provost. I would disagree.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JANUARY 2, 2024

And in these latter roles especially, I really came to see the relationship between the board and the president and senior leadership as critical to the health and well-being of an institution. [00:34:02] Engage in thoughtful discussion, decision making, and policy making. 01:04:16] Drumm: I’m getting tongue tied here. [01:04:19]

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2024

Also, thank you to Compton College Dr. Keith Curry, Sacramento State University President Dr. Luke Wood, and California State University, Dominguez Hills President Dr. Thomas Parham for their advocacy on behalf of Black students' success. We thank Senator Steven Bradford for authoring this legislation.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

“Publishing a list and drawing public attention will not intervene at the point of impact—the student,” Western Governors University president Scott Pulsipher wrote. Editorial Tags: Federal policy Image Source: marekuliasz/iStock/Getty Images Plus Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Students at Florida State University tried to force a meeting with President Richard McCullough last week by marching on the administrative building but were given an impromptu listening session with Provost Jim Clark instead. College presidents, Harris notes, have to carefully pick and choose which issues to engage on.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 8, 2023

Colleges can help instill this mindset by partnering with high schools to provide support structures that help students navigate higher ed policies and processes and could lead to them doubting themselves once in college. It’s not just navigating the policies and processes to get into college. Marie DeSanctis 16:06 Absolutely.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Image: Michigan State University president Dr. Samuel Stanley Jr. One issue was the lack of “a comprehensive process workflow policy to ensure consistency over time.” resigned Thursday after a month-long standoff with the Board of Trustees over Title IX issues.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

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

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 19, 2024

“When I came to Empire State University last summer, I said to our chief, ‘Do not worry, you will never hear me say the word crisis or emergency unless people or property are genuinely threatened.’ And he said, ‘Thank goodness, you may be the first university president to speak like that.’”

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 11, 2022

On Monday, the Republican from Nebraska traveled to Gainesville to see the campus and meet with members of the university community. During his trip, Sasse repeatedly sought to draw a line between his career as a politician and what he sees as the “consensus-building” role of a university president.

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JUNE 23, 2022

The University Innovation Alliance (UIA) was honored to partner with The Chronicle of Higher Education for its 5/26/22 panel discussion on the future of academic advising. We can start thinking about what can we do to streamline our practices and policies," she said. How do we create more efficiencies? How do we scale up?

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The situation in Ohio, involving the appointment of a new university president, served as a poignant example of how political dynamics can deeply affect students and the overall university community. In 2023, the complexity of the roles of university presidents continued to escalate, as predicted.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In response, institutions have created ethics policies on generative AI and launched minors and majors on the subject. Over 330 university presidents, chancellors, provosts and other executive leaders participated in this survey, which asked questions about generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and CoPilot.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2025

Responses often surface disconnects between what is outlined in governance policies and what faculty experience. These disconnects are especially important for new presidents or provosts to recognize early, making shared governance a critical element of effective presidential onboarding and transitioning. Welcome to the program.

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