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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 13, 2024

In the aftermath of the Presidential election, a new report outlines the importance of colleges and universities prioritizing civic education. Hopefully, that will help policy makers reprioritize how funds are allocated to fuel that engine. released a white paper that outlines how U.S. released a white paper that outlines how U.S.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

Elliott, director of workforce policy at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and one of the authors of the report. Tutt, assistant vice provost of student success at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, an HBCU. Today, one in five higher education institutions has MSI status.

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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. 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.

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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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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

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. "At Chavous will become its new executive director, effective August 11, 2025, replacing Dr. Felice J.

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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.

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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.

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The PIE News

MARCH 4, 2025

On August 1 last year, City, University of London formally merged with St Georges, University of London, creating a powerful multi-faculty institution with a distinctive focus on professional education and research at the frontier of practice. The merger is timely given the pressures faced by our universities and the NHS, she explains.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Professor Elena Rodriguez-Falcon FREng PFHEA is the Provost and Chief Academic Officer of international education provider Study Group. That these students enter universities with an unfair advantage. Anyone with the money can be accepted to university. Admission to a degree programme is a decision solely for a university.

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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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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics at Howard University. Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer. She continues to be an influential figure in the Democratic Party and a role model for young women and people of color who aspire to enter the policy arena. “She from Yale University.

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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%.

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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.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

John Karl Scholz will become president of The University of Oregon (UO), effective Jul. Dr. John Karl Scholz Scholz is currently provost and the Nellie June Gray Professor of Economic Policy at University of Wisconsin-Madison. in economics from Stanford University. Treasury Department from 1997-1998.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.”

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Elsewhere on the site, Professor Harriet Dunbar-Morris, Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic and Provost at The University of Buckingham, highlights what is, in her view, a critical flaw in the LLE: the unfair funding gap facing students on accelerated two-year degree programmes, despite their clear benefits for employability and skills development.

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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.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Colleges and universities that have received the Seal of Excelencia enroll 17% of Latino students in the U.S. and graduate 19%.

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