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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 30, 2025
Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.
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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 27, 2025
Sherrilyn Ifill Howard University has announced the establishment of the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy, a new initiative aimed at promoting the vision and values articulated in one of the Constitution's most transformative amendments. Wutoh, Howard University provost and chief academic officer.
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.
University Business
MAY 6, 2024
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. About 1 in 5 provosts (22%) believed their campus speech policies are “very” or “extremely” effective at creating an environment for constructive dialogue.
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
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment.
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