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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Partly, it’s because fewer college presidents are academics who compiled a scholarly reputation before taking on leadership posts and who continued to speak out about higher education even after their retirement from office. In a thoughtful 2017 opinion piece in The Washington Post , the prolific higher education observer Jeffrey J.

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Hardrick Steps Down as Florida Memorial President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Florida Memorial University President Dr. Jaffus Hardrick has resigned from his post at the small, private historically Black university. University officials said that Hardrick stepped down because of a health issue. Dr. Jaffus Hardrick William C.

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Dr. Ellen M. Granberg, George Washington University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

George Washington University President Dr. Ellen M. The nationally recognized scholar in the sociology of self, identity, and mental health has also served as provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

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Is higher education leadership changing? Here are 3 warning signs

University Business

Presidents and other high-ranking administrative staff have been on the defensive recently as the public has heightened its criticism over whether higher education leaders are guiding the sector properly. Recent actions and published opinions from presidents, administrators and faculty also suggest that skepticism percolates internally.

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Brown University Reinstates Test Requirements

Insight Into Diversity

The institution joins Yale University , Dartmouth College, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in their decisions to bring back the practice after test-optional offerings emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Doyle III, who served as committee co-chair, in a statement.

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Claudine Gay Resigns as Harvard President

Insight Into Diversity

Harvard University President Claudine Gay has resigned amid allegations of plagiarism and controversy surrounding her recent congressional testimony on campus policies related to student conduct and antisemitism. The congressional hearing also led to the resignation of Elizabeth Magill, president of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Focus on Institutional Change

ACRLog

Additionally, we welcomed a new University President and Provost. As colleges and universities redefine their objectives, adopt new technologies, and revamp their methodologies, libraries are prompted to adapt as well. My personal experience, beginning at my institution in May 2020, reflects this turbulence.