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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Strayhorn, vice provost and director of research for the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University. Scholars nationwide have responded to Candia-Bailey’s death with sadness and heartbreak, but also said that this tragedy allows for a broader conversation about the plight of Black women in the academy.

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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Inside Higher Ed

After two decades of working in higher education, Shrivastav is championing student success in academics at the University of Indiana Bloomington as the college’s newest provost. Prior, he served as vice president for instruction at the University of Georgia. A: It’s a much different, much bigger role. [At

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Brown University Reinstates Test Requirements

Insight Into Diversity

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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WVU Abandons Proposed Faculty Promotion, Firing Changes

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West Virginia University administrators have now abandoned their proposed changes to how faculty members are evaluated, promoted and terminated, following faculty members’ vote last month in opposition. The University Assembly, which includes all WVU faculty members, has approximately 2,700 members.

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Calls for Removal of U of Arizona Administrator Grow

Inside Higher Ed

University of Arizona students, faculty and community members are calling for the removal of a university administrator after a Sept. Maribel Alvarez, the interim associate vice provost of diversity and inclusion, was involved in a verbal altercation with Kai Harriott, president of the university’s Black Student Union.

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Inside Higher Ed

The Breen Center for Career and Professional Development and the office of the provost organized the event, creating a day off in the academic calendar for this inaugural expo. What’s the need: The idea to cancel classes came from faculty in October, says Tomomoi “T” Horning, the executive director of the center.

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U of Arizona professors say they're blackballed from service

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But he says that he apparently became a problem for the university following that role, around 2018. That’s when he filed public records requests for more information about who had applied to an associate vice provost job he’d wanted but didn’t get.

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