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. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

Already having committed to making several cluster hires for the department, the university turned to the Mellon Foundation to help quicken the pace of expansion, said Dr. David Figlio, the university's provost.

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The PIE News

JUNE 5, 2024

“Study abroad is one of the most transformational college experiences that supports student retention and persistence to graduation,” said Nancy Gonzales, executive vice president and university provost, ASU.

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University Business

MARCH 13, 2023

Following the widespread pushback, Vermont State University conceded, promising to keep 10% of its current collection. Books will be salvaged based on the frequency of specific checkouts and their proscribed academic value according to department chairs and the university provost. Recent philanthropic efforts between the J.

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The PIE News

APRIL 21, 2023

He also expressed his eagerness to move forward on research collaboration “with University of Havana faculty”. Starting in Fall 2023, research is projected to be conducted between the College of Health and Human Services at ISU and Cuba’s highest ranking university.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

One of us was already provost of CUNY’s Hunter College for several months before realizing that fully two-thirds of the graduates she would celebrate at Hunter’s commencement were transfer students. She is a former provost of Hunter College and former executive vice chancellor and university provost and interim chancellor of CUNY.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“We know that students, for them to be successful … [they] need to be able to take advantage of all the resources available to them,” Wichita State University provost Shirley Lefever says. A secondary element, once the resource is established, involves making the one-stop visible to the student and utilized.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

An Inside Higher Ed survey of college and university provosts published earlier this month found about 75 percent agreeing that politicians and the institution’s board members are prioritizing STEM and professional programs over those that support general education.

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The PIE News

APRIL 14, 2023

” University at Buffalo president Satish K. Tripathi and Johns Hopkins University provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs Sunil Kumar, who is joining Tufts University as president in July are also co-chairs. The post AAU task force to build US-India HE partnerships appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

Claudine Gay Jones floated Danielle Holley, the current president of Mount Holyoke College and the former dean of Howard University's Law School as a worthy successor to Gay. In the meantime, the university's provost, Dr. Alan M. Garner has been named interim president.

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