Virginia Commonwealth’s News Release Battle—With Itself
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 24, 2024
The university’s public affairs school published poll results criticizing university leaders, who then insulted the poll’s methodology. The school fired back.
LYDIA SERMONS
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 25, 2024
Lydia Sermons Lydia Sermons has been named vice president and chief communications officer at Howard University. Sermons holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Temple University and a master’s in broadcast journalism and public affairs from American University.
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Delivering civic value to communities – the impact of UK universities’ social science research
HEPI
MARCH 5, 2024
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr. Ed Bridges , Head of Policy & Public Affairs at the Academy of Social Sciences. UK universities have increasingly had to speak the language of ‘impact’, which has become another addition to the sector’s lexicon of buzzwords.
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Civil Discord – Bridging Ideological Divides in Higher Education : Changing Higher Ed Podcast 207 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Daniel Oppenheimer
The Change Leader, Inc.
MAY 14, 2024
In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drumm welcomes Dan Oppenheimer, Director of Public Affairs for UT Austin's College of Liberal Arts, to discuss the university's groundbreaking "Civil Discord" symposium that was held in March of this year. Vision for the future of civil discourse initiatives in higher education.
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Hillary Clinton Joins Columbia University Faculty
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2023
Hillary Clinton will become a professor of practice in Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), effective Feb. Hillary Rodham Clinton Clinton – a former senator, First Lady, presidential candidate, and U.S.
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MELINDA SPAULDING CHEVALIER
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 1, 2023
Melinda Spaulding Chevalier Melinda Spaulding Chevalier has been named vice president for public affairs at Rice University in Houston. She served as vice president of communications and advancement at Texas Southern University. Spaulding Chevalier holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University.
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KATE GARRY
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Kate Garry Kate Garry has been appointed executive director of academic communications at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Garry holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Richmond and a master’s in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois.
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KRISTIE BOWERS
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
in community and public affairs from Binghamton University as well as a master’s in teaching from Western Carolina University. Kristie Bowers Kristie Bowers has been named associate vice president and director of athletics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Columbia Riven by Feud Over Statements and Doxing Truck
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
About 30 Columbia University students walked out of a lecture by Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs, on Tuesday to join a protest of the university’s administration, The New York Times reported.
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TORY VERKAMP
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Tory Verkamp Tory Verkamp has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She served as assistant vice chancellor of university advancement.
Muhammad Leaves Harvard, Accepts Tenured Post at Princeton
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 22, 2024
Harvard Kennedy School professor Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad has accepted a tenured position at Princeton University. Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Muhammad is the Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Muhammad previously served as an associate professor at Indiana University.
Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg Appointed President of Ohio Wesleyan University
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
vandenBerg will become president of Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU), effective Jul. in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania; a Master of Public Affairs with concentrations in nonprofit management and public policy analysis from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs; and a B.A.
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MICHELLE HERNANDEZ
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Michelle Hernandez Michelle Hernandez has been appointed assistant vice president of communications, marketing, and external affairs in the Office of Public Affairs at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY.
Sewell Named Next President at Morris College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 16, 2024
He also serves as director/chief academic, research and student affairs officer to the Atlanta University Center Consortium Inc. in political science from Clark Atlanta University.
TIMOTHY A. MINOR
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 16, 2023
Minor has been appointed interim vice chancellor for strategic partnerships at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Minor holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Public Affairs degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Hillary Clinton to become global affairs professor at Columbia University
University Business
JANUARY 5, 2023
Columbia University announced Tuesday the hiring of Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as a professor focusing on international affairs. She will serve as a professor of practice at the School of International and Public Affairs and as a presidential fellow at Columbia World Projects, according to a statement from Columbia U.
OLIVIA LAPEYROLERIE
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Lapeyrolerie previously served as vice president at the public affairs and political consulting firm SKDK. She received her master’s in modern history from the University of St Andrews.
ANASTASIA LOUKAITOU-SIDERIS
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 2, 2023
Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris has been named interim dean of the Luskin School of Public Affairs at the University of California, Los Angeles. She served as a distinguished professor of urban planning and associate dean of academic affairs.
Arlethia Perry-Johnson
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 20, 2022
When campus crisis and opportunity find their way to Arlethia Perry-Johnson’s office at Kennesaw State University or greets her on the other end of the telephone on any given day, there is little that this veteran communicator hasn’t heard or done.
University TikTok bans cause concern and confusion
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 20, 2023
Image: Public university administrators who comply with state policy bans on accessing TikTok via state-owned Wi-Fi networks and devices might understandably expect pushback—or at least frustration—from their student bodies. Universities in Montana and Texas are the latest to implement bans on their campuses.
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U.S. News announces 2023-2024 best graduate schools
University Business
APRIL 25, 2023
These include chemistry , computer science , physics and public affairs. News announces 2023-2024 best graduate schools appeared first on University Business. Because each program is different, the rankings methodologies vary by discipline and graduate degree-level. Read more from U.S. News & World Report.
Racial Inequality, Age and COVID-19 Mortality: Academic Minute
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 5, 2023
Today on the Academic Minute : Lallen Johnson, associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at American University, examines why certain groups bear more of the brunt from disaster and epidemics. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:
ELT schools “won’t be affected” by VAT policy
The PIE News
FEBRUARY 21, 2024
The association’s public affairs team helped send a letter to the office of Sir Keir Starmer asking for ELT schools not to be included with private schools in the introduction of VAT fees. The team confirmed they received a reply in recent days.
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Certificate Program Empowers Professionals to Drive Change in Juvenile Justice System
Insight Into Diversity
JULY 5, 2023
Professionals working with youth who are in, or at risk of becoming involved in, the juvenile justice system have the opportunity to hone their skills and learn best practices that can lead to equitable change through the new Juvenile Justice Certificate Program at the University of Nebraska Omaha (UNO).
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HACU and FBI Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Increase Collaboration and Promote FBI Careers
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 14, 2022
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) and the FBI have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU), agreeing to encourage more collaboration. Milhoan, assistant director of the FBI’s Office of Public Affairs. “We Dr. Antonio R.
A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 15, 2023
That’s why Saleema, a young Afghan woman studying at University of the People , now presents as Madison from California in her online Principles of Business Management course. Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions.
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UNCF Receives Largest Philanthropic Corporate Gift from Fidelity Investments for Scholarship Program
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 17, 2023
To be eligible, students must pursue a bachelor’s or associate degree at an accredited, not-for-profit college or university or a not-for-profit certificate program in their state of residence. “As president of UNCF-member Clark Atlanta University. French, Jr.,
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Poll: SCOTUS Should Not Block Affirmative Action Practices
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 30, 2023
Supreme Court should allow colleges to consider race as part of the admissions process, but few believe students’ race should be a major factor, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. public schools, and helps even the playing field amid institutional racism.
Nonprofit Overhead: Need or Greed? Academic Minute
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Today on the Academic Minute : Hala Altamimi, assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at the University of Kansas, explains one of the many ways nonprofit groups can struggle with spending issues. Learn more about the Academic Minute here. Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?:
Is Nonprofit Overhead a Need or Greed?
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Kansas’ Hala Altamimi discusses one such instance. Altamimi is an assistant professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Kansas. Nonprofit organizations can struggle with spending issues in myriad ways. A transcript of this podcast can be found here.
Multiple Measures of Assessment Needed for College Readiness Post-Pandemic
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
“We were curious about the impact on GPAs post-pandemic, with students moving online, their grades changing, as well as a learning loss potential,” said Catherine Hofmann, senior vice president of government and public affairs at ACT. Following the onset of COVID, the predictive power of the HSGPA has decreased.”
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Fierce Advocate for Community College Students
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 24, 2024
After graduating from Oklahoma State University, she accepted a job there for which she was perfect because she was already helping friends graduate in four years as she had by sharing skills and practices. “We Her undergraduate degree is in radio/television/film: news and public affairs.
Stancia Jenkins
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 23, 2022
Title: Assistant Vice President for Diversity, Access and Inclusion; Associate to the President, University of Nebraska Jenkins has served as the University of Nebraska’s associate to the president and assistant vice president for diversity, access and inclusion since August of 2016.
?Five steps UCAS is taking to reform the undergraduate admissions process
HEPI
JANUARY 11, 2023
This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Kim Eccleston, Head of Strategy and Reform – Strategy, Policy and Public Affairs, at UCA S. HEPI’s recent paper on reforming UCAS personal statements is here. What happens next?
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Why it’s always time to speak up for international students
The PIE News
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The whole sector came together – universities large and small, ancient and modern, comprehensive urban institutions and specialist providers – to speak with one voice. About the author: Ruth Arnold is executive director External Affairs for international education specialist Study Group and a consultant to UK universities and sector bodies.
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Canada caps tightened: your questions answered
The PIE News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
According to Malhotra, some universities are underperforming by an estimated 30-50%, meaning the additional reduction will not be widely felt. For university graduates, this constitutes a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level 7, and for college graduates a CLB level 5. billion in revenue due to these restrictions,” Evans added.
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Why not HE? The reasons those from under-represented backgrounds decide against university
SRHE
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
All participants were in the final year of their level 3 programmes and on courses that would qualify them for university entry, if they chose this option. They included concerns over the cost of university-level study. Code of Practice on Research Integrity , Edinburgh Napier University, [link]. References.
Students Increasingly Don’t Remember the 9/11 Attacks
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Brown, who was vice president of government relations and public affairs for New York University (NYU) on that day, climbed to the roof of Bobst Library when she heard that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. Twenty-two years on, the memories don’t come quite as readily as they once did for Dr. Lynne Brown.
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Communicating Effectively in a Presidential Search
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 21, 2023
It needs to recognize the college or university’s past in relation to its future. She previously served as vice president for public affairs and strategic initiatives at Smith College and in news and public affairs roles at the University of Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania.
Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Griffin, the dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Griffin, associate professor of higher education and student affairs at the University of Maryland “Our country is diversifying quickly,” she said. These obstacles include everything from discriminatory funding of public schools to personal biases.
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A Premier League success story? Why global higher education is critical to our diverse local economies and communities in the UK
HEPI
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Paul Angrave , Associate Director of Public Affairs at the University of Leicester. International students in our three universities spend £100 million in our region annually and support 1,200 jobs. The Premier League is widely regarded as one of the UK’s finest global exports.
Lunchtime Reading: Communicating the value of higher education to government in a new political era
HEPI
JULY 9, 2024
University policy briefings written, risks registered and manifestos and speeches scrutinised. But how should universities speak to the Government now the campaign is over and they are faced with an increasingly brutal financial context? And here universities have a crucial asset, if we recognise it. No contest.
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A sectorwide approach to higher ed's future (opinion)
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 9, 2022
Individual universities cannot be all things to all people and should not rely on small changes at the margins with the hope of squeezing out incremental gains. For example, AU partnered with Martha’s Table and Trinity Washington University on an early childhood education program that meets a new Washington, D.C.,
3 Questions to Syracuse’s Chancellor Kent Syverud on Potential ED Changes to the Bundled Services Exemption
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 19, 2023
Blog: Learning Innovation With all the conversation about the Department of Education (ED) review of the bundled services exemption , I thought it would be instructive to hear from a university leader on the subject. Kent Syverud , Chancellor and President of Syracuse University, graciously agreed to answer my questions.
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