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Columbia University President Steps Down

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia University President Dr. Minouche Shafik resigned her post effective Aug. Dr. Minouche Shafik The university has been embroiled in controversy since antiwar demonstrations reached a fever pitch in the spring of 2024.

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5 Reasons Why University Leadership Roles Should Be Open to Those Without a Ph.D.

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Increasingly, I've become convinced that the answer to this question should be "yes."

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The Future of Black Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Schexnider — a retired university president — has given us much to reflect upon in his newly published memoir titled, Confessions of a Black Academic (McFarland & Company, Inc.). At a time when higher education is facing enormous challenges, including attracting and retaining good leaders, Dr. Alvin J.

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Why today’s universities need outside counsel for improved investigations

University Business

Universities today are under increasing scrutiny from all angles. Congressional committees have summoned university presidents to testify about antisemitism on campus, and some members have threatened to pull federal funding.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

Following the California State System’s high-profile hire of Mildred García as chancellor over two weeks ago, two major university presidents at Texas A&M and Stanford caught the national radar following their high-profile resignations. The entire class of 2016 withdrew from the program.

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The Future of Black Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Schexnider — a retired university president — has given us much to reflect upon in his newly published memoir titled, Confessions of a Black Academic (McFarland & Company, Inc.). At a time when higher education is facing enormous challenges, including attracting and retaining good leaders, Dr. Alvin J.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, under his leadership, first-year students majoring in teacher preparation programs grew by 275% and he was intentional about recruiting faculty of color to the university. He also said that he is encouraged that the number of students of color in the teacher education program went from 12 in 2019 to 50 students today. “We

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