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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 30, 2025

Julian Vasquez Heilig, the first underrepresented minority Provost in Western Michigan University's history, announced his resignation from the position after a two- year tenure marked by significant institutional achievements. During his leadership, WMU set all-time records for online programs, graduation rates, and student retention.

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Ripe for poaching: Will DeSantis’ higher ed policies drive out Florida faculty?

Higher Ed Dive

APRIL 7, 2023

One university provost has already publicly promised to recruit Florida students and professors amid the state’s political strife.

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University provosts have bleak outlook on free expression in higher ed

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MAY 6, 2024

The post University provosts have bleak outlook on free expression in higher ed appeared first on University Business. But the majority (75%) said their policies are “somewhat” or “moderately” effective, and just 3% believed their policies are “not at all effective.” Read more from FIRE.

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University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. McCune, Jr.,

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

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JUNE 27, 2023

These institutions include public and private universities, a teachers’ union-led initiative, and residency programs. Our 2023 Impact Academy fellows are: Andy Saultz , Interim Dean of the College of Education, Pacific University Anne Lamb , Managing Director of Program and Evaluation, St. John Fisher University Judy A.

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A Wish List for New Faculty

Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 23, 2023

As the academic year begins, Karlyn Crowley, a university provost, offers some thoughts to professors at the start of their careers. As provost, I have spent this summer imagining what I will say to welcome our new faculty this fall.

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How MSU Saved Millions Without Cutting Faculty or Programs

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AUGUST 22, 2023

EAB’s Paul Gunther is joined by Missouri State University Provost John Jasinski to talk through a highly successful transformation effort that resulted in more than $5 million in cost savings at MSU without cutting staff or programs.

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Littles Gets Dean Appointment in Florida State’s College of Medicine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2024

Alma Littles has been appointed dean of the College of Medicine at Florida State University. Littles earned her medical degree from University of Florida College of Medicine and completed the Tallahassee Memorial Family Practice Residency Program. “Dr. Fogarty, who retired in 2023.

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CIEE awards four US institutions $1m each to transform study abroad

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JUNE 5, 2024

Arizona State University, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Northeastern University, and UC San Diego will each receive the funding over four years to establish new study abroad programs, as part of CIEE’s Pledge to Lead Change in Study Abroad.

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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

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MARCH 13, 2023

Starting this July, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College will consolidate into Vermont State University—a lean, cost-effective hybrid learning machine. Vermont State University is a reaction to high costs and a fledgling stream of school enrollment.

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US: ISU partners with University of Havana

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APRIL 21, 2023

Indiana State University has entered into an international partnership with the University of Havana , it was announced on April 12. The partnership will add to ISU’s roster of over 350 programs across 60 countries – some of these include Edge Hill University in Ormskirk in the UK, and the University of Zagreb in Croatia.

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Johns Hopkins Grad Students Successfully Unionize

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Johns Hopkins University Ph.D. programs will be represented by TRU-UE in collective bargaining with the university,” university provost Sunil Kumar announced in a statement. That release says the university’s Ph.D. students have overwhelmingly voted to unionize.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

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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Bridging Research and Practice

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. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment.

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What Faculty Know (and Don’t Know) About Transfer—and Why It Matters

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

These are some of the questions we set out to investigate in the latest effort of the Transfer Opportunity Project ( TOP ; one of the A2B group of projects) housed at the City University of New York. CUNY is the nation’s largest urban public university. Alexandra W. Vita Rabinowitz Alexandra W. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth.

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AAU task force to build US-India HE partnerships

The PIE News

APRIL 14, 2023

The Association of American Universities has launched a task force that will seek to expand partnerships between the US and India. Led by five US university leaders, the initiative was created in coordination with the government’s U.S.-India Pennsylvania State University president, Neeli Bendapudi, is one of the five chairs.

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Howard University Establishes 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2025

Sherrilyn Ifill Howard University has announced the establishment of the 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy, a new initiative aimed at promoting the vision and values articulated in one of the Constitution's most transformative amendments. Wutoh, Howard University provost and chief academic officer.

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Harvard President Resigns from Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

Claudine Gay, who made history when she was named the first Black president of Harvard University six months ago, resigned from the university on Tuesday amid a flurry of allegations involving plagiarism and concerns over her handling of antisemitism on campus. "A In the meantime, the university's provost, Dr. Alan M.

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Western Michigan University Provost Heilig Steps Down After Two Years of Record-Breaking Progress

Ripe for poaching: Will DeSantis’ higher ed policies drive out Florida faculty?

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University provosts have bleak outlook on free expression in higher ed

University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

A Wish List for New Faculty

How MSU Saved Millions Without Cutting Faculty or Programs

Littles Gets Dean Appointment in Florida State’s College of Medicine

CIEE awards four US institutions $1m each to transform study abroad

How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

US: ISU partners with University of Havana

Johns Hopkins Grad Students Successfully Unionize

Consolidating touch points for retention

Bridging Research and Practice

What Faculty Know (and Don’t Know) About Transfer—and Why It Matters

Field of study not key to new academic program success

AAU task force to build US-India HE partnerships

Howard University Establishes 14th Amendment Center for Law and Democracy

Harvard President Resigns from Post

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