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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. We have the greatest higher education system in the world. In between tracing the historiography of higher education in the U.S.,

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kristine Dillon will become interim president of Whittier College, effective Jul. Dr. Kristine Dillon “Whittier College gave me the capacity to view a future larger than I could imagine,” said Dillion, who graduated from the institution in 1973. “I Dillion is a senior adviser for Huron Consulting’s higher education practice.

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Dr. Ben Vinson III Appointed President of Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of his previous roles include dean of the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences at The George Washington University; vice dean for interdisciplinary programs and graduate education at Johns Hopkins University; and founding director of the Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins.

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Press Release: ACPA Renames Professional Development Event to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring SSAOs

ACPA

Paul Shang was the sixty-third ACPA President from 2002-2003 and the first and only Asian American member to have served in this role to date. After serving as ACPA President in 2002-2003, Shang continued to lead in ACPA as a member of the International Books and Media Board.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement.

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For-profit teacher-prep programs gain popularity and critics

Inside Higher Ed

Enrollment in for-profit alternative teacher-certification programs grew by 48,000 students nationally, or 283 percent, from 2010–11 to 2018–19, according to a 2022 study jointly conducted by the left-leaning think tank the Center for American Progress and the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

The Change Leader, Inc.

14 November · Episode 181 Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment 42 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment–navigate through its current challenges, and uncover strategies for the tough times ahead.