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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

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Building institution-wide trust is essential, especially on the accelerated timeline of an interim leadership position, so Chancellor Reyes described his shortcut: "I immediately asked the president to allow me to get a provost colleague, Karen Colley , to become the interim provost. I think it's very valuable.

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Dr. Francine G. McNairy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McNairy served from 2003 until her recent retirement on January 26. Prior to her appointment as president, McNairy served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Millersville University since August 1994. The university has been nationally ranked as one of the top regional public institutions of higher education by U.S.

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in May 2003. Dr. Shaun Harper is University Professor; Provost Professor of Education and Business; Clifford and Betty Allen Chair in Urban Leadership; and USC Race and Equity Center Founder and Executive Director. People now call me an expert on higher education broadly and on Black issues specifically. I earned my Ph.D.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

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Justin Schwartz Justin Schwartz – University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Boulder has found its next president, Justin Schwartz, the current executive vice president and provost at Pennsylvania State University. He will replace the long-reigning president, Phil DiStefano, who has overseen the campus for 15 years.

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What Academic Tenure Is and Why It Matters

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The tenure materials move up the chain to the provost, who makes the final tenure decision based on recommendations from others who have reviewed. water supply in 2003. Once the committee has reviewed the tenure portfolio, the department head makes a recommendation about whether or not the faculty member should receive tenure.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

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We asked how she’s met these opportunities: “When I think about my role as Provost at Florida State University , at that point in my career, I was not at all certain that I wanted to be a university president. When I left for a provost job at University of Missouri , I was excited about a new opportunity at a Midwestern university.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Macaulay can provide an elite education — or a model that exemplifies the best of what higher ed has to offer — but without elitist recruitment or admissions processes,” says Byrne, who has been a faculty member at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (part of CUNY) since 2003.