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Calls for Change at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One statistic shows that, between 2004 and 2018, the number of Black professors at Penn State stayed roughly the same, from 109 professors to 112. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State. Proportionately, the percentage of Black faculty fell from 4% to 3%. Dr. Marcus A. Dr. Marcus A.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. Dacey, who recently narrated a video about LGBTQ history at UND, has remained engaged with advocacy at the university. In 2022, the university finally launched an official LGBTQ alumni affinity group, ARC.

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

He also served as the co-chair and chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics from 2004 to 2016. I remember a colleague telling me when I went off to be the provost of College Park that I would never come back to the department. I’ll be provost for a few years. Oh, he’s part of my yes history. [00:05:59]

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

An Inside Higher Ed survey of college and university provosts published earlier this month found about 75 percent agreeing that politicians and the institution’s board members are prioritizing STEM and professional programs over those that support general education. “A working group was convened in Spring of 2022.

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Navigating President Turnover: Higher Ed Leadership Challenges: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 169 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

He also served as the co-chair and chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics from 2004 to 2016. returned to Kentucky, and became a very distinguished history professor. His discipline was history. I was department chair for four years, and then all of a sudden, the university needed a provost.

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Improving Presidential Tenure and Effectiveness in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 170 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. “Brit” Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

He also served as the co-chair and chair of Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics from 2004 to 2016. Let’s say they were a provost. A lot of universities, particularly in the public sector, like the idea of looking at someone like the provost of Harvard or MIT as a candidate for president. That happens.

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Legal Expert Art Coleman Examines the Affirmative Action Ruling

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Art was also instrumental in the establishment of the College Board's Access and Diversity Collaborative in 2004, which he has helped to lead ever since. As we're talking about strategy and the big picture, what you would like presidents, provosts and other members of college and university cabinets to know about the SCOTUS ruling?