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The health of higher education studies – cause for optimism?

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By Rachel Brooks How healthy is the area of higher education studies? Higher education research has also been critiqued for occupying a relatively marginal place within the wider discipline of educational research. NB Data are available from 2004, but no education grants are recorded for either 2004 or 2005.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

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Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector. The new president isn’t a newcomer.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gay, dean of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will succeed current Harvard President Dr. Lawrence S. Experts in higher education, diversity, equity and inclusion celebrated the news, hoping it could signal to other institutions that it is time for more diverse leadership. Dr. Claudine Gay is making history.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vincent, president of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama.

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Higher Ed Without Borders Announces Its First Guest

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The series is hosted by co-founders of Edu Alliance Dr. Senthil Nathan in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Dean Hoke in Bloomington, Indiana. Each episode is a half-an-hour-long conversation with international thought leaders that will enlighten and provide some new thoughts on critical issues facing higher education globally. Edu Alliance.

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Brown Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Celebrates 10 Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Brown University released its landmark 2006 report documenting the institution’s historical involvement in slavery, many of its recommendations were one-time fixes: revising the university’s official history, creating memorials, and the like. The work at Brown stands as the gold standard of how you do this.

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Association of American Law Schools President Speaks on Cooperative Politics

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Kania Dean and Professor of Law at Villanova University. “I And in 2006, he served as general counsel for Cory Booker’s Newark mayoral election. To Alexander, the legal profession is ultimately about serving communities and justice. “So I find it very interesting, and I find it really important for our society. Alexander holds a J.D.