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

University Business

Prior to that, he served as the president of Wilmington College (Ohio) and the founding associate dean of health sciences at Heidelberg University. He has served at Nichols since 2006, mainly in positions that revolved around fundraising and advancement. He currently serves as the CEO of True Empowering LLC, a communications company.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Claudine Gay is making history. Gay, dean of Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, will succeed current Harvard President Dr. Lawrence S. She joined Harvard in 2006 as a professor of government and African and African American studies. Claudine Gay, president-elect of Harvard University. Bacow on July 1, 2023.

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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. For Dr. Ruth J. Dr. Ruth J. Simmons is former president of Brown University. “If

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vasquez Helig—who is currently the dean of the School of Education at the University of Kentucky—is slated to step into his new role in January. "We I witnessed first-hand how Dean Vasquez Helig led the College of Education at the University of Kentucky with a steadfast commitment to excellence and equity.

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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Most of the college presidents who rose through the ranks made their reputation not as scholars but as administrators, typically as provosts or deans. It’s not surprising that college presidencies have grown shorter over time, currently averaging less than six years, compared to over eight as recently as 2006.

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Indigenous Ways of Knowing, a Faculty’s Journey to Redesign Native American Art Online Course

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While I’m mostly a studio arts guy, drawing, sculpture, painting, and the like, I do have some art history background, both in the classroom and taking students abroad to London. Fall, from the Four Seasons series, 2006, by Wendy Red Star. Still, because I’m not Native American, I felt quite nervous about attempting this project.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2006) referred to this as the ‘revolving door’ problem, finding that one in every two minority hires was a replacement for a previous minority who had left the institution. Universities are making vocal commitments to recruit faculty who represent the diversity of the student population. Moreno at al. Dr. Donna Y.