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The Transformational Power of Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. When I became provost, I thought, 'I don't know how to be a provost. As she put it, "I really like doing science."

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Vanderbilt University Expands Popular Financial Aid Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Christiansen, vice provost for university enrollment affairs and dean of admissions and financial aid. Scholarship recipient families also, typically receive Opportunity Vanderbilt awards greater than full tuition to support housing, food, travel, and other college expenses, according to Douglas L.

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We Can’t Go It Alone – Forging Business and Industry Partnerships to Transform Higher Education

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Today we welcome back Kara Monroe, friend of WCET and President and Founder, Monarch Strategies, to continue her discussion of the future of higher education. Enjoy the read, Lindsey Downs, WCET In my previous post this month , I talked about the need for higher education in creating a vital American economic future.

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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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Study Shows Limit to Benefits of Online Classes for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Justin Ortagus, an associate professor of higher education administration and policy and the director of the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, examined over 40,000 student transcripts from a diverse, high-enrollment community college from between 2009 and 2019.

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Only Within Their Own Institutions, Are Black Scholars without Honor!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before going deeper with our assertions, we (the authors that pinned this piece) also acknowledge that dishonor, is not the sole experience for Black scholars and sdministrators, who serve in higher education. For example, on one occasion a Vice-Provost asked me to share my research agenda at a faculty meeting. Dr. Adriel A.

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Dr. Condoleezza Rice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From January 2005-2009, Rice served as the 66th secretary of state of the United States, the second woman and first African-American woman to hold the post. Rice served as Stanford University’s provost from 1993-1999, during which time she was the institution’s chief budget and academic officer. Rice also served as President George W.