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Dr. Yolanda Pierce Named Dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yolanda Pierce will become dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, effective Jul. A public theologian and leader on the role of religion in public life, Pierce is currently dean and professor of religion at the Howard University School of Divinity. 1, pending board approval. She is the first woman in the role.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education.

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First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The dean of Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music was the first woman in the role and first African American dean at the university in general. Montgomery, who joined Northwestern in 2003, said she was also the first African American dean at the University of Kansas, serving in its School of Fine Arts.

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Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes. We’re (very) cautiously optimistic.

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Starting in 2015 with its viral Halloween costume imbroglio , Yale has since weathered poorly-handled speaker shout-downs , created a COVID-19 surveillance state, and was caught on tape trying to force a student to apologize for something he had every right to say. The post Yale Law dean’s message to alumni promises free speech changes.

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Chinese food cost complainer sues over Harvard tenure denial

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“[FRB chair Amy] Edmondson asked for a list of all of his outside activities from the past two years and an accounting of when and where he thought about disclosures or seeking approval from the dean. His posting caused Blinkx shares to fall the most in the company’s history.”

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

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“It seems natural that something like this would be our first step into a master’s program or a higher-level degree,” said Brenda Kelly, provost and dean of the college, citing the lengthy history of the undergraduate athletic training program, which began in 1976. percent from the previous year and about 18.4

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

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A month after she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and global culture, she was hired by her alma mater to do just that. Garret Naiman, associate vice chancellor and dean of students at UC Santa Cruz, believes the director’s position is key to harnessing all the services available to students in need.

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