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For the first time, over 25% of the world’s 200 best institutions are led by women

University Business

Female college students have outpaced their male counterparts for up to four decades, while the proportion of women at the helm of U.S. While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction.

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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. Hired Trevor Bates – Mercy College of Ohio Trevor Bates Mercy College of Ohio has announced Trevor Bates as its next president.

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The Program Went On As Planned

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, as Black women in academia, many of us, otherwise strangers to her, felt it too. O” had previously served as the fourth president of Tompkins Cortland Community College for four years in Dryden, New York, according to her obituary. A Kingston, Jamaica native who was the youngest of six siblings, “Dr. Dr. Crystal A.

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Two-year colleges strain to hire instructors in technical fields

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus leaders struggle to hire a full-time faculty member to keep it afloat. Nate Southerland, provost of Coconino Community College, said the college started the automotive technology program in response to local workforce needs.

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President moves: This Latina chancellor is CSU’s answer, plus 2 more exceptional hires

University Business

A pair of other colleges, both small and large, have found their presidents, too. More from UB: About 370 more free college programs have erupted nationwide in 8 years Mildred García – California State University System Dr. Mildred García (Source: California State University) Facing a $1.5 As of Aug.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Inside Higher Ed

Chase has more than 40 years of experience in academia, including more than 20 years in leadership positions, most recently as vice president for academic innovation, student success and strategic initiatives at Claremont Graduate University in California. ” What message does that send?

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

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We asked how she’s met these opportunities: “When I think about my role as Provost at Florida State University , at that point in my career, I was not at all certain that I wanted to be a university president. When I left for a provost job at University of Missouri , I was excited about a new opportunity at a Midwestern university.