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

University Business

His last academic appointment was at Mercy from 2017 to 2020 as the vice president of academic affairs. Prior to that, he served as the president of Wilmington College (Ohio) and the founding associate dean of health sciences at Heidelberg University. The throughline of Bates’ career is his passion for healthcare.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F. He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2020 on behalf of the organization for its efforts to combat hunger and conflict around the world and make peace. Rice School of Law.

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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

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Image: Newly available data from the National Science Foundation suggest that the first full year of the pandemic had a major, negative impact on graduate students’ ability to finish their Ph.D.s. percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. percent decline in Ph.D.s

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Dr. Karen Carey

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Karen Carey was appointed chancellor in November 2020 after serving as provost and dean of graduate studies since June 2016. Carey came to UAS from California State University Channel Islands in Ventura, California, where she served as dean of Arts & Sciences. She earned her Ph.D.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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NASPA Centers the Stories of Diverse Student Affairs Professionals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Strayhorn, vice provost and interim dean of the School of Arts & Sciences at Virginia Union University. "I prefer to lean into hope rather than despair," said Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens, v ice president for inclusive excellence and belonging at Central Michigan University.