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

Inside Higher Ed

percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. That’s 2,974 fewer than in 2020. awarded between the 2019 and 2020 academic years. The survey period for the forthcoming report ran from July 2020 to June 2021, a full year of the pandemic.

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Claudine Gay to become first Black president of Harvard

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Harvard University announced its 30th president Thursday, drawing from within to hire Claudine Gay, the first Black president in the institution’s nearly 400-year history. Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was hired after a search that began in July to replace Lawrence S.

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Ohio State president announces “difficult decision” to resign

University Business

Johnson took the helm at the height of the pandemic in August 2020, leading the school through a challenging period in history. Department of Energy as selected by former president Barack Obama, and chancellor of the State University of New York. “I am very proud of all that we accomplished together.

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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

University Business

Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. Riverso, however, hails from a distinguished background in private industry, specifically in engineering and construction. Anita Olson Gustafson – Presbyterian College (S.C.)

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Vernon Dunn, director of The Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering at the National Academy of Engineers, first met Williams at one of the summer programs Williams ran at Xavier. Dunn says he speaks with Williams daily, seeking advice on managing people, navigating spaces, and how to best lead his program of young engineers.

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

University Business

Gòkè-Pariolá has overseen the expansion of academic offerings, including new undergraduate majors in engineering, neuroscience, environmental studies, health science and nutrition, and a growing suite of graduate health science programs, including occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, athletic training and nursing.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

This academic and professional development initiative encourages and assists students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. . In 2020, a first-generation initiative was developed providing students with support through a peer mentor program.