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Dr. Badia Ahad Named Dean of Oxford College at Emory University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Badia Ahad will become dean of Oxford College at Emory University, effective Aug. Dr. Badia Ahad Ahad is currently vice provost for faculty affairs and professor of English at Loyola University Chicago. “I She is also the author of Afro-Nostalgia: Feeling Good in Contemporary Black Culture in 2021. Ahad holds a B.A. and a Ph.D.

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Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith III Appointed Dean of UK's College of Medicine

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Charles “Chipper” Griffith III will become dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine, effective Jul. Dr. Charles Griffith III Griffith is currently acting dean of the college, a role he has been in since July 2021. Griffith understands Kentucky needs the UK College of Medicine,” said UK Provost Dr. Robert S.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

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Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The former dean, Alan Dettlaff—who is returning to the social work faculty, for now—says his views on racial justice got him fired. ” None of the college’s four full professors responded to interview requests.

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Vanderbilt Launches Program to Recruit Diverse Biomedical Researchers

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Diversity among biomedical researchers has historically been low, with the most recent data from 2021 showing that only 4.8 percent of NIH-funded researchers are Hispanic, and less than 3 percent are Black.

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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

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Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. ” But the letter does discuss the dean situation.

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Dr. KerryAnn O’Meara Named VP for Academic Affairs at Teachers College, Columbia University

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KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. O’Meara was also a 2021-2022 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow and president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in 2020.

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Phylicia Rashad Appointed Inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University

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The chair was established in May 2021. Phylicia Rashad Rashad is currently dean of the Chadwick A. Dean Rashad epitomizes the character, grace and creative genius that we want represented in an endowed chair as part of Toni Morrison’s legacy,” said Howard Provost Dr. Anthony K. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard.