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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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. “Students told me that all the time. But I hope that you will try to understand what that is.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

Inside Higher Ed

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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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

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Building institution-wide trust is essential, especially on the accelerated timeline of an interim leadership position, so Chancellor Reyes described his shortcut: "I immediately asked the president to allow me to get a provost colleague, Karen Colley , to become the interim provost. I think it's very valuable.

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

Inside Higher Ed

An Alabama jury awarded Michael Stern $645,837 in damages, finding after a two-week trial that Stern’s former dean illegally punished him for speaking out. The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however. A new dean, Joseph Aistrup, was appointed.