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

University Business

The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. One campaign he oversaw helped draw in $66 million, the largest in school history, Telegram & Gazette reports.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. The institution has a storied history.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. Unquestionably, the past 40 years have brought many steps forward in terms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights, visibility, and consciousness, but in academia it is still a work in progress.

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

University Business

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. Jenkins, Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) Garry W.

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President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

University Business

Burnett may loom as one of the most prominent figures in the University of Mobile’s 62-year history. Beginning her tenure in July 2022, Bonds-Raacke served one year as president. Retiring Dr. Lonnie A. Burnett – University of Mobile (Ala.) Dr. Lonnie A. 7 following her father’s death.

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

University Business

He has served as the college’s interim president since January 2022. However, Riverso does have a background in developing young talent through academia. An avid professor, she taught history at Presbyterian and Mercer University while dean. Lynch as the College of Staten Island’s permanent president.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

” This report marks a critical juncture in the AAUP’s history, being one of only eight special reports issued, and underscores a growing concern over political interference in the realm of academic governance. Professor of History, CSU East Bay1989-2010, Prof. Emeritus, 2015-present. [00:00:28]