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

University Business

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. 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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Grant Fuels Black Studies Faculty Expansion at the University of Rochester

Insight Into Diversity

Since its launch in late 2022, the Department of Black Studies at the University of Rochester (UR) has worked to advance conversations surrounding Black and African culture and identity through an interdisciplinary, global lens. Sproull Dean of the School of Arts & Sciences, said in a press release. and Mary L.

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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. McNeal was the last to join – she did so in July 2022 – and her appointment solidified GCU’s 100% women deanship rate. Back in 2014, the number of women deans was just one.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Why Do So Few American Students Study Abroad?

Edu Alliance Journal

December 5, 2022 by Dean Hoke : In the newest edition of the 2022 Open Doors Report, US university’s international student enrollment shows encouraging signs. Why is that a problem? International students coming to the United States are reported at 948,519, which nears the pre-pandemic level. India – 375,055.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E.