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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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Penn State African American Studies Head Resigns, Alleges Broken Promises and Wavering Institutional Commitment to Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michael West, head of Penn State’s Department of African American Studies, has resigned from the role, alleging that leadership broke promises and questioning the school's commitment to diversity and equity, Centre Daily Times reported. There were 10 fewer Black tenure-line faculty overall in fall 2022 compared to the year before. “It

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

University Business

The private nursing school will officially welcome its fifth president on May 6, according to school communications. Prior to that, he served as the president of Wilmington College (Ohio) and the founding associate dean of health sciences at Heidelberg University. The work was done in collaboration with the provost.

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Dr. DB Poli This will make Roanoke College the first college in Virginia to offer a four-year degree in the field of cannabis studies, according to the school. According to U.S. and Guam.

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

University Business

Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school. Cheryl McConnell, Saint Joseph’s University, the school’s first female president. she helped broaden the school’s admission of diverse students, specifically those of first-generation standing.

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

University Business

Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. He has served as the college’s interim president since January 2022. An avid professor, she taught history at Presbyterian and Mercer University while dean.

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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.