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Dr. Vanessa B. Beasley, Trinity University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

President of Trinity University since July 2022, Dr. Vanessa B. Beasley is committed to ensuring Trinity receives national recognition as a leader in liberal arts education. This involves a commitment to the student experience, which includes interdisciplinary experiential learning and undergraduate research.

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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

He explained his departure in an open letter, claiming that Dr. Clarence Lang, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, had refused to follow through on a commitment to hire two new tenure-line faculty. There were 10 fewer Black tenure-line faculty overall in fall 2022 compared to the year before. “It West resigned Apr.

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

University Business

He earned the 2024 Outstanding Educator Award from the Great Lakes Athletic Trainers’ Association and the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Applied Health Sciences. The work was done in collaboration with the provost. William Pieczynski – Nichols College (Mass.)

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2022 SANsational Award Winners Present Promising Compliance Solutions

WCET Frontiers

Three postsecondary institutions each earned a 2022 SANsational Award for the creation of innovative processes and structures to manage state and federal regulatory compliance for out-of-state activities of the postsecondary institution. Congratulations to the 2022 SANsational Award Winners! c)(iii) & 34 CFR 668.43(c))?

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. ” Later in the meeting, multiple professors asked the Faculty Affairs Committee to push Provost Peggy Agouris, who briefed the board on the school plan, to respond in writing to a standing list of faculty questions about it.

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President’s corner: A lesson in humility for first-time president Thomas Burns of York College

University Business

As the provost of the private liberal arts school for nine years until 2022, Belmont’s enrollment grew by more than 2,000 student,s and he helped oversee the merger of two other postsecondary institutions. For one, he describes both universities as a happy marriage of liberal arts and a professional education.

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

News College Rankings The 2022 Best Colleges list reflects nearly 40 years of ranking colleges for U.S. Not surprisingly, prestigious schools maintained their positions among the top rankings for 2022. No changes occurred in 2022 in terms of the ranking factors and their corresponding weights. Value of U.S.

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