University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

Female college students have outpaced their male counterparts for up to four decades, while the proportion of women at the helm of U.S. While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 8, 2024

Since the eighties, women comprised a majority on college campuses while institutional leadership remained predominantly male. The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Image: Gustavus Adolphus College went 161 years without any graduate programs. Like other small private institutions, Gustavus Adolphus, a Lutheran college in southern Minnesota, faces a shrinking pool of traditional-age students, even ahead of the projected decline in college-age students due to kick in later this decade.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

30, 2024, bringing an end to more than two decades at the helm. Dr. Paul LeBlanc During his tenure as SNHU’s fifth president, the school grew from 2,500 students to the largest nonprofit higher ed provider in the U.S., She is currently the school’s provost. LeBlanc has announced that he will step down from the role on Jun.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Elizabeth Dooley is a professor of exceptional student education in the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida College of Community Innovation and Education. She is the academic program director for the Ph.D. Teaching Learning and Development Track.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Hired Trevor Bates – Mercy College of Ohio Trevor Bates Mercy College of Ohio has announced Trevor Bates as its next president.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

That quote, inspired by famed civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer, comes from an open letter sent on April 16, 2024 to Dr. Neeli Bendapudi, president of The Pennsylvania State University. “We Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students. Whitehurst, vice provost for Educational Equity at Penn State.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and vice provost. Then students [start] informing others, and they’re going to want to apply and come here.” Gilliam holds a B.A.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gilliam, an accomplished scholar, research scientist, and physician, currently serves as the executive vice president and provost of The Ohio State University. She is recognized as a fellow of both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. The post Melissa L.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The requirement, dropped during the pandemic, will take effect in the fall of 2024. More than 1,800 four-year colleges are test optional or test-free for this year.

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EAB

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The additions will help students get faster and more accurate answers to common questions through a conversational AI knowledge bot, help advisors and other support staff write more effective student communications, and give administrators better tools to analyze institutional student success efforts.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

As legislative attacks continue to threaten the rights and protections of LGBTQ+ students, an innovative new program at Bard College at Simon’s Rock aims to empower them with the professional and social capital to lead the charge for a more inclusive future. The private liberal arts institution in Great Barrington, Mass.,

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UW Presidential Blog

AUGUST 4, 2023

As we announced this afternoon , the University of Washington will be joining the Big Ten Conference starting with the 2024-25 season. This is an exciting time for our student-athletes, our fans and our University. The Big Ten is a leading athletic conference with excellent athletic and academic traditions, and a strong future.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.,

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The PIE News

JUNE 8, 2023

Last month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a mandate into law prohibiting public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for students, faculty or staff. The law, starting July 1, also limits what public colleges in Florida can teach.

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The PIE News

MARCH 5, 2024

The significant impact Malaysian UK alumni have made on their professions, societies, as well as home and host countries, was celebrated by the British Council during the Study UK Alumni Awards Malaysia 2024. Wendy Teo Boon Ting, alumnus of University College London and University of Cambridge, was awarded the Culture and Creativity Award.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Among the college presidents to come and go in the past two weeks, two positions were indirectly decided by Gov. Hired Richard Corcoran – New College of Florida Richard Corcoran has officially become the permanent president of New College of Florida after serving as interim president since January.

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ACPA

JANUARY 17, 2024

She later held the positions of Dean of Women and Dean of Students at Albany State College in Georgia and in a similar position at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. During her years at Fisk, her students helped to institute the Student Sit-ins and Freedom Rides that galvanized the non-violent Civil Rights protests.

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University Business

APRIL 5, 2024

Hired Andrea Chapdelaine – Connecticut College Andrea Chapdelaine, president of Hood College in Maryland, has been tapped as the incoming leader at Connecticut College. Patricia Draves – Monmouth College (Ill.) Patricia Draves will be embarking on a new chapter as the president of Monmouth College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

She would like to see underrepresented and marginalized students thrive and succeed in higher education. Dueñas’ scholarship addresses issues of equity and access in higher education with a focus on sense of belonging and experiences with imposter syndrome among Latinx students attending four-year colleges and universities. “My

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University Business

AUGUST 25, 2023

Of the four college and university presidents whose run will end this academic year, only one is retiring on satisfying terms. However, The Ohio State University is celebrating the hiring of one military veteran and proven leader with a track record in student success for underserved students. Naval War College (R.I.).

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

62% of students surveyed worry little (or not at all) about their college being targeted by cybersecurity breaches or cyberattacks, even though they could jeopardize their personal data. 19 to 27 by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse with support from Kaplan. Cyberbreaches shut down campuses.”

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WCET Frontiers

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

I was very excited to see that we had a few students join us this year as well; some attended for professional development and some as panelists for a session. This year’s recipient was Shannon Riggs, Associate Vice Provost of Educational Programs and Learning Innovation, Oregon State University.

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University Business

APRIL 9, 2023

The Notre Dame college football team is independent. The landscape of college football is rapidly changing. Then in June 2022, USC and UCLA announced their departures from the Pac-12 conference to the Big Ten conference starting in 2024 ( see our previous blog, “USC, UCLA Big Ten Playbook” here ).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

At the time, Darling-Hammond was an endowed professor at Columbia University, Teachers College. She will lead the organization in 2024-2025. Scott says that, like Howard, she’s deeply committed to addressing the structural barriers that stand in the way of helping students achieve. Scott also holds the Robert J.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The cost of running a college spiked 5.2% At the same time, 28 states continued to fund higher education at lower levels than before the pandemic, and the average tuition discount rate at private colleges reached an all-time high of 56.2% in spring 2024. from FY21 to FY22, a 10.1% increase since FY19. decline in the U.S.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. We got $3 million that none of the other colleges got.

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WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Location : How the institution identifies where their students are located while taking online courses, doing internships/practicums etc., The committee evaluates the submissions in four areas: That the solution meets the requirements and the needs of state and/or federal regulations, SARA policy, the institution, and students.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 18, 2022

Braxton (UMBC): Some of the expected benefits from the UMBC badging initiative were: Building a badging infrastructure tied into LinkedIn, UMBC, so the institution could follow student progress after graduation. Our centralized online learning division (Ecampus) spearheaded this initiative with our Associate Provost at the helm.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. Those are the key people. In Texas, we have 4.2

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students. Those are the key people. In Texas, we have 4.2

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The other universities that failed to achieve 50 percent—Bond, Federation and Notre Dame Australia—are due for re-registration in 2024 or 2025. “Right now … an existing university probably wouldn’t voluntarily become a university college, because it might be seen to lose prestige or standing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2023

Morehouse College’s Social Problems course typically fills up with freshman and sophomores who want to wrestle with some of the knottiest issues of our time, including interpersonal violence, political corruption, pollution, homelessness, and racial and ethnic conflict. The Lab is looking to change that.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For decades, colleges have consolidated many of their admissions and enrollment services functions under a single umbrella office—including, but not limited to, the bursar, the registrar, the cashier’s office and financial aid. Image: One-stop services are not new to higher education. Why a One-Stop?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JANUARY 19, 2024

Honoring the Promise of Higher Ed A Conversation With Lisa Vollendorf, President, SUNY Empire State bridget Thu, 01/25/2024 - 06:00 Image Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom At the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), we like hearing the thoughts of higher education leaders at all levels of experience.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 11, 2024

Raritan Valley Community College President, Michael McDonough, has been selected to serve on the Presidents’ Council of the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge in 2024. Leadership on the Presidents’ Council is dedicated to supporting all institutions in their efforts towards nonpartisan full student voter participation.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Not so long ago, Murray had retired from the presidency at Whitman College (Wash.) She has extensive experience as provost, serving seven years at Macalester College (Minn.) and three at Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) Davis will remain in his position through the year and the beginning of 2024.

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Inclusivity Leadership Provost College 98