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Tennessee State University President Dr. Glenda Glover Announces Retirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Glenda Glover will step down from her post at the end of the spring 2024 semester, closing out a decade of leading her alma mater, the Tennessean reported. Serving as president of Tennessee State University has been the honor of a lifetime," Glover said. I came to Tennessee State University, graduated in 1974.

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Trends 2024: Which universities will place greater emphasis on critical thinking?

University Business

Shannon Deer, associate dean for the college, was motivated to instill critical thinking in her students after being told by employers that while those students were proficient in rote knowledge and technical business skills, they lacked critical thinking, according to a column. appeared first on University Business.

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Rutger’s Eatman to Chair AAC&U Board of Directors, And Other Newly Elected Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Eatman Six new directors and board officers were elected during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. James Madison University President Dr. Jonathan R. Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson was elected treasurer.

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Fuentes Earns the AAHHE Mildred García Founders' Award

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American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education has announced its 2024 AAHHE Mildred Garcia Founders' Award recipient, Dr. David A.

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UC Virtual Conference Centers Free Speech, Civil Rights Amid Ongoing Tensions on College Campuses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Across the country, we are confronted with the challenges of extreme polarization, perhaps no more intensely than on our college campuses,” said UC President Dr. Last December, Congress questioned the presidents of several high-profile universities about potential antisemitism on their campuses. As the U.S.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

University Business

. “The reason that I would lean toward … Interim President Corcoran is because of the special circumstances here, the external issues, the political issues, the contacts in Tallahassee,” board member Mark Bauerlein said, according to Axios. Melissa Gilliam – Boston University (Mass.)

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Acting in the Best Interest of the Institution

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Note: This interview in the Weekly Wisdom Series originally aired on February 19, 2024 as part of the University Innovation Alliance’s Innovating Together podcast, appearing live on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn. He was awarded President Emeritus status by the Arkansas State University System in January 2024.