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Higher Education Will Take Center Stage in 2024 Presidential Election

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

veers into another major election year, some higher education scholars predict that issues related to the ivory tower will inevitably take center stage. director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy at Northwestern University. As the U.S. Alvin Tillery, Jr.,

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Higher education as a politicians’ playground

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by Rob Cuthbert Higher education has always been something of a playground for junior politicians; HE ministers usually serve only short terms, and many are practising for bigger jobs. In 2024 fifty or more universities have declared or are likely to declare redundancies , as their funding position becomes ever more perilous.

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King Day 2024 is Cancelled

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So I have decided King Day 2024 is cancelled. But the most obvious reason that King Day is cancelled on campus for 2024 is because of the tremendous cowardice that is running rampant in higher education. Colleges and universities are under political attack. For this, King Day is cancelled.

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President moves: 1 momentous resignation, 3 leaders enter 2024 with new prospects

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Leadership at Harvard University will get to test their equanimity after a headline-worthy shakeup that shot one of the world’s most prominent institutions of higher education into the defensive on the first days of 2024. The former president describes his parting with the university as a “mutual decision.”

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Southern New Hampshire University President to Step Down Next Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) President and CEO Dr. Paul J. 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.,

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

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The higher education sector can relax knowing that employers still greatly value the merit a degree grants job applicants. How higher education can cultivate critical thinking among students Over the last three years, Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School has emphasized adding critical thinking within its curriculum.

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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.