Academia, Department, Higher Education and Provost

Conference Prepares Grad Students for Careers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

More than 100 graduate students of color from 18 institutions gathered at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in February for the eighth annual Preparing Future Faculty of Color Conference , which strives to demystify having a career in academia. This article was published in our April 2023 issue.

Academia

Academia Students Provost Advise

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

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. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector. The work was done in collaboration with the provost.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts Academia Facilities

3 Questions for Todd Nicolet, Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 6, 2023

Todd is the Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC. In our conversations, we found Todd to be both incredibly collegial and massively knowledgeable about the shifting landscape of higher education. What does the role of Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning entail?

Provost

Provost Guidance Higher Education Administration

Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. That led Byrne to pursue her doctorate at Howard University.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education Deans Model

Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. Like most people, I did not set out to lead an institution of higher education,” he added. “I

Engineering

Engineering Leadership Provost Deans

The Promise and Challenges of AI in Higher Ed

WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 31, 2023

The biggest topic in higher education right now, at least in my opinion, is artificial intelligence. There are various stories in higher education news about what impact AI will have on students, instructors, and the education field at large.

Technology

Technology Faculty Department Academia

Leading Ethnographer and Religious Scholar Appointed Dean of Harvard Divinity School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 25, 2023

Prior to Emory, she served in various roles at Harvard, including director of graduate studies and chair of the admissions committee for the Department of African and African American Studies; interim chair of the Committee on the Study of Religion; and member of the provost’s academic leadership forum. Garber, provost at Harvard.

Deans

Deans Schooling Academia Provost

Dr. Corey D. B. Walker Appointed Dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

“Corey is an outstanding theological and academic leader who personifies the divinity school’s mission of justice, reconciliation, and compassion, and is also recognized as a community builder and collaborator,” said Wake Forest Provost Dr. Michele Gillespie. “He

Deans

Deans Schooling Academia University

Dr. “Grace” Jinliu Wang Appointed President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Wang is a materials scientist – she holds seven U.S. patents – with experience as a leader in multiple fields.

Institution

Institution Engineering Academia Provost

A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated. My favorite term is 'a thousand flowers blooming,' because what you can do in academia which works out really well is that you can literally start a lot of things going.

Engineering

Engineering Academia Computer Science Deans

Dr. Karen Carey

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Dr. Karen Carey was appointed chancellor in November 2020 after serving as provost and dean of graduate studies since June 2016. She also worked at California State University, Fresno, where she held several positions including department chair and dean of graduate studies.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Deans Academia Facilities

The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 1, 2023

She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. But I know in academia, management is considered the dark side.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Leadership Provost Higher Education

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

University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. ” Rivera-Mills begin this June. .

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Law School Inclusivity Deans

President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

University Business

AUGUST 11, 2023

has endured a record-breaking heat wave this summer, and with it, a cluster of turnovers in higher education’s top position. Upon assuming American’s highest administrative position, Burwell boasted an ironclad resume despite not serving once in the higher education space. 7 following her father’s death.

Arts And Sciences

Arts And Sciences Higher Education Administration Academia

Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Chase has more than 40 years of experience in academia, including more than 20 years in leadership positions, most recently as vice president for academic innovation, student success and strategic initiatives at Claremont Graduate University in California. Thus, a focus on student success is solid investment.

Students

Students Retention Provost Academia

Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Unquestionably, the past 40 years have brought many steps forward in terms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights, visibility, and consciousness, but in academia it is still a work in progress. These are the real impacts.” of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9% Dr. Luis A.

Scholarship

Scholarship Leadership Advocate History

What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. It Isn’t Loving Me Back.”

Humanities

Humanities History Liberal Arts Faculty

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

University Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Among higher education’s most recent presidential comings and goings, we have a mix of vetted academics and professionals who draw on the wealth of their outside experience. Now, he is responsible for the only public higher education institution in Staten Island.

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Engineering Deans

Adapting to Disruption: Unity University’s Remarkable Success – Part 1: Changing Higher Ed podcast 194 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Melik Peter Khoury

The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Drumm McNaughton Discover how Unity Environmental University thrived under Dr. Melik Khoury, embracing disruption for significant growth and sustainability in higher ed. Academia is excellent at identifying the problem. This ensures consistency in the curriculum and facilitates smoother credit transfers.

Model

Model Higher Education Deans Faculty

Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

About the Podcast Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich Dr. Andrew Koricich is the Executive Director of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges (ARRC) and an Associate Professor of Higher Education at Appalachian State University. in Higher Education and a B.S. Dr. Koricich earned a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

Institution

Institution Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Higher Education

Training faculty to help students in mental distress

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

” Faculty members—as well as staffers—are on the front lines of higher education’s battle to arrest declining student mental health, ravaged by nearly three years of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with such stressors as climate disasters, racial unrest, political incivility and culture wars.

Faculty

Faculty Students Professional Development Engineering

Universities on Fire

HESA

MAY 4, 2023

On this week’s episode of The World of Higher Education Podcast , Bryan Alexander joins us to talk about his new book, Universities on Fire, Higher Education in the Climate Crisis , which was published in March by Johns Hopkins University Press. Climate crisis books are a dime a dozen. BA: You’re quite true.

University

University Academia Higher Education Humanities

AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.

Higher Education

Higher Education Education Faculty Administration

University Leadership Central

Conference Prepares Grad Students for Careers in Academia

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

Trending Sources

3 Questions for Todd Nicolet, Vice Provost for Digital and Lifelong Learning at UNC

Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

The Promise and Challenges of AI in Higher Ed

Leading Ethnographer and Religious Scholar Appointed Dean of Harvard Divinity School

Dr. Corey D. B. Walker Appointed Dean of the School of Divinity at Wake Forest University

Dr. “Grace” Jinliu Wang Appointed President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

A Thousand Flowers Blooming

Dr. Karen Carey

The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

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

President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Pride in the Halls

What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

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

Adapting to Disruption: Unity University’s Remarkable Success – Part 1: Changing Higher Ed podcast 194 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Melik Peter Khoury

Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

Training faculty to help students in mental distress

Universities on Fire

AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

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