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Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Dies at 67

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rebecca Blank Blank stepped down from the role in 2022 to become the first female president of Northwestern University, was one of the longest-serving chancellors in recent UWM history, having led the school for almost 10 years. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She held a Ph.D.

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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

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When Dr. Elmer Guy first came to Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1999 as dean of instruction, he could not have known that, 24 years later, he would oversee the institution’s renaming to Navajo Technical University (NTU). It became the first tribal college and university, or TCU, to offer a Ph.D. The creation of this Ph.D.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

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Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. He had a big influence on me because he had an interest in things scientific and technological,” Jackson said. “I Postal Service in Washington, D.C.,

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A (Dorm) Room of One’s Own

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Like all UPR faculty, we carry a 12-credit teaching load, and in the midst of UPR’s fiscal crisis, a basic teaching load of 15 credits has been spotted more than once on the horizon. This is one in a series of articles about New York University's Faculty Resource Network.

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Pride in the Halls

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It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. 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.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

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The conference underscored the mission of postsecondary institutions and academics to work against dehumanizing atmospheres and support the best policies and practices that improve student belonging, community connection, and create thriving faculty. “We While TCUs are not a monolith, she found similarities in methodology.

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

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Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history.