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

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Walker Walker, a scholar of religion, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and ordained American Baptist clergyperson, has been the school’s interim dean since January. His scholarly focus is on African American religion, philosophy, history, and culture. Dr. Corey D.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Hired Devin Stephenson – Florida Polytechnic University Devin Stephenson has been selected to become Florida Polytechnic University’s next president, the second in the institution’s 12-year history. More from UB: The human toll of rampant college closures Retired Bradley Creed – Campbell University (N.C.)

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. These are the real impacts.” of non-LGBTQ people. Dr. Luis A.

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

University Business

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. Jenkins, Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) Garry W.

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

University Business

She served as White House deputy chief of staff under President Bill Clinton and the secretary of health and human services under Barack Obama’s administration. Burnett may loom as one of the most prominent figures in the University of Mobile’s 62-year history. Retiring Dr. Lonnie A. Dr. Lonnie A.

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Links Mentioned in This Episode • University Innovation Alliance • Drew Magliozzi • Mainstay • Georgia State University • Dawn Medley , Vice Provost for Enrollment Management and Retention, Stony Brook University • " Attention Is All You Need " by Ashish Vaswani, et al., and Why Does It Work?"