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International Women’s Day: ¼ of the Top 200 Higher Ed Leaders Worldwide are Women

Insight Into Diversity

institutions in their report and found the national average of women leaders, 30% of presidents and 39% of provosts, to be slightly higher than the global average. Since THE first began collecting data in 2015, the number of women-led institutions has increased from 14% to 25%. Women’s Power Gap (WPG) narrowed the numbers for U.S.

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Claudine Gay Resigns as Harvard President

Insight Into Diversity

Harvard University President Claudine Gay has resigned amid allegations of plagiarism and controversy surrounding her recent congressional testimony on campus policies related to student conduct and antisemitism. Garber, the provost and chief academic officer, was appointed interim president until a permanent successor is named.

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‘House of the Dragon’ Is Obviously a Thinly Veiled Exploration of Academic Politics

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation The best recent show about academia over the past few years is not The Chair , although it was pretty good. The show you want to watch if you want to understand how a university actually works is HBO’s thinly veiled academic drama, House of the Dragon.

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

University Business

Justin Schwartz Justin Schwartz – University of Colorado Boulder University of Colorado Boulder has found its next president, Justin Schwartz, the current executive vice president and provost at Pennsylvania State University. The former engineer proved a natural as president.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. President Blake's journey to his current position at Georgia State has been a bit different from those of many other academic leaders. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated. But I thought it was a great synergy.

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

University Business

Despite the abrupt upheaval and its ramifications, Reid and student body president Grace Keenan were the only trustees to vote against Corcoran’s permanent hire. Corcoran won out against two other presidential prospects with extensive experience in academia. She’s held her position there for the last two years.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Embracing Leadership Opportunities From department chair to interim chancellor, President Stokes served in leadership positions at three institutions before joining UNM. I think that's what they were looking for when they named me as interim president. But I know in academia, management is considered the dark side.