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ACE Names 26 Emerging Higher Education Leaders

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Danielle Egan, dean of the faculty and chief academic officer at Connecticut College. Jaunita Banks Mitchell said fellows take part in transformative learning experiences and emerge with new insights, prepared to face whatever challenges the future might bring.

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Boston University Launches LGBTQ+ Center

Insight Into Diversity

“This center will be a place to explore queer ancestry, engage deeply with one another to find a sense of community, workshop opportunities to make society more inclusive at present, and build the scaffolding to improve the future,” said Jason Campbell-Foster, interim associate provost and dean of students, in the release.

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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To note, this is not the first time GCU has had an all-women deanship, said Dr. Janice Warner, provost of GCU. Warner, a former GCU School of Business dean herself, said that during her time as dean, all three of GCU’s academic deans were women then as well. Back in 2014, the number of women deans was just one.

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Renaming of the Presidential Citation to the Anne S. Pruitt-Logan Presidential Citation

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She later held the positions of Dean of Women and Dean of Students at Albany State College in Georgia and in a similar position at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. During her years at Fisk, her students helped to institute the Student Sit-ins and Freedom Rides that galvanized the non-violent Civil Rights protests.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Clark decided to bring in the BSDT along the same organizational and administrative lines as other academic schools at Clark. Clark faculty members were informed early on of the Becker initiative, and the administration engaged them proactively to secure their support. Sebastián Royo is provost of Clark University.

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Inside Higher Ed

Wright State dean of students Chris Taylor announced Rando’s termination in a one-paragraph email to the Division of Student Affairs staff on Feb. The email named two faculty members as interim leaders of CWS, explaining they would hold those positions until the end of the semester. It was organizational change.”

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

” Across the country, people not normally consulted about institutional decisions found themselves with leadership roles in COVID response efforts, says Zuraw, who spent nearly 20 years in campus administrator roles and is now vice president of market strategy and development at Gordian.