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Bob Jones University is imploding. What happened?

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Pettit’s primary grievance with Lewis stems from his “posture of secrecy and hostility toward the board and administration.” President Steve Pettit warned in a letter to the board’s chair that he would resign if Chairman John Lewis did not step down from his position.

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Utah Receives $50 Million Gift for College of Engineering

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Price’s $50 million donation “will benefit future students, educational programs, research centers, and entrepreneurism, as well as the construction of a new $190 million computing and engineering building” on campus, according to a news release from the University of Utah.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

College administrators nationwide were already starting to tackle the issue in recent years but homed in on it after the pandemic revealed stark economic disparities among students. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vasquez Helig—who is currently the dean of the School of Education at the University of Kentucky—is slated to step into his new role in January. "We I witnessed first-hand how Dean Vasquez Helig led the College of Education at the University of Kentucky with a steadfast commitment to excellence and equity. history.

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

Limerick,” Chris Whitney, the board’s vice chair and brand commissioner for the state of Colorado’s Department of Agriculture, wrote to Glen Krutz, CU Boulder’s dean of arts and sciences. An assistant dean for advancement reportedly seconded Limerick's account.

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Means and Ends

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean. It works pretty well in administration, if you conceive of administration – as I do – as being about establishing the background conditions within which people can do their best work. Occupational hazard. But it’s a decent pair of poles between which to move.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing (NYU Meyers) faculty, staff, and administrators now identify a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging goal in the annual performance review process. Deans CARE Interns — Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel School of Pharmacy. A $1 million award from the U.S.