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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. The same report found that Black/African American administrators in higher education were just 8% of all senior leaders.

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

University Business

Three college administrators—including one president—will be coordinating goodbye parties at their current institutions as they prepare to move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere. Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.) He will replace the long-reigning president, Phil DiStefano, who has overseen the campus for 15 years.

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Flagship public universities likely to cut more humanities, staff — especially in rural states - ELAINE S. POVICH

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Administrators say they’re responding to a budget shortfall, declining enrollment, flagging student interest in humanities courses, and pressure from parents who want their kids to be prepared for good-paying jobs after graduation. Are we going to revert back to ‘normal?’

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10 Must-Listen Podcasts to Help Raise Your Leadership Game

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Brian Blake sat down with us to discuss his first year at Georgia State University. President Blake recalled how his path to the presidency of this historic institution had included his previous career in the technology sector, well outside of academia. Click here for full audio. Click the banner below to watch the video.

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10 Must-Listen Podcasts to Raise Your Higher Ed Leadership Game

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Brian Blake sat down with us to discuss his first year at Georgia State University. President Blake recalled how his path to the presidency of this historic institution had included his previous career in the technology sector, well outside of academia. Click here for full audio. Click the banner below to watch the video.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

President Blake's journey to his current position at Georgia State has been a bit different from those of many other academic leaders. From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Very similar to software engineering.

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Making Higher Education Work for All Students

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

He would drop off his homework, stay for tests, and then drive off to his next job so that he could pay for college and graduate as an electrical engineer. Facing the realities of our own human limitations is part of that work.” in Psychology from Hampton University, an M.S.Ed. He never could stay in class. She holds a B.A.