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Southern New Hampshire University President to Step Down Next Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also for a time served as senior policy adviser to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the Obama-era Department of Education. One of LeBlanc’s efforts included the SNHU Global Education Movement (GEM) for refugee and displaced learners in Africa and the Middle East.

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Johnson C. Smith University President Announces June Retirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He will stay on as senior adviser until early 2024 to help the incoming president, he said. Armbrister holds bachelor’s degrees in political science and economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a law degree from the University of Michigan.

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A university president in Ukraine turns to social media

Inside Higher Ed

Previously Ukraine’s minister of economic development under the Honcharuk government and an adviser to its president, Volodymyr Zelensky, Mylovanov knows well the value of good press. But he insisted that his decision to share his experiences was not an orchestrated PR mission.

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Hackers Hijack Bluefield University Alert System, Ransoms School Files

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In messages via Bluefield’s RamAlert , hackers pushed university members to pressure on the university president. Bluefield is advising students and faculty to not email from school accounts. Earlier this week, school information has not been published.

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Dr. Javier Cevallos Recently Appointed President of the American Academic Leadership Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Javier Cevallos Cevallos is currently president-in-residence of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Javier Cevallos has been named to this important leadership role,” said Dr. Mildred García, president and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). “As

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University of Austin, the self-proclaimed antidote to college campus ‘illiberalism,’ is now accepting fall 2024 applications

University Business

I mean that quite literally…” the university stated on X, formerly known as Twitter. UATX’s board of advisers includes former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss, former Harvard University president Lawrence H. And so we are building anew. Summers and playwright David Mamet.

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AU Reaches Agreement With Staff Union After Weeklong Strike

Inside Higher Ed

In a statement released by the union, Roshan Abraham, a first-year adviser, called it “a tremendous victory.” The full terms of the new contract—the first inked since the union was formed in 2020—were not immediately available. “The gains we have made through the agreement are life-changing.

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