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Dr. Yolanda Pierce Named Dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School

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Yolanda Pierce will become dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, effective Jul. Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Cybele Raver, Vanderbilt provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. 1, pending board approval. She is the first woman in the role.

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Power Couple Works to Improve Climate for Marginalized Students

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Dr. LaVar Charleston is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. history, gender and race with the law. LaVar Charleston had a crush on Dr. Sherri Charleston from the moment he met her in ninth grade. Jerlando F.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

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John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history.

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Alphabet Soup

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. · AAUW - America Association of University Women – Founded in 1881, they have advocated for equity for women and girls in higher education. · Just because a student isn’t required to take a course in the history department doesn’t mean that they don’t learn history. · including college and university counselors.

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Outrage Continues Over University of Florida's Removal of DEI Roles

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Ahmed, vice provost for DEI at the University of Vermont. “It There is no data or evidence that proves that DEI initiatives promote indoctrination or that diversity leads to white people falling behind, said Dr. David Canton, director of African American Studies and associate professor of history at UF. I have mixed feelings about it.

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2023 Year in Review

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Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” The court’s decision was widely criticized by those advocating for diversity in higher ed who voiced concerns over campus diversity and equity. Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer in an announcement in April. Ogletree, Jr., died in August at age 70.