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Penn’s Sniegowski Named Earlham President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. He advocates for first-generation, low-income students, participating in the establishment of the Penn First Plus Office and launching a student advisory board in 2018 to provide a voice for FGLI students in the college.

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Insight Into Diversity Honors Legacy of DEI Innovator, Former Board Chair

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” With degrees in law and human rights from both Columbia University and the University of Oxford, and doctorates from Aberdeen, his academic journey was distinguished. Metzler’s legacy as a scholar, leader, author, and advocate will endure, inspiring generations to come. Christopher A.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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The mission of the law school is to educate lawyer leaders for their communities, our state and nation,” said William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F. While serving as governor, Beasley advocated for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House dome. Rice School of Law. His efforts earned him the John F.

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

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As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. Jenkins, Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) Garry W. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history.

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Representation Matters

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Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. She is active in the National Women’s Studies Association and has been a vocal advocate for HBCUs developing women’s and gender studies programming. and presented it to the department chair who in turn presented it to the dean, Dr. Marshall Stevenson.

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Pathways to professorship

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This guest blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Roger Watson, Academic Dean, School of Nursing, Southwest Medical University, China and outgoing President of the National Conference of University Professors. Towards that end, as I have also advocated , the value of having an ORCID page cannot be emphasised enough.

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Why We Must Teach African American Studies: A Call to Action

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Dr. Cheryl Holcomb_McCoy Over the last month, we, like so many justice advocates, have been troubled by attempts to erase Black history from schools and classrooms. It sends a clear message of disrespect for a group of people who have lived and worked in the U.S.

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