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Mark Richards to step down as provost in summer 2023

UW Presidential Blog

As we approach the start of the academic year next month, I’m writing to let you know 2022–23 will be Mark Richards’ last year as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Mark plans to step down as provost in summer 2023, after he completes his five-year term in the position.

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USC Bans Pro-Palestinian Valedictorian From Commencement Speech

Insight Into Diversity

Asna Tabassum (Photo courtesy of CAIR-LA) The University of Southern California (USC) has banned the 2024 class valedictorian, a pro-Palestinian advocate, from speaking at a May commencement ceremony, citing safety concerns. In a statement released Monday, Andrew T.

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On advancing international education: how SIOs can lead the charge

The PIE News

Since international education touches every aspect of a university or college, the impact of collective ideas and collaborative leadership is significant, and highlights the SIO’s role as advocate. SIOs have employed collaboration at their own institutions in order to implement comprehensive internationalisation. This allows everyone to win.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend. Dr. Luis A.

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Enhancing Understanding of Urban Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., He says he sees himself as an advocate, using his work to advocate for students and better policies that advance higher education and increase student success. Everrett A.

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

University Business

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. As the provost of Ball State University in Muncie, Ind.,

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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We have a proposal for a graduate certificate program in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies that the provost supports. … 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. We are in the next phase of pushing forward.”