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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Listen to Benjamin reflect on what has made DFI a learning organization: [link]. Benjamin reflects on building Deans for Impact into “a repository of insight and understanding about how students learn.”.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. Florida State had a lot going on at that time. I hadn't thought about it.’

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. World Food Programme, the world’s largest humanitarian organization, feeding hundreds of millions of starving people in more than 80 countries. Rice School of Law.

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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

Inside Higher Ed

” The second point said that “Dean positions are created and filled before dean positions are defined[;] input is requested only after key decisions are made. It’s unclear who supported the letter beyond those four, but 23 would represent over two-thirds of the college’s department heads and program chairs.

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

University Business

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. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.