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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. Benjamin reflects on building Deans for Impact into “a repository of insight and understanding about how students learn.”. It was a belief born not of dogma, but of experience, observation, and science. .

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

My parents had high school degrees but didn't talk much about college. 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.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rice School of Law. David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. Rice School of Law. William Hubbard “Little did I know the challenges and adventures I was being prepared for in law school.

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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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AHERIAL POLITE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aherial Polite Aherial Polite has been appointed dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Augusta Technical College in Augusta, Georgia. She served as served as the department chair of chemistry, physics, and nuclear technology at Aiken Technical College.

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Penn’s Sniegowski Named Earlham President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paul Sniegowski has been named the 21st president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion. Earlham has an important and longstanding place within the distinctive liberal arts tradition in the United States. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. Q: Your Ph.D. is in linguistics.

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