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Stanford Law DEI Dean on Leave After Disrupted Event

Inside Higher Ed

A Stanford University law school dean at the center of a free speech controversy has been placed on leave amid continuing criticism of the March 9 event, at which students shouted down federal judge Kyle Duncan, an anti-LGBTQ+ conservative, who had been invited to speak on campus. Hide by line?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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

University Business

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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Emerging leaders: 4 colleges hire their first Black or female—or both—president

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These colleges may all be well over a hundred years old, but there is still a first time for everything: Mount Holyoke (Mass.), Norbert College (Wis.) and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schools’ histories. Norbert College all fall somewhere around 2,000.

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Northwestern Names New President After First Pick Steps Down

Inside Higher Ed

It will be his second position in the windy city, after serving as dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 2010 to 2015. Before that, he was dean of the UCLA School of Law. In a statement released by Northwestern, Schill said he's "thrilled, honored and humbled" to take the job.

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These states are taking steps to replace unruly hecklers on campus with constructive civil discourse

University Business

While civil discourse and free speech are pillars of the campus experience across colleges and universities, several state higher education systems and organizations want to ensure their students understand what that truly means. It’s not just hecklers that are inhibiting civil discourse.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

Joseph Foy Dr. Joseph Foy joined Alverno College as Vice President for Academic Affairs two weeks after the pandemic forced the school completely online. His accomplishments through adversity pushed him into the school’s interim presidency, and now it has landed him a full-time president position at Benedictine College.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

More from UB: ‘Affirmative action made us complacent’: Leaders on their back heels get real on equity Resigning M. Erica Muhl – Berklee College of Music Berklee College of Music’s Board Chairman Martin Mannion announced that Erica Muhl would not be returning as president following a mysterious leave of absence she took in June.