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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vincent, president of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama.

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President moves: Big time hires, retires and 2 leaders crash out

University Business

Welsh stepped in to lead the R1 university four months ago after an interim dean’s botched hire infuriated community members and caught heavy press. Prior to his appointment, Welsh served as dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Christine McPhail – Saint Augustine’s University (N.C.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

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If you have a hospital and college of medicine , it adds an important dimension to the job that's hard to visualize. And so, shadow the budget officer of the university. When I became an associate dean, he said, 'Make sure that you ask everyone in your teams if you're doing something wrong.' Sit down with the lawyers.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

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The Path From College to Careers. President Blake has proposed a four-pillar strategy for the shared aspirations of Georgia State: research and innovation; student success; college to careers; and identity and placemaking. So my college-to-careers pillar is all about creating that ecosystem here. Kauvar, and E.

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Affirmative action reaction: Higher ed leaders weigh in on Supreme Court’s decision

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The six judges in favor of eliminating affirmative action argued that considering race in college admissions is unconstitutional because it violates the equal protection clause of the 14 th Amendment. But Wesleyan University President Michael S.

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Organizational problems underlie 'cancel culture' (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Solutions for eradicating them range from empowering students to adopting free speech policies. It’s hardly a new observation that, in corporatespeak, colleges and universities are ailing companies. As Temple University president Jason Wingard writes , our attrition rates would send a corporate entity into meltdown.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

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However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. We got $3 million that none of the other colleges got.