University Business

MAY 15, 2024

Colleges and universities nationwide continue to grapple with demographic shifts, fiscal challenges and the lasting impacts of the pandemic. Against these larger societal forces, many higher education institutions have focused considerable attention and resources on improving access and affordability for their students.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

With the recent announcement that Sean Decatur would assume the presidency of the American Museum of Natural History in New York after nearly a decade at the helm of Kenyon College, at least five major American cultural institutions will be headed by former presidents of small liberal arts colleges. Why is that?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 16, 2024

At this critical moment, too many cowardly university leaders are responding to largely peaceful, outdoor protests by inviting law enforcement in riot gear to campus and condoning violent arrests.

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University Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Political tension surrounding the Israel-Hamas war has plunged some of the nation’s most well-known college campuses into disarray. representatives had the chance to probe three prominent presidents on how they’ve handled the rise in antisemitic incidents. At a Congress hearing on Tuesday, U.S. Joe Wilson. ” Rep.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2023

Savannah State University President Dr. Kimberly Ballard-Washington will step down from her role at the end of the fiscal year, after four years at SSU’s helm, Savannah Morning News reported. I will continue to advocate for the needs of our University. Kimberly Ballard-Washington In an Apr.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

At The Presidents Dinner in Washington, D.C., last week, 15 college presidents gathered with national media outlets to engage in organic conversation about higher education and some of today’s most pressing issues. But Union College President David R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Paul LeBlanc During his tenure as SNHU’s fifth president, the school grew from 2,500 students to the largest nonprofit higher ed provider in the U.S., He also for a time served as senior policy adviser to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the Obama-era Department of Education. with more than 225,000 learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

Brown University President Dr. Christina H. Paxson received the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence. Hesburgh , was a former University of Notre Dame p resident, a longtime TIAA board member, and a civil rights leader. "I The award’s namesake, Rev. Theodore M.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 30, 2024

Pennsylvania’s Democratic Governor Josh Shapiro introduced a new plan to restructure higher education in the state known to rank among the lowest in affordability and state investment in higher education. To assist, the plan proposes an increase in Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency grants for all students by $1,000.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2023

Langston University President Dr. Kent J. Smith, the leader of Oklahoma's only historically Black college and university (HBCU), has announced his retirement, KOSU reported. Smith for his focus on student success and his advocacy for the important role Langston University plays in Oklahoma and the nation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 14, 2024

The Academic Engagement Network is partnering with historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in a new project to reignite the historic alliance between the Black and Jewish communities in combating rising antisemitism and find ways to counter prejudice and hate facing Blacks and Jews.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2024

veers into another major election year, some higher education scholars predict that issues related to the ivory tower will inevitably take center stage. Department of Education have sought alternative avenues to bring about debt relief. director of the Center for the Study of Diversity and Democracy at Northwestern University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

And earlier in March, faculty and staff called for a vote of no confidence in Wingard, said Dr. Danielle Scherer, vice president of operations for the Temple Association of University Professionals. “He

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

On this episode from the Weekly Wisdom podcast series, we spoke Dr. Charles Welch , President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). I had been president of the student body in high school, and then I became president of the student body at the University of Arkansas.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Department of Education (ED) announced additional steps to facilitate submitting the 2024–25 FAFSA form. Last week, ED announced $50 million in funding for personnel and resources, including technical assistance and support, deployed to support institutions, students and their families with Better FAFSA®. On Monday, the U.S.

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Higher Education Today

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

By Devorah Lieberman As we approach the end of 2023, in an era marked by heightened challenges around the world, it has never been more important for university presidents to serve as steadfast institutional leaders during times of crisis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Javier Cevallos was recently appointed president of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI). Dr. Javier Cevallos Cevallos is currently president-in-residence of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Across the country, we are confronted with the challenges of extreme polarization, perhaps no more intensely than on our college campuses,” said UC President Dr. Michael Drake. Last December, Congress questioned the presidents of several high-profile universities about potential antisemitism on their campuses.

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University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed his state’s public higher education system “isn’t working. If the state’s allocation for PASSHE doesn’t increase at all, universities could be looking at a 7.5%

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The Guardian - Higher Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Next Tuesday, Harvard’s Claudine Gay, Penn’s Liz Magill and MIT’s Sally Kornbluth will stand before the House education and workforce committee, a body chaired by Virginia Foxx, a Republican from North Carolina. Over the past several weeks, we’ve seen countless examples of antisemitic demonstrations on college campuses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

What constitutes protected free speech and antisemitism on college campuses were key topics discussed Thursday during a webinar hosted by the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA). college campuses and what university trustees can do in the face of it. Such is also the case at many other institutions, he added.

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Higher Education Today

MARCH 6, 2023

Jack This blog post is part of the American College President Study body of work generously supported by the TIAA Institute. ACE will release The American College President: 2023 Edition on April 14. By Hanna Rodriguez-Farrar and Laura H.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Supreme Court heard arguments regarding race-conscious admissions policies, higher education stakeholders gathered to discuss the barriers keeping more women and people of color from becoming college and university presidents. Less than one third identify as women, and the majority of those women are white.

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HEPI

MARCH 7, 2023

I jumped at the chance to speak to London Higher in part because I am an alumnus of our host institution, having studied here at the end of the last century when Queen Mary University of London / QMUL was known as QMWC or Queen Mary and Westfield College. I am also lucky to be an Honorary Fellow of this institution.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Image: As Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSantis, seeks to enact sweeping reforms to dramatically reshape higher education in the Sunshine State, students and faculty alike have protested legislation that would ban teaching certain topics, limit institutional authority and undermine tenure protections.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2024

HBCU leaders convened online Thursday to strategize about the state of historically Black colleges and universities in the country and what can be done to strengthen them. The event was hosted by Virginia Union University and Rice University. We should be able to account for every penny that comes into our institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

He cited personal reasons for his leave, according to Vermont State Colleges spokesperson Katherine Levasseur. “As Parwinder Grewal Grewal’s departure comes after less than a year in the leadership role. We appreciate you spending the time with us and working so hard.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 11, 2023

As of May 7, Dr. Ivy Taylor, president of Rust College, is no longer with the school, bringing an end to her almost three-year tenure as the institution’s head, Mississippi Today reported. Dr. Ivy Taylor It is unclear whether Taylor – appointed in June 2020 as the school’s first female president – stepped down or was fired.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Eatman Six new directors and board officers were elected during the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) in Washington, D.C. James Madison University President Dr. Jonathan R. Morgan State University President Dr. David Wilson was elected treasurer.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 31, 2023

Lindenwood University in Missouri is expanding its reach with the acquisition of for-profit Dorsey College, a vocational school in Michigan, the St. Lindenwood Education System, the parent entity for Lindenwood University, is the official purchaser in the deal, and the two institutions will maintain separate accreditation.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Image: Like a lot of professors whose field of study is higher education, Jeffrey C. Sun frequently gets asked by administrators at his institution to weigh in on thorny issues they’re debating. Sun and his co-author, Heather A.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Higher education stakeholders have been transfixed by declining student enrollment numbers in the past decade, which were only exacerbated further by the pandemic. But at the beginning of this new fall semester, colleges across the country are reporting big turnarounds. gain in first-time college students, thanks in part to an 8.9%

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The newly appointed Utah Board of Higher Education named Deputy Commissioner Geoffrey Landward as interim commissioner pending a nationwide search for Woolstenhulme’s successor. Landward has been with the Utah System of Higher Education for eight years, most recently as deputy commissioner and secretary to the Utah Board of Higher Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 29, 2023

Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) is hosting its second annual trip to Israel Jul. 7-15, the goal being to build capacity, establish relationships with Israeli educational institutions, and expand student and faculty opportunities. Williams TMCF President Dr. Harry L. Morgan State University President Dr. David K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

College of Saint Mary (CSM) will be renaming one of its dormitory buildings in honor of University President Dr. Maryanne Stevens, who is retiring Jun. The program lets single mothers pursue a full-time college education while living on campus with their children. 30, WOWT reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Racial hiring practices in college athletics saw minor improvement but gender hiring practices declined, according to the 2022 College Sport Racial and Gender Report Card (CSRGRC) from the University of Central Florida (UCF). Notably, HBCU athletic departments have high percentages of both ethnic minorities and women.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Image: Scholars in Florida are angry, disappointed and divided over a recent joint statement , signed by Florida College System presidents, promising to “not fund or support any institutional practice, policy, or academic requirement that compels belief in critical race theory or related concepts.”

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