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Presidents and Provosts of Color Serving Together Still Rare at PWIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig steps into his post as Western Michigan University’s (WMU) provost and vice president for academic affairs this January, he will be giving the school membership in an exceedingly small club. McBride and provost and executive vice president for academic affairs Dr. Renée T. Vasquez Heiling agrees. “I

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Career Q&A: UT Knoxville's vice provost for student success

Inside Higher Ed

Williams spoke to Inside Higher Ed about her career journey, managing her own professional development, the value of the student success offices housed within the provost’s office, and how others can position themselves as student success champions. He decided to take a risk and said, “I want you to run this program.”

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school.

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Are Corporations Higher Ed’s Friend or Foe? Yes.

MindMax

Look at a tech giant like Apple, which has its own university led by the former provost of Brown University , and you could easily conclude that corporations are a threat to higher education. The path to success begins with understanding corporations’ objectives and determining how to provide the most value. Yes…and yes.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Their findings demonstrate the significant educational and civic benefits of interracial and interethnic interactions during college.

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MEGA Symposium to Build Pipelines that Bring Black and Latinx Men to College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nine out of ten raise their hands,” said Jean, assistant provost for special programs at MSU. Dr. Daniel Jean, assistant provost for special programs at Montclair State university. His untimely death is a stark reminder about the importance of our work,” said Jean. “It

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Had enough with the status quo? Heed the challenger brands

University Business

As provost, I have been pushed to confront many of the quasi-religious assumptions usually held in academic affairs without guardrails or reason to pause for the first time in my 26 years in higher education. More from UB: Here are 5 keys for student success beyond high school So what needs to change?

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