Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

has been tapped to become dean of the Howard University School of Law. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College, a master’s from the University of London, and a juris doctorate from Harvard Law School, where he was an NAACP Legal Defense Fund Scholar and an editor of the Harvard Law Review. Fairfax Jr. Fairfax Jr. “Mr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

George Washington University will replace the nickname of its athletic teams, removing “Colonials” after years of pressure from students, the New York Times reported. To note, the GWU mascot will remain George 1 , George Washington’s head on a student in colonial uniform. GWU will hear feedback until Apr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 6, 2023

Webster will become president of Albion College, effective Jul. Webster Webster is currently interim president at The College of Wooster. "We We are delighted to welcome Wayne as the 18th president of Albion College," Albion Board Chair Joanne Miller said. “He from The George Washington University; a B.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Nooks Nooks has been president of Gordon State College since June 2018. including public technical colleges, private career colleges, registered apprenticeship schools, and federal institutions. in industrial management from Mercer University. Dr. Kirk A. He will step into his new role in May. “Dr.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Five public universities in Virginia and Maryland are among the institutions participating in what’s known as “direct admissions” — Christopher Newport, George Mason, Towson and Virginia Commonwealth universities and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Read more from The Washington Post.

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University Business

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These are three of the six must-have modules for a cybersecurity course, and these 10 colleges have them all. Which colleges are doing the most when it comes to providing top-tier education on the subject? ” Now, here’s a look at the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity. .” Carnegie Mellon University (1).

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

What earns a campus a spot on a list of the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities? The Campus Pride Index, which is visited by more than 120,000 prospective students and family members annually, intentionally excluded two states—Florida and Texas—from this year’s list of the most LGBTQ-friendly colleges and universities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The American Council on Education (ACE) selected 26 emerging college and university leaders for the 2024-25 class of the ACE Fellows Program. Danielle Egan, dean of the faculty and chief academic officer at Connecticut College. Danielle Egan, dean of the faculty and chief academic officer at Connecticut College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Anjalé Welton has been appointed the Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM). And prior to that, she was a faculty member in the Department of Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Welton holds a Ph.D. Welton holds a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

Now, as the COVID cohort graduates and gets ready for higher education, a new report shows how the pandemic affected their college and career choices, both positively and negatively. COVID’s mental health impacts also affected college choices. And the impacts from changes in college choices might be long-term. “If

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 17, 2023

George Washington University (GWU) recently announced a plan to provide firearms to about 20 specially trained supervisors on a GWU police force, a plan that has drawn criticism from students and neighbors, The Washington Post reported.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Pamela Monaco Pamela Monaco has been appointed president of Ocean County College. She serves as vice president of academic and student affairs at Wilbur Wright College in Chicago.

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EAB

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Podcast The Big Shift in University Fundraising Episode 168. Lola Mauer from Ball State University and Daniel Burgner from George Washington University join EAB’s Mark Shreve to discuss why they’re glad that US News and World Report no longer includes the alumni giving metric in determining its college rankings.

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University Business

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Institutions such as the University of California, Los Angeles; Brown University; and George Washington University; and more are purchasing defunct buildings and renovating them to beef up their value. ” Iona College, located in New Rochelle, N.Y., has doubled its offerings—a few times over.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Of the 31 states currently lacking a historically Black college or university (HBCU), California may see a change as San Francisco civil rights advocates and educators aim to establish a satellite campus through collaboration with an existing HBCU. A meeting with HBCU administrators is slated for March in Washington, D.C.,

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Most Americans support the Supreme Court moving to stop colleges from considering race and ethnicity in admissions decisions, according to a national poll by The Washington Post and the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University. The poll was of 1,238 U.S. percentage points. Hide by line?:

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Colleges and universities can commit their land or endowment funds to kick-start local affordable-housing efforts, according to a report released today by the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area. Students and employees of colleges in the Washington, D.C., Hide by line?:

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Berberich , interim vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost at the University of Missouri at St. Ellen Granberg , provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology, in New York, has been appointed president of George Washington University, in Washington, D.C.

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University Business

MAY 16, 2023

As the Spring semester ends, administration across Florida’s public colleges and universities will have to work quickly to descale most programs or resources related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Moreover, the bill places higher accountability on university presidents to fire faculty. On Monday, Gov.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 13, 2023

13 essay by Georgia Nugent on the trend of college presidents moving on to lead major cultural institutions. Chatham University. Column: Letters to the Editor To the Editor: I enjoyed the Jan. David Finegold. Editorial Tags: Presidents Is this diversity newsletter?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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FIRE

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At George Washington University, apparently only one view of the Chinese Communist Party is allowed on campus. FIRE urges GW to address this vandalism and censorship of political expression that the university’s free speech policies protect. According to the ??

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

George Mason University, College of Public Health. George Mason University, College of Public Health. The College of Public Health at George Mason University (Mason) launched in November. It is the first college in Virginia to focus primarily on public health.

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FIRE

OCTOBER 19, 2022

A Chinese student was sentenced to prison when he returned home over tweets he had posted mocking Xi Jinping while at the University of Minnesota. And while outright violence is fortunately not widespread on American college campuses, they are often the epicenter of efforts to control what’s said about China abroad.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

An increasingly high number of professional accrediting bodies touch and impact colleges and universities to the point where accreditors have the potential to lead or even stifle change in higher ed. They also discuss accreditors’ stances on DEI, the politicization of critical race theory, and the professionalization of college sports.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2023

After a national and international racial reckoning spurred by the killing of George Floyd in 2020, politicians have hit back hard. I was a child of the 1960s and 1970s and grew up in a low-wealth home in a segregated public housing community in Washington, D.C. Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University. Brian Blake on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast as he approached his one-year anniversary of becoming President at Georgia State University. The Path From College to Careers. So my college-to-careers pillar is all about creating that ecosystem here. Georgia State University.

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University Business

AUGUST 11, 2023

However, the motivation behind these presidents’ break from university leadership is markedly cooler than last month’s more dramatic falls from grace. Burwell – American University (D.C.) American University’s Sylvia M. Burnett – University of Mobile (Ala.) Retiring Dr. Lonnie A.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

“We were e-pals” Kristal Sawatzke and Evan Witt met, despite both being US natives, quite far away from home – in Qatar, during a field trip at the end of a joint course on ‘Student Affairs in the Middle East’ they both partook in at their universities. “I On the final night, we were on a dhow (traditional fishing) boat.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 27, 2023

The statue of John Witherspoon at Princeton The highest profile controversy is at Princeton University, over a prominent statue of John Witherspoon, the school’s sixth president. Witherspoon is a critical figure in Princeton’s history, often credited with saving the then-College of New Jersey from financial ruin.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 22, 2022

“The Gilman Scholarship will benefit me by expanding my horizon globally and setting me out of my comfort zone,” said Diandre’ Richie, a University of North Carolina junior. My goal for my study abroad can be summarised by one word: connection” Williams will attend the University of Ghana next semester as a Gilman Scholar.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 22, 2023

2019; Monarrez & Washington, 2020). Recommendations for Nurturing the Brilliance of Black Males Ensure that Black male voices are centered in conversations on academic and college support (Harper, 2012). Involve families in the college-going process. in order to be successful in college.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Some people call it “education and employment,” while others prefer “college to career.” After 15 years at Lumina Foundation, she is now a research professor and co-director of the Program on Skills, Credentials & Workforce Policy at George Washington University.

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University Business

JUNE 27, 2023

At the campus level, colleges risk isolating students. “When you don’t have people who really understand what those communities are going through, it’s hard to address any issues,” says Dr. David Acosta, chief diversity and inclusion officer of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 30, 2023

In what ways could a college incorporate an applicant’s background into their decision-making if he or she disclosed it? The presentation was moderated by Caroline Laguerre-Brown, vice provost for diversity, equity and community engagement at George Washington University. Did the decision cover race-based scholarships?

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Binghamton University, New York The Glenn G. Bartle Library Tower at Binghamton University. American University, Washington D.C. Accordingly, the IUPUI community is supported in generating open resources, and efforts are made to ensure equitable access to these resources, not only for Indiana residents but for the world.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

” “The Supreme Court decision sets the nation back decades and demands action by all of us to protect reproductive freedom for all,” the APHA’s executive director, Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, said at the time. This isn’t the only controversy related to the APHA’s upcoming meeting.

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EAB

JANUARY 18, 2023

Washington, DC, January 17, 2023 – EAB , the leading provider of education research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions, has been named to the GSV EdTech150 , a list that recognizes the world’s most transformational education technology companies. Speakers from previous years include President Barack Obama, President George W.

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