Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Phylicia Rashad will become the inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University. Phylicia Rashad Rashad is currently dean of the Chadwick A. Dean Rashad is the perfect choice for this position, and I look forward to her contributions in this role.” Morrison’s legacy.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Dr. Michael Rodriguez, dean and professor of the College of Education and Human Development at University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Pardis Mahdavi will become president of The University of La Verne, effective Aug. Dr. Pardis Mahdavi Mahdavi served as provost and executive vice president at the University of Montana most recently. and master’s in sociomedical sciences and anthropology as well as a master's in human rights, all from Columbia University. D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Vanderbilt University issued an apology after receiving criticism for a campus diversity office’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to write an email offering support to students following the recent mass shooting at Michigan State University. The original email was sent on Feb. The original email was sent on Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will be part of a federal initiative to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students in food and agriculture careers. Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett As part of the U.S. The ability to afford tuition is a major factor impacting student enrollment, retention, and persistence to graduation.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

As Dr. Martin Luther King Day approaches this year, colleges and universities across the nation are gearing up once again to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Board of Education decision, one of Morehouse’s MLK commemoration events this year will focus on education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Kelley — the author of Black Folk: The Promise of the Black Working Class and the award-winning Right to Ride: Streetcar Boycotts and African American Citizenship — is a John Hope Franklin National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow. She earned an appointment as the Joel R.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

When ChatGPT, the large language model (LLM) AI that can generate long, detailed answers to complicated questions, was first made accessible to the public in November 2022, it changed the landscape of education forever. “As Brown, director of academic integrity at The Institute for Learning and Teaching at Colorado State University (CSU).

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Fredrick Muyia Nafukho will become vice provost for the University of Washington Office of Academic Personnel. Nafukho holds a doctorate in leadership and human resource development from Louisiana State University; a bachelor’s in education from Kenyatta University in Nairobi, Kenya; and a master’s degree in education also from Kenyatta.

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The PIE News

JUNE 5, 2023

One of the topics highlighted during sessions at spring conferences, such as NAFSA , ASU +GSV and DETcon , was AI and its implications on the international education sector. Global engagement education technology provider Terra Dotta , announced plans to integrate generative AI into its global engagement platform.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 4, 2024

Richard “Biff” Williams has been appointed president of Missouri State University. Williams possesses the qualifications and experience necessary to ensure the university continues to thrive and build on its strong foundation,” said Parman. Williams served as president of Utah Tech University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2023

Rider University is partnering with the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey for a program that helps school district support staff become teachers amid a national shortage. David Aderhold, superintendent of schools at West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. “By

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

Georgia State University has launched a teacher prep and retention program to help ensure students in metro Atlanta school districts receive stable, qualified classroom instruction. At the same time, licensed and certified classroom teachers will earn a Master of Education degree to enhance their skills and advance in their careers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

Kendra Hall-Kenyon Kendra Hall-Kenyon has been named dean of the David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. Hall-Kenyon, who served as interim dean, earned a bachelor’s degree in family science from Brigham Young University and a master’s and Ph.D.

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Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Last week, we were honored to host Coursera’s Future of Higher Education Summit 2023, with delegates from more than 20 countries at our Silicon Valley headquarters. Learning experiences can be more personalized, interactive, and accessible.

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Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Last week, we were honored to host Coursera’s Future of Higher Education Summit 2023, with delegates from more than 20 countries at our Silicon Valley headquarters. Learning experiences can be more personalized, interactive, and accessible.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 2, 2024

But I would say those are the exceptions, not the rules,” says Nicholas Hartlep, PhD, the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College, whose research focuses on race and equity — particularly concerning the experiences of Asian Americans — in academia. This article was published in our January/February 2024 issue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year. She cited several reasons for the decision to leave the position, including her belief that the university is in good shape and a desire to spend more time with her family.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 13, 2023

Image: Like many institutions aiming to better serve student mental health needs, Wright State University in Ohio is redesigning its counseling center. Rando had worked at Wright State for 24 years; in 2017 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 2, 2023

Don Pope-Davis Don Pope-Davis has been named president of the Council of Academic Deans from Research Education Institutions. He is dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Faye Belgrave Faye Belgrave has been named vice president and chief diversity officer at Virginia Commonwealth University. She served as associate dean for equity and community partnerships in the College of Humanities and Sciences at the university. from the University of Maryland.

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Deans for Impact

MARCH 8, 2023

The initiative is organized into six regions, each overseen by a local educator-preparation program, and serves a racially, socioeconomically, and culturally diverse body of K-12 students across 27 school districts in Illinois. Every university is different…Every district [has a] voice we listen to.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 18, 2024

Eight scientists at The Ohio State University have been elected to the 2023 class of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows. Dr. Meg Daly , professor of evolution, ecology and organismal biology and associate dean of undergraduate education. Scott Gaudi , professor of astronomy. Dr. James L.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 4, 2024

His sudden departure leaves a void not only in the lives of his loved ones but also in the fields of higher education, social justice, and diversity advocacy. He recruited DEI experts from Fortune 500 companies, higher education, and nonprofits to offer their expertise and help us grow our company.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Hollis will become associate dean for access, equity, and inclusion in the Penn State College of Education, effective Aug. I chose Penn State because of the dean and the wonderful colleagues I met during my visit,” Hollis said. “I Dr. Leah P.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity. Dr. Donna Y.

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Deans for Impact

MAY 24, 2023

Half a mile away, the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) had a ready-made solution: 58 aspiring teachers who needed early field practice with students to hone their instructional skills.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 14, 2023

She served as the college’s dean of academic excellence, education, and human services. Hopkins holds a bachelor’s degree in political science, a master’s in instruction, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. Because at that time – and still today – predominantly Black higher educational institutions are not sufficiently funded."

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 9, 2023

Dr. Safa Zaki Zaki is currently dean of the faculty and the John B. A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In in psychology at the American University in Cairo and both an M.A. in psychology from Arizona State University.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

MAY 11, 2022

I have previously blogged about doctored program information submitted by four prominent universities—Rutgers University, Temple University, Claremont McKenna College, and Iona College. The goal was to make their programs look better to university rating outlets such as U.S. News & World Report. Boosting Ratings.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. Favors – will focus on fostering educational opportunities for students and faculty and innovating for social, economic, and racial justice. “The A&T) has launched its new Center of Excellence for Social Justice. The center – helmed by N.C. A&T Henry E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Kim Davis Kim Davis has been named dean of arts & humanities at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Md. She served as the associate dean of communication, arts and humanities at Oakland Community College in Michigan. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Rutgers University and a master's and Ph.D.

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