article thumbnail

Retired Vermont State University Dean Fatally Shot Near Campus

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Former Vermont State University dean and professor Honoree Fleming, 77, was fatally shot near campus last week, NBC News reported. Honoree Fleming and Ron Powers Vermont News & Media Fleming was killed from a gunshot to the head on the Delaware & Hudson Rail Trail, officials said.

article thumbnail

UNCG cuts 20 programs due to conform to budget - Eli Baine, East Carolinian

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Gilliam wrote in a statement that he will approve many recommendations made by university deans and Provost Debbie Storrs.

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Duke University to Cover Full Tuition for Carolina Students with Family Incomes Below $150,000

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So we think of this as both a commitment to our students and our families, but also to the communities where they live.”

article thumbnail

Iran forces dissenters out of universities

Inside Higher Ed

Meanwhile, the government is taking steps to install regime loyalists in the top ranks of academia, recently appointing the ultra-conservative cleric Abdolhossein Khosrowpanah as secretary of the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution—the body responsible for appointing university deans and heads of scholarly academies.

article thumbnail

President search committees are overlooking women – Here’s why

University Business

Not only do women run only 30% of college institutions, but it’s remained at this rate for decades, according to data from the American College President Study (ACPS), conducted by The American Council on Education (ACE). “We discovered a different kind of bias,” said Rodriguez-Farrar, according to Colgate Research.

Provost 59
article thumbnail

Filling the Gaps: How a Transparent Partnership Began

Helix Education

I recently met with a university dean to discuss her school ending their long OPM relationship. In the last year of that relationship, no enrollment was generated for their fall cohort.

article thumbnail

Birmingham and IIT Madras reveal joint masters

The PIE News

. “The University of Birmingham is a global ‘civic’ university and committed to forging meaningful education and research partnerships in India,” vice-chancellor and principal of University of Birmingham , Adam Tickell said.