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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Under her leadership, the law school increased its national profile, created new programming and pulled in more funding and resources.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

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As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. News Ranking’s public law school ranks 18 spots to #6. cum laude from Harvard Law School. ” Dr. .”

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Emerging leaders: 4 colleges hire their first Black or female—or both—president

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Danielle Ren Holley: Mount Holyoke College Before being reined as the 20th president of Mount Holyoke College, she was busy revitalizing Howard University’s school of law as dean and professor. She also earned awards with the Association of American Law Schools and the National Bar Association, to name a few honors.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years. After the nearby College of New Rochelle closed in 2019 amid financial woes, Manhattanville hired its dean of nursing and launched its own School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Focus on the Future.

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President’s corner: How Rob Vischer balances growth with century-old values at University of St. Thomas

University Business

Once a s mall Catholic liberal arts college, St. As the dean of St. Thomas’ law school from 2013 up until his selection as interim president last year, Vischer may not be able to take credit for the university’s full string of successes, but he is in the position to capitalize on them.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

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I’m the faculty advisor for the Federalist Society, for the Law School Republicans, and for the Christian Legal Society. David Rancourt, the new dean of student affairs and former deputy secretary of state who’s lobbied and aided former GOP officials, has no higher education or student services experience.

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ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech: Changing Higher Education Podcast 166 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Raj Echambadi

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Previously, Echambadi served as the dean of the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. We also have the first design school in the country. There’s also a preeminent architecture school, law school, business school, and the School of the Sciences. I was a physics major.