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JANUARY 17, 2023

Katharine Shepherd has been named dean of The University of Vermont’s (UVM) College of Education and Social Services. Dr. Katharine Shepherd Shepherd is currently the Levitt Family Green and Gold Professor of Education. She also served as interim dean of the education college since July 2021. Shepherd holds an Ed.D.

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MARCH 19, 2024

A Pepperdine University professor has been working on a pilot instructional program to give high school students a head start when it comes to understanding math. Dr. Daniel Eadens, an associate professor of educational leadership and higher education at the University of Central Florida, praised Roberson’s efforts as “heroic.” “The

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MAY 24, 2023

In the search for its ninth permanent president, Sacramento State University didn’t have to look far. Wood is currently San Diego State University’s (SDSU) vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer. He sees himself as evidence of the power of a Sacramento State education. Dr. Donna Y.

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MARCH 22, 2024

Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and English from Sonoma State University in California, a master’s in education and education leadership from the University of New England in Maine, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Capella University in Minnesota.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

McFrazier will become acting president at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), effective Mar. Green College of Education. He has served as professor and dean at PVAMU, along with other senior leadership roles at the school. Dr. Michael L. McFrazier McFrazier is currently dean of PVAMU’s Whitlowe R. McFrazier holds a Ph.D.

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JUNE 6, 2023

Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. Lawrence has served as vice president for postsecondary education at the Southern Regional Education Board. Dr. Stevie L. Lawrence holds a Ph.D. Lawrence holds a Ph.D.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Georj Lewis has been appointed president of Clayton State University. He has been in senior leadership roles at Georgia Southern, Indiana University Northwest, and the former Armstrong State University, including as vice president for student affairs at Georgia Southern.

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MAY 15, 2023

Leonard Taylor will become director of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) at Indiana University Bloomington, effective July. NSSE is part of the IU School of Education’s Center for Postsecondary Research. in organizational leadership and policy development from the University of Minnesota; an M.S.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Stony Brook University has received $700,000 for an initiative to address the lack of diverse and well-prepared K-12 school leaders. John's University.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Pa Lee Moua Pa Lee Moua has been named executive director of the Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. in leadership studies from Marian University of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Carter holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and master’s in educational technology from Arizona State University as well as a doctorate in education leadership from Northern Arizona University.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., international business, Taylor University; M.A., international business, Taylor University; M.A., Palmer, Howard University; Dr. Audrey J.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Fredrick Muyia Nafukho will become vice provost for the University of Washington Office of Academic Personnel. I look forward to working collaboratively with the leadership team, faculty and Faculty Senate to lead a transformational plan to support UW’s academic personnel from pre-recruitment to retirement and beyond.”

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MARCH 4, 2024

Brown has been named vice president for student success, well-being, and belonging at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. in higher education leadership from North Carolina A&T State University. in higher education leadership from North Carolina A&T State University.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

Bouie holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and management from the University of Phoenix, a master’s in educational leadership from American Intercontinental University, and a doctorate in organizational leadership and development from Grand Canyon University in Jacksonville, Florida.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Robinson-Morris holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and public relations from Loyola University New Orleans, a master’s in public administration from the University of New Orleans, and Ph.D. in educational leadership from Louisiana State University.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio, will become the president of San José State University. We will begin a nationwide search immediately to find a dynamic leader worthy of the fastest growing campus in The Texas A&M University System.” The future is bright at A&M-San Antonio.”

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., criminology, law & society, University of California, Irvine; M.S., counseling, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Ph.D.,

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JULY 12, 2023

Mildred García, president and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), will become chancellor of the California State University (CSU), effective Oct. I know I stand on the shoulders of higher education pioneers and trailblazers who have shaped me to become the person I am today.”

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Thayer holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Rollins College in Florida, a master’s in counseling and guidance from Point Loma Nazarene University in California, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from the University of Southern California.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Dion Harry Harry is a North Carolina State University doctoral candidate studying higher education opportunity, equity, and justice. Wallace is a University of Wisconsin-Madison Ph.D. candidate studying educational leadership & policy analysis and gender & women studies.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Londy holds a bachelor’s degree in human services from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a master’s in educational leadership and administration from California State University, Fullerton.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Veronica Griego-Sanders Veronica Griego-Sanders has been appointed director of the Family Development Program at the University of New Mexico. Griego-Sanders holds a master’s in educational leadership from the University of New Mexico. She previously served as a public school teacher and principal.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

She holds a master’s in computer science from Binghamton University in New York and a doctorate in higher education leadership from the University of Texas at Austin. Kahlon served as the vice president of academic affairs at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Though the number of women in higher education leadership roles has increased since 2002, pay equity hasn’t kept pace, according to the Administrators in Higher Education Survey released Tuesday by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

Wright has been named director of Arizona State University’s Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement. Air Force Academy with a master’s in educational leadership from Arizona State University, an MBA from Webster University in Missouri, and a master’s in public administration from the University of Arizona.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Lown holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Boston College, a master’s in nursing from Boston University, and a doctorate in educational leadership from Rowan University. She serves as the college’s vice president for academic affairs.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Cheryl Ponder has been named assistant vice chancellor for advocacy, inclusion, and support programs in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Oklahoma.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in human services from Carson Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, as well as a master’s in education, an Ed.S., and a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Jacqueline Travisano Jacqueline Travisano has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Travisano holds an MBA from Chatham University in Pittsburgh, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Nova Southeastern University.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Biden has made access to affordable education a cornerstone of his presidential tenure, and he reinforced that position by calling for an increase in Pell Grants and a further increase in “our record investments in HBCUs [Historically Black Colleges and Universities] and Hispanic and Minority Serving Institutions [HSIs and MSIs].”

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Davis holds master’s degrees in instruction and curriculum design and in business administration-technology management from the University of Phoenix and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy analysis from East Tennessee State. Patrick Davis Sr.

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APRIL 5, 2024

On Tuesday, April 2, the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI) hosted the nation’s first ever Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Higher Education Leadership Development Summit at University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley).

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Hardy earned a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a master’s in workforce educational leadership from Alcorn State University. He served as chief communications officer for Coahoma Community College, an HBCU in the Northwest Mississippi Delta.

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MARCH 6, 2023

But Taylor, raised by a grandmother who encouraged him to dream big and to follow the educational path that would make those dreams come true, ended up doing both. Taylor is currently vice president of student affairs at Central State University, the only public historically Black college or university in Ohio.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Alex Red Corn Title: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Kansas State University College of Education. Age: 39 Education: B.S., education, University of Kansas; M.S., education, University of Kansas; and Ed.D.,

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association. Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree in music from the University of Southern Mississippi, a master’s in education from Auburn University, and a Ph.D.

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