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

University Business

and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schoolshistories. The president-designate was NYU’s Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Global Programs and University Life for the past decade and is a lifetime member of the school’s senior leadership team.

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

University Business

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. Jenkins is set to become Bates College’s first Black president in its 168-year history.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

I suspect this pattern of continuous review and adjustment will define all of higher education in this country going forward.” Previously frozen programs are those in African studies, Asian studies, film studies, French, museum studies, music, music education and world religions, professors said. Geisler last summer.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

“The board thanks President Muhl for her time, her leadership during the pandemic, and her investment in Berklee’s educational experience.” Nyre wanted to restrict the school’s autonomy from university leadership, which drew battle lines between him and board members. Stepping Down Jason Adsit – Mt.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

Over the past two weeks, the higher education landscape has seen a handful of shifts in school leadership. Some individuals decided to assume the presidency at another school and one who took a step down to pursue their dream job. There’s no better place to greet the student body through jazz than New Orleans.

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Harvard President Resigns from Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Claudine Gay, who made history when she was named the first Black president of Harvard University six months ago, resigned from the university on Tuesday amid a flurry of allegations involving plagiarism and concerns over her handling of antisemitism on campus. "A Jones, who is a graduate of Harvard's Law School. "In

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Universities on Fire

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On this week’s episode of The World of Higher Education Podcast , Bryan Alexander joins us to talk about his new book, Universities on Fire, Higher Education in the Climate Crisis , which was published in March by Johns Hopkins University Press. Climate crisis books are a dime a dozen. BA: You’re quite true.