University Business
JULY 18, 2023
Wes Moore (D) announced Monday the appointments of former college presidents, educators and nonprofit leaders to the state’s Higher Education Commission, nearly turning over the entire membership of the panel that oversees statewide higher education policies.
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Over the past four years, some higher education officials and politicians have pushed back: for example, in 2020, a group of university presidents and athletic directors in Massachusetts testified before the state Legislature with the strong recommendation not to legalize college sports betting in Massachusetts.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
His presence—working alongside Montgomery, who is African American—is rare in academe, where only a few university presidents of color at research universities have also tapped a person of color to serve as their provost and vice president of academic affairs—a strategic position—viewed as the number two post at an institution.
Insight Into Diversity
SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
Legacy status had not played a significant role in decisions at Carleton, but at times it had given a slight advantage to a specific pool of students, university president Alison Byerly, PhD, said in a statement. “Nevertheless, we recognize that in a highly competitive process, even a slight advantage can have an impact on outcomes,” Byerly said.
UIA (University Innovation Alliance)
SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Co-Host: Bridget Burns , Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance Dr. Bridget Burns is the founding Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA). in Psychology from Hampton University, an M.S.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D.
SRHE
APRIL 17, 2024
In the US some prominent university presidents lost their jobs arguing with politicians about the need to protect diversity in HE debate. The playground urgently needs more grown-ups, to do higher education policy as if higher education mattered. The war on woke has not perhaps reached that pitch in the UK yet.
HEPI
MARCH 7, 2023
I was given the Fellowship in honour of my work on higher education policy and the-then Chair of QM, Sir Nick Montagu, gave a very nice speech about my career to that date. I am also lucky to be an Honorary Fellow of this institution. The Award ceremony was in the middle of the last decade, during a regular graduation ceremony.
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