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Dr. Stevie Lawrence II Appointed Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Claudine Gay is making history. Gay’s appointment marks the first time a person of color will lead the nation’s oldest and one of its most prominent postsecondary institutions. Davis III, an assistant professor in the Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education at the University of Michigan.

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At University of Hawai’i at M?noa, Native Hawaiian Representation is Growing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“There’s a different kind of culture and opportunities that exist now from pre-K through grade 12 that has created the conditions for Native Hawaiians to now access higher education in higher numbers than we’ve ever seen historically,” said Kauai. Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The school is now eligible for Title V HSI funds that can support student recruitment, education, sense of belonging, and completion. Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. The 2021 Latinx population in the U.S. totaled 62.5

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Over all, they described “similar numbers of growing and failing programs” and suggested that lowering the failure rate “would be a huge step forward for higher education.” 31, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board completed a review of 131 proposed new academic degree programs, approving 124.

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Alphabet Soup

Susquehanna President's Blog

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, provides national institution-level data on some faculty characteristics (e.g., Perna is the GSE Centennial Presidential Professor of Education and vice provost for faculty at the University of Pennsylvania.

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