Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

My computational chemistry laboratory has benefitted from our twinned focus on data and inclusion and serves as a case study for how access to meaningful research opportunities encourages people from all backgrounds to pursue data-related careers. UR is a research-intensive, predominately undergraduate, predominately white institution.

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Inclusivity Computer Science Provost Guidance 125

HEPI

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This blog was kindly contributed by Ceri Nursaw, Chief Executive of the National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education (NCEE). Over 12 weeks, HEPI has hosted blogs exploring the topic of leadership in higher education. As Ian Dunn, Provost at Coventry University put it, ‘ Change is required. Change is essential.

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Leadership Higher Education Education Provost 64

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 14, 2023

She spoke about how she went from avoiding to embracing administrative leadership, the pandemic's lessons about collaboration and community, and her view of what it will take to reenergize higher ed. When I became provost, I thought, 'I don't know how to be a provost. As she put it, "I really like doing science."

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Higher Education Education Leadership Provost 52

Economics and Change in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

DEI efforts have become a lightning rod for debate in American higher education. For Byrd, this kind of conversation lies at the heart of his goals as vice provost for the Rice’s DEI office. At the private Houston university, officials admit impact is hard to measure — but they also see progress from their work. Alexander X.

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Inclusivity Equity Provost Guidance 40

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. O’Meara was also a 2021-2022 American Council on Education (ACE) Fellow and president of the Association for the Study of Higher Education in 2020.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

By Megan Zahneis Illustration by The Chronicle; Images by iStock The legislation spells out at least 35 positions, from vice provosts to program coordinators, that would qualify as a "diversity, equity, and inclusion officer" and would therefore be banned.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2024

SEATTLE-- Prominent student affairs practitioners of color shared powerful stories of leading in higher education amid major challenges, including the recent COVID pandemic and ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

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Arts And Sciences Students Inclusivity Higher Education 104

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

Dyonne Bergeron will become chief diversity officer (CDO) and vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), effective Jul. I’m really excited and honored to have the opportunity to work with brilliant students, staff and faculty at UCI,” she said. “I’m

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Equity Inclusivity Provost College Leadership 114

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Gilliam, a physician and higher education leader, will take on the mantle of president of Boston University, effective Jul. She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history. And it just isn’t.”

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University Provost Inclusivity Retention 126

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 8, 2024

The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women. While this data does affirm a move toward more equitable leadership in higher ed, this celebration is simultaneously a call to action.

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Academia University Ranking Leadership Provost 111

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

George Timmons will become president of Holyoke Community College, pending approval of the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education, MassLive reported. Dr. George Timmons Timmons is currently provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC).

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Community College Liberal Arts Deans Provost 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Dr. Cheryl Nixon Nixon is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fort Lewis College. She has also served as associate provost, English department chair, and graduate program director at the University of Massachusetts Boston. “I Berea is an inspirational model of what higher education can and should be.

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Provost College Empower Higher Education 96

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., As the U.S.

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Equity Liberal Arts Inclusivity Provost 128

HEPI

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Teaching and learning in UK higher education is at a pivotal moment as it moves back to widespread on-campus learning and teaching while seeking to retain some of the advantages delivered by the digital innovations introduced during the pandemic. UK higher education has under-invested in digital for years.

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Technology Higher Education Education Inclusivity 61

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions.

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Equity Students Higher Education Humanities 124

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Seval Yildirim Seval Yildirim has been appointed vice provost for inclusive excellence at the University at Buffalo.

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Provost Inclusivity Degree Schooling 106

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

“At Rice, diversity, equity, inclusion and excellence underscores everything we do. “Like many in the higher education community, the Rice administration is closely following the affirmative action cases before the Supreme Court. “Our admissions office and general counsel are preparing for various outcomes.

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Provost Equity Inclusivity Administration 79

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. Five years from now, Byrd and Mason want their membership to reach 100 higher education institutions.

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Provost Inclusivity Retention Faculty 111

University Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

CCA, the nonprofit advocate for equitable student college success, convened higher education leaders this past summer to engage in experimentation, embrace innovation and test the guardrails of AI. For example, they can focus on risk assessment and compliance monitoring, policy development and review and ethical oversight.

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Institution Professional Development Model Equity 115

University Business

MARCH 4, 2024

The University of Florida has officially disbanded all activity related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. A week late, Provost Rahul Shrivastav doubled down. In short, a diverse and inclusive campus better prepares our students to lead,” she said in a statement. appeared first on University Business.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Enhancing a sense of belonging in the classroom August 9, 2023 Dr. Anisa Hansen Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Inclusivity Provost Equity Retention 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2023

research universities for an initiative to improve diversity and inclusion in higher education. Diversity is a core value of our institution, and collaboration is essential in order to address the common challenges we share across institutions of higher learning,” said UChicago Provost Dr. Ka Yee C. Dr. Ka Yee C.

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Faculty University Provost Inclusivity 104

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Keona Lewis Keona Lewis has been named assistant provost for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame. She served as the associate director of research and evaluation for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Georgia Tech.

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Provost Inclusivity Equity Degree 96

The PIE News

JUNE 8, 2023

Last month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a mandate into law prohibiting public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for students, faculty or staff. The law, starting July 1, also limits what public colleges in Florida can teach.

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Inclusivity Equity Provost Faculty 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kim Schatzel Schatzel – currently president of Towson University (TU) – previously served as provost of Eastern Michigan University and dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn, A first-generation college student herself, she has been praised for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a priority.

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University Provost Deans Equity 110

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

Dr. LaVar Charleston is the deputy vice chancellor for diversity & inclusion, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Eventually, both became Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) leaders. She was Claire Huxtable—beauty, brains, and personality,” said LaVar Charleston.

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Inclusivity History Students Provost 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2024

But, in your role of diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, as a residence hall director, in those roles as educators in that space, it is your educational responsibility [to teach those identities].” It helped me navigate higher education. But he knew the church did not approve of homosexuality.

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Humanities Higher Education Environment Equity 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2023

Wilmore Webley Wilmore Webley has been appointed the senior vice provost for equity and inclusion at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst. Webley holds a bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Northern Caribbean University, Mandeville, Jamaica, and master’s and doctorate degrees in microbiology from UMass Amherst.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 15, 2023

One thing I love about this conference, hosted by UPCEA, is that it attracts a broad cross-section of higher education professionals: everyone from deans and provosts to higher ed marketing and enrollment management specialists. If you missed the event, here’s a quick recap of some of the highlights.

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Humanities Provost Retention Deans 130

Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

If the media is to be believed, the future of the senior diversity officer in higher education is bleak. Institutions wary of the battle to unwind the work of equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging would do well to invest in leaders whose work epitomizes its core values. But is it really?

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Inclusivity Arts And Sciences Equity Scholarship 97

The PIE News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

As the inaugural vice provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence at Tufts University, Monroe France works with university leaders to expand and advance institutional inclusive excellence holistically. The PIE caught up with Monroe to discuss what inspires him, the defining moments of his career, and more.

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Inclusivity University Disadvantaged Provost 57

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 10, 2023

He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. Prior to his NJIT presidency, Lim was the interim president of the University of Texas at Arlington after having served the university as provost and vice president for academic affairs.

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Engineering Leadership Provost Deans 118

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and Vanderbilt University (VU) are launching a $17-million diversity, equity, inclusion, (DEI) and belonging program for the biomedical research community. I am proud the leadership of both institutions are united on this goal that secures Vanderbilt’s future among the leading research institutions.

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Inclusivity Empower Provost Equity 98

The PIE News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“Higher education institutions and international students deserve confidence that policies within and among agencies will align with and be recognised across the federal government,” it continued. Stakeholders in the wider sector are enthusiastic about the goals of the newly formed coalition, including Jane E.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Barbee Oakes, assistant provost for diversity and inclusion at Wake Forest University, knows that “formulating strategies to decrease attrition among underrepresented students can be an elusive target.” Oakes, who has the distinction of being the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D.

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Provost Inclusivity Degree Faculty 78

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Dr. Ellen Granberg Granberg is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). Previously, she was senior associate provost at Clemson University. In stepping into this role, she will become the first woman to lead GWU. Granberg holds a B.A.

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Provost History University Equity 98

University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. In 2022, he earned a Diversity and Inclusion Award from Minnesota Lawyer and made the Lawyers of Color ‘s “Power List” in 2020 and 2023.

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Arts And Sciences Law School Inclusivity Deans 98