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What role will higher education play in the next general election?

HEPI

With presentations from UEL’s Professor Bugewa Apampa, Professor Julia Davidson OBE, Dr Michelle Morgan and Robert Gordon University’s William Hardie, the day’s conversations took in a breadth of topics including institutional equity, the Online Safety Bill, and the cost-of-living crisis. The former outcome is clearly unlikely.

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LYDIA SERMONS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lydia Sermons Lydia Sermons has been named vice president and chief communications officer at Howard University. Sermons holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Temple University and a master’s in broadcast journalism and public affairs from American University.

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DeSantis’ ‘Stop WOKE’ law draws concern from university faculty

University Business

His win over Democratic candidate Charlie Crist is another advancement toward the state’s continuous shift to becoming increasingly red as opposed to a swing state—and that has those at some Florida universities worried. “We have embraced freedom. We have maintained law and order. Florida is where woke goes to die!"

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A Premier League success story? Why global higher education is critical to our diverse local economies and communities in the UK

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Paul Angrave , Associate Director of Public Affairs at the University of Leicester. Few would argue with the statements above, least not me as those who know me would testify, but the same could be said of UK higher education. billion a year.

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Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg Appointed President of Ohio Wesleyan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

vandenBerg will become president of Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU), effective Jul. in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania; a Master of Public Affairs with concentrations in nonprofit management and public policy analysis from the Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs; and a B.A.

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KRISTIE BOWERS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in community and public affairs from Binghamton University as well as a master’s in teaching from Western Carolina University. Kristie Bowers Kristie Bowers has been named associate vice president and director of athletics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.

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TORY VERKAMP

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tory Verkamp Tory Verkamp has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She served as assistant vice chancellor of university advancement.