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5 tips for college and university presidents to support diversity, equity and inclusion

University Business

Conservative groups, politicians and organizations launched a coordinated attack on DEI in higher education in 2023, in some cases disrupting these programs established to promote fairness and student success, and to address decades of exclusionary policies and practices in higher education.

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Stetson University president discusses new era in higher education in “commencement”

University Business

Colleges and universities are facing dramatic changes these days and can no longer operate by the time-honored traditions that have guided them for so long. Stetson University President Christopher F. The return-on-investment questions are very, very real.” ” Read more on Yahoo Finance.

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Can higher education in Pennsylvania be saved?

University Business

Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed his state’s public higher education system “isn’t working. Consequently, university officials and state leaders are caught in a conundrum over what to do.

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Texas Southern University President Retires, Two Years After Taking Job

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Crumpton-Young Texas Southern University President Dr. Lesia L. My goal is to assist in accelerating this urgent and compelling objective and shape the national success of HBCUs and Higher Education at large," she wrote to the Regents. “My Crumpton-Young is leaving the school, just two years into the job.

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What Is a University President to Do?

Academe Blog

BY HANK REICHMAN Last week the AAUP released a special investigative report, “Political Interference and Academic Freedom in Florida’s Public Higher Education System.”

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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Someone who can speak out effectively on behalf of higher education? Weinberg, who transformed their institutions to much deserved acclaim, or the current or recent crop of higher ed innovators who are much in the news, like Joseph E. Not impossible (think of Michael Sorrell), but exceedingly difficult. Why is this the case?

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How much money do college and university presidents make?

University Business

The president of Thomas Jefferson University was the best-paid private college president in the country, making a total of more than $8.4 million in 2020, according to The Chronicle of Higher Education. Both his base pay and total compensation exceed that of other private college presidents.