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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vincent, president of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama.

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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Failed searches for college presidents are now commonplace. Partly, it’s because fewer college presidents are academics who compiled a scholarly reputation before taking on leadership posts and who continued to speak out about higher education even after their retirement from office.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

All three presidents who announced retirements in the past two weeks served at their institutions for more than a decade, which is a promising sign considering recent surveys found presidential tenures dwindling to less than six years. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

Following the California State System’s high-profile hire of Mildred GarcĂ­a as chancellor over two weeks ago, two major university presidents at Texas A&M and Stanford caught the national radar following their high-profile resignations. Katherine Banks – Texas A&M University M.

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Sports betting contracts should be rethought (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

23 article in The New York Times , “ How College and Sports-Betting Companies ‘Caesarized’ Campus Life ,” which chronicled how universities have signed lucrative contracts with sports betting companies to promote online gambling to their students and campus communities. Nowhere has this been more evident than in a Nov.

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U of Arizona professors say they're blackballed from service

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Professors at the University of Arizona are demanding information regarding an alleged list of faculty members deemed too troublesome to serve on a key faculty governance committee. Pam Scott, university spokesperson, said via email, "We are reviewing the correspondence we received from FIRE. Problem Faculty?

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Insights for Higher Ed Presidents: A Fireside Chat with Brit Kirwan: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 184 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. William E. "Brit" Kirwan

The Change Leader, Inc.

His perspectives are a guiding light for current presidents and leaders in the field, offering strategies to navigate and overcome the myriad of challenges they face. Key Topics: Political Incursions in Higher Education: Rising political influence on university campuses threatening academic freedom and integrity.