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Wayne State to Establish Center for Black Studies, Increase Faculty

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Mellon Foundation, Wayne State University will create the Detroit Center for Black Studies and recruit 30 new humanities faculty. The faculty-led, multidisciplinary center will connect Black Studies faculty from institutions across the state of Michigan, the university announced in December. Roy Wilson says in a statement. “We

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

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Hired Devin Stephenson – Florida Polytechnic University Devin Stephenson has been selected to become Florida Polytechnic University’s next president, the second in the institution’s 12-year history. Stephenson is currently the president of Northwest Florida State College, a community college.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, under his leadership, first-year students majoring in teacher preparation programs grew by 275% and he was intentional about recruiting faculty of color to the university. Vincent, president of Talladega College, a historically Black institution in Alabama.

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Stanford uncovers limits put on Jewish admissions

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Kelman, chair of the Stanford task force and Jim Joseph Professor of Education and Jewish Studies, sees Stanford’s deep dive into its history on admissions as a part of this broader movement. “Everybody is taking a good, hard look at their own history,” he said. Examining the Past.

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Report: Racial and Gender Hiring Practices in College Athletics is Concerning

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The report examines personnel data – from sources such as the NCAA Demographics Database – concerning university presidents, athletics directors, coaches, administrative staff, and faculty athletics representatives for college sports. As a whole, the combined grade for the 2022 CSRGRC was a "C" with 73.7

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Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Here Are Four Tips

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Petersburg College offers multiple Subplans , such as Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist, Compliance and History, Management, Human Services, Public Relations and Marketing, and Respiratory Care. Students learn about classic Diagnosis Related Groups (i.e.,

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

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He was the first president to leave the school with a positive enrollment rate since Hurricane Katrina, and he was also the first president to lead a major comprehensive fundraising campaign in the school’s 65-year history. The Benedictine president-elect holds a Ph.D. Located in Melbourne, Fla., ” Thomas K.