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

University Business

There’s new momentum building on college and university campuses to rescue and reinvigorate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, vital initiatives that have been the target of a coordinated national assault for over a year. Look for where the action is and fill in any gaps.

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite all the talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, the highest echelons in the Academy remain white and male. For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals.

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Wayne State to Establish Center for Black Studies, Increase Faculty

Insight Into Diversity

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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How CIOs can take advantage of the AI revolution

University Business

However, human knowledge and expertise have a limit and cannot adapt to the real-time network needs of a campus. CIOs and their network support engineers constantly have to find creative ways to improve their network configurations to support the ever-growing number of devices on campus. This is where AI shines.

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

University Business

Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.) Lisa Coleman Lisa Coleman, senior vice president for global inclusion and strategic innovation at NYU, will be leveling up in her administrative career as the newly appointed president of Adler University, according to an Adler press release.

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5 higher ed thought leaders we are following

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Thought leaders to follow Anant Agarwal Anant Argarwal ’s mantra is direct: “education is a human right–everyone should have access to it like the air we breathe.” 4 Lessons from University Presidents on Crisis Thinking and Resilient Leadership Nathan D. Here are a few people we are following. Grawe Nathan D.

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SOULS: The Academy’s Recipe for Transformation, Retention, and Creating a Better World

Insight Into Diversity

While rich in insight, the scholarship on Black faculty and staff retention has often been segregated from public discussions that university presidents, futurists, and higher education researchers are having about institutional transformation in the Academy.

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