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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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Acting Temple University President, DEI & Civil Rights Advocate Dies Suddenly

Insight Into Diversity

As a student, Epps worked at the university’s bookstore, and she later joined the faculty in 1985, eventually working her way up to several high-ranking roles, including dean of the university’s law school, the executive vice president and provost, and chief academic officer. Attorney for five years.

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International Women’s Day: ¼ of the Top 200 Higher Ed Leaders Worldwide are Women

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institutions in their report and found the national average of women leaders, 30% of presidents and 39% of provosts, to be slightly higher than the global average. These upward trends are born from an attitude of intentional inclusion and the cultivation of a campus environment where all students can thrive.

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

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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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President moves: 2 decade-plus leaders step back after a job well done

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Evans is widely recognized for overseeing the merger of Bloomfield College and Montclair University in July. Kate were drawn to the president’s experience in enacting university wide growth strategies and her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Mark Walker – Lee University (Tenn.)

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

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Interestingly, the veil that Du Bois wrote about still exists today, especially in the American Academy — the network of colleges, universities, associations, and organizations that provide and support higher education — despite the fact that some of America’s most illustrious educational institutions are headed by Black provosts and presidents.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

University Business

Beginning July 2024, Melissa Gillam will become Boston University’s first Black and female president as she reaches a new milestone in her career in higher education, championing student support and diversity. The bulk of her career in higher education comes from her 16 years at the University of Chicago.