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Emerging leaders: 4 colleges hire their first Black or female—or both—president

University Business

and NYU have all recently elected a Black or female president—or both—for the first time in their schools’ histories. The president-designate was NYU’s Vice Chancellor and Senior Vice Provost for Global Programs and University Life for the past decade and is a lifetime member of the school’s senior leadership team.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

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Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school. Other notable mentions: Dr. Stuart Rayfield, Columbus State University Dr. Cheryl McConnell, Saint Joseph’s University, the school’s first female president. Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

Manhattanville remains a private liberal arts institution, but it has changed its orientation somewhat in recent years. After the nearby College of New Rochelle closed in 2019 amid financial woes, Manhattanville hired its dean of nursing and launched its own School of Nursing and Health Sciences. Geisler last summer.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

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Key Takeaways for University Presidents and Boards Thoroughly Review the Report: University presidents, administrators, provosts, deans, and other leaders actively engage with the contents of the report. But, their argument is that they want, what they call the classical liberal arts curriculum. was there reason given?