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Several prominent universities end legacy admissions in light of affirmative action ending

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Three prominent schools have updated their admissions policy to no longer consider a student’s legacy status after considering the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down affirmative action. The post Several prominent universities end legacy admissions in light of affirmative action ending appeared first on University Business.

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

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Mills’ extensive involvement with the university since 1999 put her at the forefront of the race. 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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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

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More from UB: Middle East conflict continues to stir backlash, compromise safety across college campuses Hires Bonnie Cordon – Southern Virginia University The Southern Virginia University Board of Trustees unanimously approved hiring Bonnie Cordon as the school’s 10th president.

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Growth in assistant professorships is uneven (opinion)

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granting universities. Large-scale quantitative data such as these provide an invaluable evidence-based context about the areas of scholarship in which institutions are investing new faculty lines, a matter of interest to deans of graduate schools and provosts alike. granting universities in the humanities decreased by 16.8

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New graduate program at Gustavus Adolphus College

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But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others. percent from the previous year and about 18.4

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How Two Colleges Are Responding to the Race-Conscious Admissions Ban

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Brooke Vick, PhD The organization is a consortium of senior diversity officers from 36 private liberal arts institutions across the U.S. Brooke Vick, PhD The organization is a consortium of senior diversity officers from 36 private liberal arts institutions across the U.S.

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

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Image: A professor who accused Auburn University officials of retaliating against him for blowing the whistle on the athletics program intervening in academics prevailed in court last week—in part. The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however.