Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

Image: Villanova University took a new approach on translating major skills into career opportunities for students with its biotechnology boot camp, introducing learners to alumni and employers in a difficult-to-enter field. Kallyope created a summer internship for Villanova students, which he promoted.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 7, 2024

Monique Guillory has been appointed the new provost and chief academic and enrollment officer Dillard University, effective April 1. Ford announced that Guillory will work with the interim provost, Mablene Krueger, through April to transition into the role. Dillard President Dr. Rochelle L. Dr. Monique Guillory “Dr.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. The perfect storms of COVID-19 and the demographic shifts of New England presented abundant challenges to the academic and university planning processes. For COVID-19, my colleagues and I worked hard to address the needs of our students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2023

Dr. George Timmons Timmons is currently provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC). He has previously been dean of the School of Liberal Arts and founding dean of online education at Excelsior College.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 17, 2023

Patrena Benton Elliott , vice president of instruction and student support services at Robeson Community College, in North Carolina, has been appointed president of Halifax Community College, also in North Carolina. Carlos Hernandez , interim president of Sul Ross State University, in Texas, has been promoted to the job on a permanent basis.

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University Business

APRIL 19, 2024

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. Lisa Coleman – Adler University (Ill.) Coleman begins on Sept.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 16, 2023

The provost of the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University has cited overall enrollment decreases and specifically low enrollments in these courses. In Minnesota, the College of Saint Benedict, for women, and Saint John’s University, for men, are about 10 minutes apart.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance. ” Later in the meeting, multiple professors asked the Faculty Affairs Committee to push Provost Peggy Agouris, who briefed the board on the school plan, to respond in writing to a standing list of faculty questions about it.

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University Business

JULY 20, 2023

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. California Congresswoman Barbara Lee recently explained how the practice disproportionately benefits wealthy white students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Title: Provost, Ohio Wesleyan University Dr. Karlyn Crowley began her tenure as provost on July 1, 2020 as the senior officer overseeing Ohio Wesleyan University (OWU)’s academics and operations. Like Ohio Wesleyan, Karlyn is deeply committed to the value and power of the residential liberal arts experience.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. The college says it froze undergraduate majors with “very low student enrollment.” Current students in affected programs will be allowed to finish their studies.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

increase and a 47% increase in new transfer students, according to the school website. During his seven-year tenure at the University of North Alabama, where he served as chief enrollment officer at one point, enrollment spiked 16.3%. Rhonda Phillips – Chatham University (Pa.)

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University Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

The number of full-time enrolled undergraduate students for Mount Holyoke, Mount Union and St. Mills’ extensive involvement with the university since 1999 put her at the forefront of the race. in health policy in 1994 from Brandeis University. Xavier University in Chicago and, before that, Wittenburg University in Ohio.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

The conference attendees were a mix of students, faculty, donors, education administrators, and edtech professionals. Most notably, the students [learners] expressed levels of dissatisfaction with their recent educational experiences. However, one participant had an intense reaction to our suggestion.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

He came into power at the small liberal arts school after a DeSantis-backed overhaul of the Board of Trustees ousted former President Patricia Okker. Despite the abrupt upheaval and its ramifications, Reid and student body president Grace Keenan were the only trustees to vote against Corcoran’s permanent hire.

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University Business

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Thomas Burns had built himself quite the seniority and reputation at Belmont University in Tennessee. As the provost of the private liberal arts school for nine years until 2022, Belmont’s enrollment grew by more than 2,000 student,s and he helped oversee the merger of two other postsecondary institutions.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

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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University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

John Karl Scholz (Photo: UO Website) With experience as a professor, economist and provost (which he currently still serves at the University of Wisconsin-Madison), his focus at Oregon will be student career readiness and postgraduate success. She is also a first-generation student.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa., Some last for days, others for years.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Image: An English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University said his teaching contract has been put on hold after complaints about his instruction on race and racism. 15, I concluded a class and walked out of the classroom to find the provost and the dean of the school of liberal arts and sciences waiting for me,” Joeckel wrote.

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University Business

JUNE 29, 2023

Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. More from UB: Report: International graduate student enrollment booms by 100% since the pandemic Hired Timothy G. Lynch as the College of Staten Island’s permanent president.

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University Business

APRIL 7, 2023

The past week saw a top 10 research university gain its first female president and a pair of small private schools electing new leadership. Gabel – University of Pittsburgh Joan T.A. Gabel found a new home at the University of Pittsburgh after serving for four years as president of the University of Minnesota.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

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. ” said Rasmussen. “They

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

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.

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University Business

MARCH 8, 2024

Hired Joseph McDonnell – University of Maine at Farmington President Joseph McDonnell (Source: University of Maine at Farmington) Joseph McDonnell initially filled the University of Maine at Farmington’s president role as an interim. Christian implemented two five-year strategic plans during his tenure.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MARCH 15, 2023

Since then, prospective students (and their parents) have used the rankings as a guide for where to consider going to school. While the rankings can be a valuable tool, they’re also quite controversial in that they tend to favor prestigious schools where the student populations largely come from white, affluent families. Value of U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

At Delaware State, students pursuing women's and gender studies are examining the intersection of race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality. “At Clark Atlanta University and Spelman College are the only HBCUs that offer a major or degree program. Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

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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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more. Scroll down to read about each of the capstone projects in the fellows’ own words.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

30% of students say poor maintenance, cleaning or overall building conditions have had at least some impact on their ability to learn. Place matters, Medlin adds, because students think it matters. Image: A common concern among campus facilities directors has long been not having a seat at the table of top institutional officials.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Some Musings on College Rankings College rankings continue to proliferate, and in many cases muddy the waters for prospective students and their families. Many of those data points are meaningful measures of institutional health and how selective they are, but these do not necessarily correlate with students’ academic experiences.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

in New York University’s joint Ph.D. program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. in New York University’s joint Ph.D.

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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

But Wesleyan University President Michael S. “By using a reductive sense of how race is dealt with in college admissions, the conservative majority of the Supreme Court has challenged the University’s ability to select and enroll a racially diverse class.”

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., Clark University had been a neighbor to Becker for nearly 135 years. Clark’s leadership was determined help soften the blow, especially for students who needed continuity of learning to finish their degrees.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

million in faculty salaries while increasing its student-faculty ratio, Allegheny College in Pennsylvania charged a task force with reviewing its academic programs. That’s what the terminated professor, Xiaoling Shi, and some of her colleagues and students want to know. “Why was Chinese language and culture cut?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A year ago, Coe was the only college or university to earn B or above on all four pillars. In these early days, I am acclimating myself to the institution, evaluating the campus climate, establishing relationships with faculty, staff and students, and becoming more connected with the local community,” says Jaamal.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Ask yourself: Would the $20 million gift that Bloomberg Philanthropies gave to Princeton in 2021 to support the university’s first-generation and low-income students have a greater impact at Tougaloo College, an HBCU with a $10 million endowment? At least that might assist a more diverse student body.

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