Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

The University of South Florida is restarting its search for a provost after a six-month effort yielded four candidates but no hire for the university’s top academic job.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. Previously, he served as founding dean of the University College at Fort Valley State University and director of college success services for University of North Carolina.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Williams spoke to Inside Higher Ed about her career journey, managing her own professional development, the value of the student success offices housed within the provost’s office, and how others can position themselves as student success champions. A: I always felt this responsibility for each student I recruited to the university.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 9, 2023

Katherine Baicker , Emmett Dedmon Professor and dean of the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago, in Illinois, has been appointed provost there. Deborah Ford , chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Parkside, has been appointed chancellor of Indiana University Southeast.

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ACRLog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The same is true when scaling up to the state level; universities’ OER success is bolstered by government support. 28 states have enacted OER policies in some form. The council is composed of one representative from each of the state’s public institutions of higher education, community colleges as well as 4-year universities.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

At a recent meeting with student leaders, the topic of class attendance policies came up. The optional attendance policy is not without precedent or reason. The optional attendance policy, unchecked, can compromise what many seek in the college experience. Faculty members who know their students are better able to assist them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2024

Mitchell has been named the associate provost for community engagement at the University of Maryland. She serves as the Rodney Wallace Professor for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning and chair of the department of organizational leadership, policy, and development at the University of Minnesota. Mitchell Tania D.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

APRIL 1, 2024

One of the intended consequences of test-optional admission policies at some institutions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was to raise test scores reported to US News and World Report. It's rare that you would see a proponent of test-optional admission like me admit that, but to deny it would be foolish.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year. She cited several reasons for the decision to leave the position, including her belief that the university is in good shape and a desire to spend more time with her family. That number is now over 60%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) President and CEO Dr. Paul J. He also for a time served as senior policy adviser to Under Secretary Ted Mitchell at the Obama-era Department of Education. She is currently the school’s provost. LeBlanc has announced that he will step down from the role on Jun.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. in English literature from Loyola University in Maryland, an M.A. in higher education from Ohio State University, and a Ph.D. O’Meara holds a B.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2023

John Karl Scholz will become president of The University of Oregon (UO), effective Jul. Dr. John Karl Scholz Scholz is currently provost and the Nellie June Gray Professor of Economic Policy at University of Wisconsin-Madison. in economics from Stanford University. Treasury Department from 1997-1998.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Morakinyo Kuti has been named president of his alma mater, Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. He served as the vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs and as its associate provost for research. Dr. Morakinyo A.O. I intend to make the board very proud of this decision.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2024

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. McCune, Jr.,

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

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. The best way is to keep it simple and keep it focused.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. These cross-school relationships and with areas like Wake the Arts and Campus Life have resulted in remarkable offerings that greatly enrich the intellectual life of our university.” Dr. Corey D. Institute of Peace U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

South Carolina State University 1890 Research & Extension, Mixon Seed Service, and the South Carolina Black Farmer Coalition are partnering for climate-smart initiatives. Frederick Evans, SC State provost and vice president for academic affairs. This partnership – funded by a $4.5 million U.S. The grant was announced last week. “A

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The American Council on Education (ACE) selected 26 emerging college and university leaders for the 2024-25 class of the ACE Fellows Program. The ACE Fellows Program boasts having strengthened institutions in American higher education since its 1965 inception.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Esther Jones Dr. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

An additional 1,600-1,700 students at Emory University received grants and scholarships instead of loans in their financial aid packages this fall, the Atlanta-based institution announced recently, more than doubling the number of undergraduates expected to finish school with limited or no debt. This allows us to enroll those students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Pardis Mahdavi will become president of The University of La Verne, effective Aug. Dr. Pardis Mahdavi Mahdavi served as provost and executive vice president at the University of Montana most recently. and master’s in sociomedical sciences and anthropology as well as a master's in human rights, all from Columbia University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Yale University faculty and staff will not be mandated to get a second booster shot before returning for spring semester, Yale Daily News reported. Last year, Yale Provost Dr. Scott Strobel said that Yale weighs legal questions surrounding personal choice and employee compliance along with employee responsibility to ensure community health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2023

Edington will become president of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC), effective Aug. 1 Dr. Maurice Edington Most recently, Edington was executive vice president and chief operating officer at Florida A&M University (FAMU). in chemistry from Fisk University and a Ph.D. Edington holds a B.A.

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University Business

MARCH 4, 2024

The University of Florida has officially disbanded all activity related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. While the university has received harsh criticism for its decision, it’s simply following orders; last year, Gov. Indiana University leaders aren’t thrilled about the bill and have voiced their concerns.

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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. The post Several prominent universities end legacy admissions in light of affirmative action ending appeared first on University Business.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Kim Schatzel will become president of the University of Louisville, effective Feb. universities where Black, Latinx, and Pell-eligible students achieve the same graduation rate as the overall student population. Schatzel holds a bachelor’s degree in biology and economics at Washington University in St. And TU is one of few U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

Under the University of Vermont’s (UVM) new open-access academic press, authors and readers will not have to pay fees to publish or access published materials. Another is to fulfill UVM’s responsibilities to communities beyond campus as a land-grant institution, said Dr. Patricia Prelock, provost and senior vice-president of UVM. “It

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HEPI

MARCH 26, 2023

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Professor Ian Walmsley, the Provost of Imperial College London and former Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Hooke Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Oxford. This is how universities see it too. To move from ideas to impact, benefitting society.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 4, 2023

Gabel has been appointed chancellor and chief executive officer (CEO) of the University of Pittsburgh, making her the first woman to lead the university. Gabel Gabel is currently president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota System and Twin Cities campus. from the University of Georgia School of Law.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

Assuming the Mantle of Interim University Leadership When Chancellor Reyes first considered filling the top leadership vacancy, his expectations were somewhat different from what actually happened: "My idea at that moment was, we're going to be a strong team and we're going to be leading the university as a 'we,' not necessarily as an 'I.'

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The PIE News

APRIL 21, 2023

Indiana State University has entered into an international partnership with the University of Havana , it was announced on April 12. The partnership will add to ISU’s roster of over 350 programs across 60 countries – some of these include Edge Hill University in Ormskirk in the UK, and the University of Zagreb in Croatia.

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University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, May 14th at 2 pm ET Faculty burnout and turnover continue to be significant challenges for colleges and universities, and these ongoing issues can limit the overall success of institutions. Associate Professor, Bowling Green State University; Director of Training & Content, NCFDD Tasha Souza, Ph.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Image: Iranian academics face being forced out of their jobs as the regime clamps down on any remaining dissent in universities, researchers have warned. He listed examples of those already targeted, such as Mohsen Borhani, a law lecturer at Tehran University who was fired after he questioned the legitimacy of death sentences for protesters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., criminology, law & society, University of California, Irvine; M.S., counseling, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Ph.D., Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Burwell has announced that she will step down as president of American University at the end of the upcoming academic year. She cited several reasons for the decision to leave the position, including her belief that the university is in good shape and a desire to spend more time with her family. That number is now over 60%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

At the University of Hawai’i at M?noa That expansive data disaggregation is deliberate and can be attributed to efforts led by the Native Hawaiian community, faculty, staff, and students on campus, said Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa. Dr. Nikki Chun, vice provost for enrollment management at UH M?noa.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 7, 2023

A former director of the Office of Institutional Equity at New Mexico State University has filed a retaliation lawsuit claiming her civil rights were violated under a state whistle-blower statute, The Las Cruces Sun-News reported. The university declined to comment about the most recent lawsuit, according to the Sun-Times.

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