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Dr. Stevie Lawrence II Appointed Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri

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Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. Lawrence has served as vice president for postsecondary education at the Southern Regional Education Board. Dr. Stevie L.

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Dr. Susan Gaulden, Passaic County Community College

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Department of Education Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education grant program that re-engages students who return to their studies after stopping out and enrolled students at risk of stopping out.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

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Dr. Shaun Harper, provost professor of education and business at the University of Southern California, agreed with Nelms, adding that he hopes Thursday's announcement “ignites a sustainable shift in the diversification of the college presidency.

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President search committees are overlooking women – Here’s why

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“Presidential searches tend to look at people who have been provosts or academic deans, which requires full professorship, and that pool is still male-dominated. “We discovered a different kind of bias,” said Rodriguez-Farrar, according to Colgate Research. There’s a bias against women who are not in an academic rank.

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At University of Hawai’i at M?noa, Native Hawaiian Representation is Growing

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Fifty-three percent of Native Hawaiians have not enrolled in any kind of postsecondary education. 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.

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Enhancing Understanding of Urban Community Colleges

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Smith Title: Associate Professor of Higher Education; Provost Faculty Fellow, University of Cincinnati Age: 39 Education: B.S., In his role as provost faculty fellow, Smith advises and guides the design and direction of academic and student success initiatives. Everrett A.

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Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities

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Blogs Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities In our new survey , 100% of university presidents and provosts identified graduate and adult learner enrollment as a priority. Follow a supported education model Existing ADHD accommodations at universities are often insufficient.

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