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Stacey Abrams Appointed Inaugural Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics at Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, and a J.D. She continues to be an influential figure in the Democratic Party and a role model for young women and people of color who aspire to enter the policy arena. Abrams holds a B.A.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

This, he said, became controversial among the school’s senior faculty, eventually leading to his ouster by an interim provost. The former dean, Alan Dettlaff—who is returning to the social work faculty, for now—says his views on racial justice got him fired.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Presented with two cases about race-conscious admissions – one regarding the University of North Carolina and the other involving Harvard University — the conservative-leaning court ruled along partisan lines that the two schools’ affirmative action programs violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

” Harnessing Bots Emily (not her real name) is an American who is saddled with student loan debt totaling six figures from associate and bachelor’s degrees at other institutions, according to Dan Kalmanson, vice president for public affairs at UoPeople. Why do we have minds if we can’t even go to school?

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Strategic Presidential Communication in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 192 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Erin Hennessy

The Change Leader, Inc.

I helped oversee the public affairs work and worked very closely with the government relations team there. I mean, we see this increase in the numbers of votes of no confidence in presidents and provosts and boards. I previously served at the American Council on Education. ” [00:58:02] Nobody! Nobody wanted to do that.