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5 tips for college and university presidents to support diversity, equity and inclusion

University Business

The following five tips will help college and university presidents remain committed to supporting DEI on their campuses: Don’t assume. First of all, the most helpful piece of advice a president can take at this moment is to not make assumptions about where DEI currently stands on your campus. They are clear and mission-driven.

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University president authorizes special audit of his own spending

University Business

Western New Mexico University President Joseph Shepard requested a special audit overseen by the state, said Mario Sanchez, a spokesman for Western. The post University president authorizes special audit of his own spending appeared first on University Business. Publicly funded Western will bear the expense.

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The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments

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The 3 big bets university presidents and provosts are placing on graduate and adult learner enrollments. Key takeaways from our new survey of university leaders. Despite these fluctuations, one thing remains evident: university leaders are prioritizing graduate and adult-serving programs and enrollment. November 14, 2022.

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Strategies to Attract and Enroll Nontraditional Modern Students: Changing Higher Ed podcast 203 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Chris Gilmore

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The episode covers the importance of differentiating recruitment and retention strategies for nontraditional versus traditional students, highlighting the relevance of online learning, affordability, and the need for higher ed institutions to offer a diverse range of 'products' like certificates and lifelong learning opportunities.

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Wayne State to Establish Center for Black Studies, Increase Faculty

Insight Into Diversity

Mellon Foundation, Wayne State University will create the Detroit Center for Black Studies and recruit 30 new humanities faculty. The faculty-led, multidisciplinary center will connect Black Studies faculty from institutions across the state of Michigan, the university announced in December. Roy Wilson says in a statement. “We

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Brown President Awarded the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown University President Dr. Christina H. Dr. Christina Hull Paxson The award – sponsored by the TIAA Institute, administered by the American Council on Education (ACE) – commends current college or university presidents or chancellors for outstanding institutional leadership and broad impact on higher education and society.

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These universities have embraced remote work—and they’re seeing some big wins

University Business

While NASPA has found that most colleges and universities have yet to adopt transparent policies on hybrid and remote work among its employees, two universities that have embraced it in some of their departments have experienced early signs of better staff recruitment, performance, work morale and performance.