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Philander Smith University Names Dr. Maurice Gipson as 15th President

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We are incredibly proud to name Dr. Maurice Gipson as our 15th President and Chief Executive Officer," said Board Chair Dr. Tionna Jenkins, a 2001 alumna. "He Gipson has served as interim president since August 2024. "We

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Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield, Wabash College

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Known for her pedagogical and administrative vision and creativity, Westfields dynamic leadership focuses upon teachers who want to improve their teaching and have a more balanced teaching life. Nancy Lynne Westfield is director of Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning Theology and Religion.

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Colleges Prepare to Protect Dreamers, Undocumented Students Amid Trump’s Threats

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asked Feldblum during a January 8 webinar dedicated to exploring the impact that the Trump administration will have on undocumented students in higher education, and how American college and university leaders can navigate these potential impacts. College leaders say that the biggest challenge they face, aside from the threat of U.S.

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Poll: Strong Majority of Americans View International Students as Beneficial to U.S.

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The findings emerge as the Trump administration has intensified scrutiny of international students, particularly those from China, and as universities grapple with visa restrictions affecting their diverse campus communities. Immigration enforcement has also reached university campuses directly.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

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What Murray Sperber described in his bestseller Beer and Circus in 2001 is every bit as true today: the academic enterprise is decentered, and the quality of housing amenities, the robustness of student life programming, and the quality of an institution’s athletic teams are primary drivers of undergraduate enrollment.

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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone

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I think that is injecting new energy and new thinking into the movement,” says Stout, who previously led Montgomery County Community College in Pennsylvania from 2001 to 2015. “We We have a whole new generation of young leaders that need supports like ATD,” she says.

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Pride in the Halls

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noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%