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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

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in educational leadership. In 2018, she became involved with AABHEs Leadership and Mentoring Institute, an experience that she describes as the best professional development that Ive ever experienced in 20 plus years of higher education. It wasnt a role she was chasing, but an opportunity she welcomed.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

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Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. DIVERSE : In addition to policymakers, faculty, and administrators, students play a major role in UNITE. The work is much deeper than that, and we'll be celebrating our 20th anniversary next year.

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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Subsidized Graduate Student Loans

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Many essential professionsincluding mental health clinicians, school administrators, nurse practitioners, and physical therapistsrequire graduate degrees but do not guarantee high earning potential upon graduation. Interest rates on graduate loans have reached their highest levels since 2006, adding to the financial burden.

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More Presidential Vacancies at HBCUs

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There are at least three new presidential vacancies at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which have already been experiencing high turnover within their leadership ranks. In 2006, presidents spent an average of 8.5 Vincent, a seasoned higher education administrator, said he plans to return to the practice of law.

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

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He is a proven scholar who also has been elevated to leadership roles at major public universities in three states, including at Kentucky's flagship institution. We knew when we recruited Dr. Vasquez Helig to the faculty at University of Texas at Austin in 2006 that he was a rising academic star,” said Dr. Gregory J.

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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

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Albany State University recently announced its president, Dr. Marion Ross Fedrick, had been appointed executive vice president for administration and chief of staff at Georgia State University, effective July 1. In 2006, presidents spent an average of 8.5 years in charge. By 2022, that number shrunk to 5.9 It’s a tough job.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

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And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University. During her approximately 24 years at EIU, she also served as director of academic services for its athletics department; instructor in its African American studies department; and academic and retention adviser for its Office of Inclusion and Academic Engagement.

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