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Georgian Court University Boasts Women-Led Majority Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. So women in leadership is not new to our institution by any stretch of the imagination. The school went co-educational in 2012, but its concern for women remains.

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An Open Letter to HBCU Graduates

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Thanks to the active engagement and voter turnout of college students of all races, ethnicities, genders, and social classes, Barack Hussien Obama, was elected America’s first Black president of the United States of America in 2008 and reelected for a second term in 2012.

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Contract of Brown University President Christina H. Paxson Extended

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Paxson has served as president of Brown since 2012. During a tumultuous time facing American higher education, Brown is fortunate to benefit from President Paxsons steady and principled leadership, wrote Brown University Chancellor Brian T. Paxson, Browns president, has been extended an additional 2 years to June 30, 2028.

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Scholar-Athlete Turned NBA Coach Returns Home: Jacque Vaughn Joins Kansas Staff

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He transitioned to coaching as an assistant with San Antonio before becoming head coach of the Orlando Magic in 2012, later leading the Brooklyn Nets to playoff appearances in 2020 and 2023. I'm truly honored and overwhelmed with excitement to return to my alma mater," Vaughn said. "I

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

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I am grateful for the opportunity to give back to my alma mater by using the leadership and professional skills I’ve gained from a career in higher education.” Dillon – a Whittier Board member from 1994-2012 and chair of its Enrollment and Student Life Committee from 2002-2012 – rejoined the board earlier this year.

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Pushing to No Longer Keep Meredith College a ‘Best-Kept Secret’

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From 2012 to 2018, Meredith also carried out its largest fundraising campaign yet, raising more than $90 million. Now, at age 66, and after almost 13 years of being one of the topmost administrators of her school, she’s ready to pass the leadership role along to incoming president Dr. Aimee Sapp.

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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

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Her leadership experience and stalwart commitment to student success will serve the university and its diverse community well.” Eanes is the ideal person to lead Cal State LA and continue to drive its powerful engine of social mobility,” said CSU Trustee Jack B. Clarke, Jr., chair of the Cal State LA Presidential Search Committee.