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Benedict College Names Building After its First Woman President

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Johnson reminded the audience, during the historic ceremony, that seven years prior, Artis was not supposed to start until September 2017, but she voluntarily arrived a month early in August. Artis is the first female and 14th and current president and CEO of the historically Black college and universitiy. Board Chairman Dr. Charlie W.

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Dr. John W. Miller Jr. Appointed Dean of the Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work and Family Science at the University of Louisville

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Miller is dean of curriculum and senior diversity officer at St. He authored a textbook, “African American Perspectives: Matters of Consideration for Social Work Practice,” in 2017. will become dean of The University of Louisville’s Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work and Family Science, effective Jul. Dr. John W. Norbert College.

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Sweet Briar College President to Step Down Next Year

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Dr. Meredith Jung-En Woo Woo led the school for seven years, during which the institution went through restructuring, including the creation of a curriculum focused on Women’s Leadership Core to replace traditional “general education” classes. Since 2017, enrollment at Sweet Briar has increased by 60%.

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Page Appointed President of Stillman College

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Page has been lauded for her work, having been given the Council of Independent Colleges Chief Academic Officer Award in 2020 and recognized as one of Diverse’s 25 leading women in higher education in 2017. Over her career, Page has secured about $40 million in funding to support curriculum redesign and faculty professional development.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

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The report found that although 47% of institutions saw accelerating internationalization between 2017 and the start of the pandemic, only 21% described acceleration between 2020 and 2021. This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum.

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Dr. J. Luke Wood to Become President of Sacramento State University

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He then moved on to Arizona State University, where he earned a master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education and a Ph.D. He became the first Black faculty member to be named a Distinguished Professor at SDSU in 2017. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies with an emphasis in higher education.

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Lifting As They Climb

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King was followed in 2016-2017 by Dr. Vivian L. Ducommun Endowed Professor (Emerita) in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, was president in 2011-2012. Dr. Joyce E. King, the Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair and Professor of Educational Policy Studies, led the association from 2014-2015. Gadsden, the William T.