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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is so much talent and human potential, I figure in 2023 it should be commonplace. “What is more frustrating to me is that in this day and age, I am still doing things that are first,” Gilliam said in a BU press release. That’s a bigger concern, that there’s any trailblazing aspect to what I do. And it just isn’t.”

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

Note: This interview in the Weekly Wisdom Series originally aired on October 30, 2023 as part of the University Innovation Alliance’s Innovating Together Podcast , appearing live on Facebook , Twitter , and LinkedIn. Some things come naturally, some things don't. He began his career as a news clerk at The New York Times.