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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“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.” Dillion is a senior adviser for Huron Consulting’s higher education practice.

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Dr. Kristina Whalen Appointed President of Foothill College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Kristina Whalen Whalen is currently vice president of academic services at Las Positas College and vice president of the California Community Colleges Chief Instructional Officers Association. In this new role, Whalen will be part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District leadership team.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams-Goliday has been helping guide students for decades, first as an academic adviser for Eastern Illinois University’s Office of Minority Affairs beginning in 1998. There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University.

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Ashton Gillotte

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gillotte’s success and accolades on the field are rivaled by his early graduation with honors as well as his commitment to helping in the community, according to Caroline Crafton, the associate director of academic services for Louisville Athletics.

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Does Loan Relief Lead to Increased Tuition? Probably Not, Says the Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, did a study of graduate students, who have been able to borrow up to the full cost of attendance since the mid-2000s. He points out that increases in tuition have slowed in recent years.