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JANUARY 5, 2023

Florida state colleges and universities must report spending on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and projects and initiatives related to critical race theory (CRT), per orders from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis ’s administration, the National Review reported. Ron DeSantis In a Dec. Ron DeSantis In a Dec. The deadline is Jan.

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The University of Southern California Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy trumpets its dedication to diversity on its website. USC declined to make administrators available for interviews with Diverse. The students who represent that change have come together in Anvarizadeh’s defense.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Denisa Gándara, an assistant professor at the University of Texas—Austin, begins on a dispiriting note: although there have been many policy efforts to increase educational opportunity since President Lyndon B. As of 2021, 42% of white people 25 and older had finished a bachelor’s degree, but only 28% of Black people and 21% of Hispanics had.

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AUGUST 31, 2023

Over 2,300 student borrowers who were ripped off by their online for-profit college will have their loans forgiven, the Biden administration announced Wednesday. The relief will go to students of Ashford University in California, and totals $72 million. “My So far, the Biden administration has offered $14.8

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APRIL 19, 2024

Columbia University's decision to act against pro-Palestine student demonstrators who had been occupying its South Lawn, culminated in suspensions and subsequent arrests of more than 108 protesters in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and a harsh rebuke from scholars from across the world. “The The university suspended all occupying students.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

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MAY 16, 2024

Some members of the faculty at Columbia University have lodged a vote of no-confidence for the university’s president, Dr. Minouche Shafik. Law enforcement made several arrests and the administration issued suspensions of students involved in the on-campus demonstrations.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Administrators, especially those who work closely with racially minoritized students in various capacities, must play a crucial role in this transition and require adequate support to navigate these changes effectively. These administrators (e.g., Here are four ways that institutions can provide practical support: 1.

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MAY 17, 2023

The University of Idaho is looking to acquire The University of Phoenix, the Idaho public university announced. If University of Idaho moves forward with the approximately $550 million acquisition, the school would be establishing a nonprofit for University of Phoenix’s assets.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) President Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail has been fired from her position at the school’s helm, cutting her contract and term short. The move comes as the Southern Association of Colleges (SACSCOC) voted to strip the small Historically Black College and University of its accreditation.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For example, in 2020, the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR) found that Black/African American employees comprise less than 10% of higher education professionals. The same report found that Black/African American administrators in higher education were just 8% of all senior leaders.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Shawna Patterson-Stephens, Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging at Central Michigan University, received the Bobby E. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award on Tuesday from NASPA, the association representing student affairs professionals.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Faculty at California State University, the largest public university system in the U.S., It’s time to stop funneling tuition and taxpayer money into a top-heavy administration.” The California Faculty Association is seeking a 12% salary raise and an increase in parental leave from six weeks to a full semester.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Jewish college students are expressing in a new survey increased frustrated with the lack of response from university presidents and leadership to ongoing antisemitism on campus. It found that 57% of students are not satisfied with the response of their administration to acts of violence and hate on campus since Oct.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Race and higher education scholars are voicing criticism, concern, and cynicism after the University of Florida ended many of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, a move that the school cited it took to comply with a state law that was passed last year. chair of Black studies at the University of Rochester. McCune, Jr.,

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MARCH 26, 2024

The Saint Peter’s University Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Hubert Benitez as the 23rd president of Saint Peter’s University, effective July 1. Dr. Hubert Benitez “I want to thank the Board of Trustees for the distinction of being appointed president of Saint Peter’s University,” said Benitez. “As He earned a Ph.D.

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MARCH 3, 2023

The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning has placed Jackson State University (JSU) President Thomas Hudson on administrative leave with pay, effective immediately. in organizational communication broadcast law from Southern Illinois University. Hayes-Anthony holds a B.S

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Thompson will become president of Jackson State University (JSU), effective Nov. Thompson Jackson State University Thompson is currently deputy commissioner and chief administrative officer of the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL), the state’s public university system. Dr. Marcus L. Thompson holds a B.A.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

G,” is vice chancellor for student affairs at Washington University in St. Gonzalez provides leadership to the university’s Division of Student Affairs, engaging with students to recognize their needs and enhance their experiences. Anna Gonzalez, known to her students as “Dr. Louis (WashU).

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Burgess will become interim president of Saint Augustine’s University, effective immediately. Burgess is also a former K-12 public school administrator. in elementary education from Claflin University; an M.S. in elementary education from Claflin University; an M.S. Dr. Marcus H. 5 board meeting. He holds a B.S.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Lynn Akey will become chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, effective Jan. Dr. Lynn Akey Akey is currently vice president for student success, analytics, and integrated planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato. I am grateful for the impact she has had on the University. Akey holds a B.S.

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MARCH 3, 2024

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) condemned the University of Florida's elimination of its diversity, equity, and inclusion staff. The University of Florida is--and will always be--unwavering in our commitment to university human dignity," the memo read. "

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MARCH 8, 2024

Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA) office has imposed a $14 million fine, resulting from a settlement agreement with Liberty University for material and ongoing violations of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, known as the Clery Act.

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MAY 31, 2023

Akakpo will become president of Kentucky State University, effective Jul. Previously, he was vice president for business, administrative, and student services, COO, and chief student services officer at North Central State College (NCSC); and director of academic financial planning & management at Central State University.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

She is an assistant professor of educational administration in the College of Education and Human Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where her work is concentrated on campus climates and the role of student affairs in student experiences.

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DECEMBER 23, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration is providing $44.5 million in grants to 22 colleges and universities to improve enrollment, persistence, and completion rates for students living in rural communities. By contrast, in urban and suburban communities, the percentages of enrollees are almost 48% and 42%, respectively.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

The University of Arkansas system is in talks with the University of Phoenix, one of the largest for-profit colleges in the U.S., For-profit education has had a difficult decade, due to increasing restrictions initiated by the Obama administration. The University of Phoenix would lose its for-profit status.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey Lincoln University In an email sent on the day of her death , Candia-Bailey, who served as vice president of student affairs at Lincoln University in Missouri, a historically Black university, accused Dr. John Moseley, the university's president, of harassment and bullying. “You

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APRIL 2, 2024

A class-action lawsuit against Walden University, a private, for-profit, online institution has concluded with the school settling and agreeing to pay the plaintiffs $28.5 It kept going and going and going,” said Carroll, an adjunct professor at Columbia International University. “We million, pending court approval.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The administration will argue that it has the authority to cancel student debt under the Higher Education Relief Opportunities For Students (HEROES) Act of 2003, which allows for the cancellation of loans for people who have suffered economic hardship due to national emergencies—namely, the COVID-19 pandemic. Supreme Court later this month.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Temple University has selected Chancellor Richard M. Englert’s career at Temple has spanned nearly half a century, highlighted by Temple’s development as a national leader in higher education, while remaining faithful to its mission of access and its unique role as Philadelphia’s public university,” Morgan wrote. Dr. Richard M.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Former University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) Chancellor Dr. Rebecca Blank died Feb. Becky inspired faculty, staff and administrators with an approach to problem-solving that combined vision, creativity and pragmatism." 17 from pancreatic cancer at age 67. Department of Commerce. "Dr.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

At Georgian Court University (GCU), women leaders are the norm. The private Roman Catholic university boasts a leadership of majority women, with women leading all four of the school's academic schools as deans. Increasingly, other colleges and universities are also following in this tradition.

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JUNE 23, 2023

Bennett will become chancellor of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, effective Jul. Bennett Most recently, Bennett was president of the University of Southern Mississippi. He previously was vice president for student affairs at the University of Georgia. “I Dr. Rodney D. Bennett holds an Ed.D.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

Towson University has withdrawn its proposal for a business analytics Ph.D. Towson’s program proposal had received criticism from advocates for what they claim was a duplication of a program at Morgan State University. It plans to resubmit at a later date.

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MAY 16, 2023

The University of Vermont’s (UVM) faculty union filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the Vermont Labor Relations Board May 16, alleging that the school administration is improperly increasing faculty workloads, VT Digger reported. These events just add to a seemingly deteriorating relationship between UVM and its faculty.

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MAY 27, 2023

Crumpton-Young Texas Southern University President Dr. Lesia L. It was unclear if Crumpton-Young, who previously served as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Morgan State University in Baltimore, had secured another position. Crumpton-Young is leaving the school, just two years into the job.

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