Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 11, 2025

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has named 26 senior-level higher education professionals to participate in its 2025-2026 Millennium Leadership Initiative, as the premier leadership development program continues its mission to diversify college and university presidencies.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 10, 2025

Unlike many of today’s emerging leaders, Bumphus didn’t have mentors who looked like him when he started. “I I unfortunately didn’t have any mentors when I started in the business that were leaders of color,” he tells Diverse. For emerging leaders in higher education, Bumphus advises: “Know who you are as a leader.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Upon admission, someone from the office oversees the transition process—orientation, advisement, financial clearance and registration prior to the student’s first term and support through the first year. At that time, they transition to either a professional advisor in their school or major or mostly to faculty advisement.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The university restructured to a centralized academic advising model for the first two years of college, ensuring that advising is consistent across all majors, particularly for the most vulnerable populations. The last two years, ASU has seen the highest retention rates of all students, but particularly Latino students.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 14, 2023

So, leadership is listening deeply, engaging with others, valuing collaboration and partnership, and encouraging everybody else on the team to work together in a solutions-oriented way." When you're a faculty member, you're your own boss. He was a senior faculty member who told me you have to remember that it's not about science.

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Scholarship America

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Finally, scholarship providers are in a unique position to help students develop peer networks among their fellow recipients. In addition to these tangible supports, peer-focused and student-led networks can also help with academic and mental health challenges—especially when colleges’ counseling and advising departments are overwhelmed.

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The University Innovation Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

In her professional life, President Sacks collects mentors whose leadership skills or strengths have impressed her and whom she can always count on for advice. Advice for Future Higher Ed Leaders Another side of sharing experience and advice is what we tell younger people interested in leadership. That was formative.”

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