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FELICIA BENTON-JOHNSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Felicia Benton-Johnson Felicia Benton-Johnson has been appointed vice president for diversity and inclusive excellence at Clemson University.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After graduating from Sacramento State with a bachelor’s in Black History and Politics, Wood returned for his master’s in Higher Education Leadership. 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.

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ASHE Conference Tackles Joy and Community Building for Marginalized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I want to bring us together, to experience this moment, to breathe in our collective humanity,” said Suh, an assistant professor of curriculum and instruction at Texas State University. Breathe out our tensions, our fears, our insecurities that we alone are not enough.” Doctoral student Sam Owen has taken courses with Suh.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With most classes enrolling fewer than 30 students, faculty can foster a sense of community in which students feel connected to their classmates, their instructors, and the institution while receiving more individualized instruction. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B. Mathis of the John E.

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Enhancing Understanding of Urban Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Smith, who earned tenure in 2022, is an associate professor of higher education and program coordinator of educational leadership in the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services, and Information Technology at the University of Cincinnati.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

Nothing was more instructive than watching five years of those. I was on the early board of trustees of Western Governors University and was a part of the group that helped envision what that could be. That's everything from big innovation to the policy that allows people to do their life's best work.

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What Are the Big Higher Education Stories for 2024?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Robert Kelchen, professor and head of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, says the administration will likely reintroduce the rule in 2024 using a negotiated rulemaking process. Other issues in the news will include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).