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JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., criminology, law & society, University of California, Irvine; M.S., counseling, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Ph.D., Dr. Cristobal Salinas Jr.,

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APRIL 16, 2024

Adler University has named Dr. Lisa Coleman its next president. Having spent my career addressing how to transform inequitable systems, it is an honor to align my life’s work with Adler University,” said Coleman. She previously served as Harvard University’s special assistant to the president and first chief diversity officer.

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DECEMBER 12, 2022

The University of Dayton (UDayton) will launch a fellowship program to provide paid internships, mentoring, and professional development to underrepresented students from the Dayton region. These two initiatives will be housed in the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community. The fellows program will begin Fall 2023.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The American Association of State Colleges and Universities has announced its selection of 36 higher education professionals for the inaugural cohort of its Department Chair Leadership Institute (DCLI). DCLI provides professional development to help department chairs cultivate critical skills to overcome common challenges.

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MARCH 18, 2024

“While American women have advanced in the last 175 years, we haven’t come close to achieving equity,” said Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, a nonprofit organization working for educational equity.

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OCTOBER 12, 2023

Dr. Roberta Rincon “The ADVANCE program has been a game-changer for higher ed,” says Dr. Travis York, director of inclusive STEMM ecosystems for equity & diversity at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. One of the awardees is Old Dominion University, which will receive $1 million over the next three years.

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MARCH 5, 2023

"The work that we do in the world is so important,” said Kinloch, describing her hopes for advancing equitable policies and practices that benefit students, faculty, staff, communities of people in schools, school districts, and universities around the world. “To Davis Excellence in Leadership Award in November 2022. “I

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OCTOBER 22, 2023

These twin pillars are indispensable in the pursuit of true diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Ellis is a senior professorial lecturer in the educational policy and leadership doctoral program and special education program at American University School of Education. These are indeed crucial elements of the equation.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The Fielding Graduate University community is mourning the death of Dr. Orlando L. The university noted contributions to be made in memory Taylor’s memory may be made to the Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership, and Education at Fielding. Taylor, the Distinguished Senior Advisor to the President. Dr. Orlando L.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Luke Wood has been appointed to serve on the California Racial Equity Commission, the state's Senate Rules Committee. Luke Wood Wood is currently vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer (CDO) at San Diego State University (SDSU). Program in Community College Leadership.

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JUNE 22, 2023

It was twenty-five years ago this month that I left my position as chancellor of the University of Michigan-Flint to become what many say was the first person to serve as vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at a major research university. Second, the uncertainty of the forthcoming U.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. What does effective change leadership look like in practice? Develop a Strategic Vision UWM crafted a clear and strategic vision for closing equity gaps.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A dozen higher education institutions have been selected to participate in the Equitable and Inclusive Curriculum-to-Career Models Project, according to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Edward’s University, and St. Mary's College of California.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Blackwell is a gender equity advocate, who oversees an organization counting over 40,000 members and donors, 700 branches, and 500 college and university partners. Blackwell continues nearly two decades of leadership activity at AAUW, shepherding fellowships and grants programs.

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OCTOBER 31, 2022

Jia Osiel will become Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) chief talent and equity officer. Osiel was a DEI Champion Awardee by National Diversity Council at its 2021 National Diversity & Leadership Conference. Osiel holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Providence University in Taiwan. Stout, president and CEO of ATD. “Her

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JUNE 29, 2023

South Dakota is just one example of Republican-led states taking action against diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in academia. Flores also said continuity of leadership is important, and there needs to be a sense of equal value among the team members. “To The value of teamwork Dr. Antonio R.

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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.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Brown University President Dr. Christina H. Paxson received the 2023 TIAA Institute Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence. Hesburgh , was a former University of Notre Dame p resident, a longtime TIAA board member, and a civil rights leader. "I The award’s namesake, Rev. Theodore M.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer, associate provost for equity and inclusion, and coordinator of the new DEI certificate program at Muhlenberg College. Dr. Brooke Vick, chief diversity officer and associate provost for equity and inclusion at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pa.,

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Despite all the talk about diversity, equity, and inclusion, the highest echelons in the Academy remain white and male. 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.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Rutgers University-Newark chancellor and social psychologist Dr. Nancy E. Cantor will soon embark on a new journey to lead Hunter College, the largest college in the City University of New York (CUNY) system. My term here at Rutgers-Newark is coming to an end,” Cantor told Diverse in an interview on Wednesday.

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MARCH 8, 2023

The City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) have made a pledge for educational equity, and institutional and organizational partnerships will help make that pledge a reality. This is the goal for everyone, it’ll be a universal target. This is the goal for everyone, it’ll be a universal target.

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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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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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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Although her family is in San Luis Obispo County, she is more than 100 miles from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo University. It is the closest university, but it doesn’t offer such a program. Despite increased opportunities for online educational programming, their analysis concludes “.it’s Roughly 6% to 12% of the U.S.

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MAY 24, 2023

In the search for its ninth permanent president, Sacramento State University didn’t have to look far. Wood is currently San Diego State University’s (SDSU) vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer. Luke Wood, incoming president of Sacramento State University “I'm African American.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Chanelle Whittaker has been appointed vice president for equity, culture, and talent at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) located in Maryland. Whitaker has spent the last 13 years in higher education leadership in Sacramento and Oakland, California. from Howard University and a J.D. Whittaker holds a B.A.

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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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JUNE 5, 2023

Hollis will become associate dean for access, equity, and inclusion in the Penn State College of Education, effective Aug. Dr. Leah P. I chose Penn State because of the dean and the wonderful colleagues I met during my visit,” Hollis said. “I I see a true commitment to anti-racism and diversity and am thrilled to be part of that.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The current state of health equity and medical education were key topics at a webinar on Tuesday sponsored by Rutgers University’s Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity, and Justice. Howard University’s College of Medicine and Meharry Medical College, he said. Sullivan, former Secretary of the U.S.

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MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I Zamani-Gallaher holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Illinois University, a master’s in general experimental psychology, and a Ph.D.

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MARCH 7, 2023

recently announced bold choices in leadership. Dartmouth College, Harvard University, and Columbia University named new presidents, each to take office in July. Elizabeth Magill (University of Pennsylvania), Dr. Christina Paxson (Brown), and Dr. Martha E. Pollack (Cornell) in leading institutions.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Scott On Sunday, October 22, Michigan State University (MSU) Trustee Brianna Scott presented a seven-page letter to the board calling for the removal of Dr. Rema Vassar, the first Black woman to chair the Board of Trustees at MSU. This idea of “clear unified leadership” from Gov. Complex issues require complex leadership.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Berencea Johnson Eanes has been named the next president of California State University, Los Angeles. Eanes currently serves as president of York College, City University of New York. “I am honored to join this outstanding university and its vibrant and diverse campus community,” Eanes said. "I Clarke, Jr.,

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APRIL 6, 2023

This is an instructive moment at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby recently assumed the role of president. Passing the Leadership Torch President Sheares Ashby took office In August 2022, succeeding UMBC's beloved, long-term president Freeman Hrabowaski. Is it the right role?

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MAY 30, 2023

Clark Atlanta University (CAU) and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation (NCBCP) have launched the NCBCP Thomas W. Institute for Leadership, Civic Engagement, Economic Empowerment and Social Justice (NCBCP TWD Jr. Dortch, Jr., Institute) at CAU. Part of the launch will be a 2-day event – May 31-Jun. Dortch, Jr.,

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Harvard and UNC could produce a similar chilling effect on the measures taken by federal or state governments and institutions that increase access, equity, and inclusion for underrepresented groups in higher education, experts said at the panel. There are big benefits to equity. While the U.S. s “multiracial democracy.”

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