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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Danielle Egan, dean of the faculty and chief academic officer at Connecticut College. We are honored that the 2024-25 fellows and their nominators entrust ACE with supporting their leadership journeys,” said Juanita Banks, program director at ACE. We aim to elevate them as bold and capable leaders.”

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MARCH 20, 2024

The values and mission are lived beautifully by the faculty, students, staff, and administration. Bazan holds an associate degree from Loma Linda University, a bachelor’s degree from La Sierra University, a master’s in administration and leadership, and a Ph.D. in leadership from Andrews University.

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MAY 26, 2023

“We are committed to ensuring that our culture and climate enable every person – students, staff and faculty – to thrive and achieve at the highest levels of their aspirations, and Dr. Bergeron is exactly the right person to partner with our community to advance that mission.” in speech communication from Louisiana State University.

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MAY 17, 2024

More than one out of every eight students experiences rape or sexual assault , and one-in-five female students reports receiving assistance from a victim-services agency. Faculty and staff are also at risk of harm. Even more critically, presidential leadership on this important issue ensures consistency and accountability.

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MAY 16, 2024

The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety and security. On-campus demonstrations have resulted in thousands of arrests since April, when student activism ballooned regarding the conflict in Israel.

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MAY 16, 2024

The action comes amid nationwide antiwar protests and concerns for upholding student and faculty rights to speech and assembly alongside ensuring their safety and security. On-campus demonstrations have resulted in thousands of arrests since April, when student activism ballooned regarding the conflict in Israel.

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APRIL 23, 2024

“With a primary focus on ensuring that Black students attain their academic goals and are positioned for a lifetime of success, we also intend this funding to strengthen enrollment and retention efforts, improve classroom experiences, and bolster staff and faculty development across the system,” said CSU Chancellor Dr. Mildred García.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I look forward to engaging and collaborating with Cal State LA’s talented students, staff and faculty to continue the institution’s journey to new heights in student success, research, scholarship and creative activity, and community engagement.” Clarke, Jr., chair of the Cal State LA Presidential Search Committee.

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APRIL 4, 2023

Martha Enciso, associate vice president of student affairs at California State University, Fullerton, has won the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators’ (NASPA) 2023 Mena Valdez Award. Enciso is the 10th winner of the award and the first from CSUF.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

This year’s recipients truly embody the commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and civic engagement that Pat Cross championed throughout her distinguished career,” said AAC&U President Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. “We Graduate students in fields where the master’s degree is the terminal degree are also eligible.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

He has been in senior leadership roles at Georgia Southern, Indiana University Northwest, and the former Armstrong State University, including as vice president for student affairs at Georgia Southern. I’m also incredibly grateful for the students, faculty and staff of AMSC.

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APRIL 26, 2023

Dr. George Timmons Timmons is currently provost and senior vice president of academic and student affairs at Columbia-Greene Community College (CGCC). As president, he added that his goals include discerning which student age groups need more support and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion at Holyoke.

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APRIL 16, 2024

At the time, there was only an unapproved (not officially recognized by the university) LGBTQ student group. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Lynn Akey Akey is currently vice president for student success, analytics, and integrated planning at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Akey’s leadership at Minnesota State Mankato has steered our University’s direction to be one of student focus and data-driven priorities,” said Minnesota State Mankato President Edward Inch.

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JUNE 20, 2023

“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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JANUARY 5, 2024

The mix of baseless attacks on her leadership, integrity, and qualifications, combined with labeling her as an affirmative action hire signaled the beginning of the end. We protect and defend what we value and respect and for a moment this appeared to be the case as faculty and students rallied around Gay. It is a loss.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Ja’Bette Lozupone Title: Director of Student Affairs, Montgomery College Age: 41 Education: B.A., She followed that with a master’s degree in communications and a doctorate in organizational leadership. Montgomery is also making resources for student parents easier to find. communications, Hood College; M.A.,

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus “flex dollars” to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPS’s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are expensive,” Crawford says.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

With a strong succession plan, HBCUs can ensure a smooth transition of leadership, cultivate a pipeline of diverse and visionary leaders, and continue to fulfill their vital mission of empowering generations of students and advancing social justice. Talent identification: A thorough evaluation of potential candidates is crucial.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

He spoke with us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast about his leadership style, expectations he's faced, lessons he's learning from the experience, and how future administrators might best prepare for this kind of leadership. Getting outside of Academic Affairs, I think, would be very, very helpful for provosts, for vice chancellors as well."

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ahmed said that he came into the diversity field after working with students and he wanted to be part of the ongoing effort to address insufficient equity and inclusion at many Predominantly White iIstitutions (PWIs). He also co-owns a module-based DEI training product for faculty, staff, and students.

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MARCH 13, 2023

Many are helping each other navigate their sense of duty to their students of color, to their community, to their families, and to themselves. Dr. Felecia Commodore is an associate professor in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Old Dominion University. And it can be that way for an extended period of time.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Some of those difficult decisions had to do with cutting employees – faculty and professional staff – and downsizing NJCU’s academic offerings. Some roles and departments – such as the divisions of administration and finance or student affairs and enrollment management – were consolidated. Enrollment was going down.

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EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

What 75+ cabinet leaders learned about responding to grievances on campus at EAB's Compassionate Leadership Seminar Over the past few months, over 75 college and university cabinet leaders have gone through EAB’s Compassionate Leadership Seminar. For example, listening is a central discipline of compassionate leadership.

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MAY 24, 2023

Wood is currently San Diego State University’s (SDSU) vice president for student affairs and campus diversity and chief diversity officer. After graduating from Sacramento State with a bachelor’s in Black History and Politics, Wood returned for his master’s in Higher Education Leadership. Nelson on July 16 th.

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JULY 4, 2023

Cook Cook is currently vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Alcorn State. Tracy Cook will become interim president of Alcorn State University, effective Jul. Dr. Tracy M. He has previously served as chief of staff at Alcorn State. "Dr.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Dr. Jamie Washington — an educator, author, student affairs administrator, pastor, consultant, president and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (SJTI), past-president of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and much more. “I Do no harm. Lester saw potential in him and invited him to co-lead.

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APRIL 13, 2023

Kristen Raney Raney is currently vice chancellor for academic affairs at Eastern Iowa Community College (EICC). Previously, she has been vice president of academic affairs and interim vice president student affairs at Saint Paul College and dean of academic development and services at Chippewa Valley Technical College. “I

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MARCH 10, 2023

Dr. Stuart Rayfield Rayfield is currently vice chancellor for leadership and institutional development of the broader University System of Georgia (USG). Stuart Rayfield will become president of Columbus State University, effective Jul. I’m thrilled to return to Columbus State University as its next president,” Rayfield said.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. College sports teams: An incubator for Black men student leadership identity development. Hines & E.C.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Jones holds a doctorate in organizational leadership and communication from Northeastern University, a master of education in college student affairs from the University of South Florida, and a bachelor of science in communications from Eastern Connecticut State University,

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

There are three core areas that institutions are asked to demonstrate to qualify to receive the Seal: (1) data, (2) practice, and (3) leadership. They must present evidence of effectiveness in institutional practices serving Latino students. We offer faculty workshops on culturally sensitive teaching.”

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

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. Luke Wood has been appointed to serve on the California Racial Equity Commission, the state's Senate Rules Committee.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

I am deeply invested not only in what Harvard is today but also what its leadership means for the future.” Gay previously served in several roles at the school, including the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, dean of social science, professor of government, and professor of African and African American Studies.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

These outstanding scholars represent the future of academia and serve as an inspiration to students and faculty members. School of Social Work, Clark Atlanta Universit Dr. Ja'Bette Lozupone , director of student affairs, Montgomery College Dr. Darris R.

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OCTOBER 16, 2023

McManus graduated valedictorian of her high school and went on to Clemson University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in counseling with an emphasis in student affairs. She served for nearly nine years as the university’s director of disability services.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

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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