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Esther Jones Dr. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.

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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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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The University of Texas System (UT System) has approved the creation of the Regents’ Research Excellence Program across its four Emerging Research Universities, including UT Arlington, UT Dallas, UT El Paso, and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).

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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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Cabrini University has laid off six full-time faculty – three of them were tenured – this month as part of budget cuts to help remedy its financial deficit, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The six – 8.7% The six – 8.7% No programs were eliminated as part of this plan,” said spokesperson Trish Bradley.

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MARCH 1, 2023

The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research. Their work shows that the university, and its home state, take a leadership role in bringing those big ideas to life.”

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APRIL 2, 2023

Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. Community college faculty are usually prepared to respond to these questions, with varying reasons for their career choice.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

The University of South Carolina has announced that former South Carolina Gov. David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F. Beasley’s example of exemplary leadership and public service will inspire our students, broaden their perspectives and enhance their international understanding.” Rice School of Law.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Rutgers University reached an agreement with its faculty unions Apr. 14 for new contract, after a week of faculty strikes, NBC News reported. over a four-year contract; and enhance wages of teaching and graduate assistants and provide them with multi-year university support.

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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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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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MARCH 15, 2024

Daysha Jackson-Sanchez Through my conversations with other providers, as well as faculty and institutional leadership at colleges and universities across the country, I am increasingly optimistic that we are well-equipped to handle these shifts. Our industry is indeed at an inflection point.

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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. Coleman’s experience and leadership will guide our institution to even greater heights of impact and excellence.

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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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DECEMBER 8, 2022

It means the institution changes how we develop faculty and advise students – where all 6,662 Compton college students benefit. We don't just have a handful of counseling faculty and advisors for the Black students at Compton. It will take unapologetic leadership to serve Black learners well.

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JUNE 30, 2023

A new study by Course Hero, an online learning platform for educators, suggests that a rise in job satisfaction among faculty has improved since the start of the pandemic. According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) women make up the majority of non tenure-track faculty across institutions in higher education.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Javier Cevallos was recently appointed president of the American Academic Leadership Institute (AALI). Javier Cevallos has been named to this important leadership role,” said Dr. Mildred García, president and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). “As

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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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NOVEMBER 13, 2023

education or universities, specifically. However, there is a network of tribally run colleges and universities that are the ongoing extension of those sovereignties as well as key vehicles for continuing to liberate the sovereign potential. These priorities often are not the focus in U.S.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

For colleges and universities to close these equity gaps, they must address the core of the student experience: the time that students spend in the classroom. Despite the fact that faculty are so crucial to students’ academic lives, they are often underutilized as levers of institutional change.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Under the guidance of Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, president of Saint Augustine’s University in North Carolina, Sabree recently conducted a study to glean perspectives of former African American male community college athletes’ experiences. Others mentioned that faculty made it hard for them or seemed only interested in earning a paycheck.

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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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JANUARY 5, 2023

Fredrick Muyia Nafukho will become vice provost for the University of Washington Office of Academic Personnel. Dr. Fredrick Nafukho Nafukho will also become tenured faculty in the Department of Management and Organization in the Foster School of Business.

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MAY 10, 2023

in mechanical engineering from Michigan Technological University, his master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri-Rolla and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University, Lim entered the private sector as an engineer at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Georj Lewis has been appointed president of Clayton State University. 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.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Twenty months ago, in June of 2022, New Jersey City University (NJCU) declared a financial crisis. After the school declared financial emergency, it also adopted budgets and plans to realign the trajectory of the school, said Acebo, who previously served as NJCU’s executive vice president and university counsel.

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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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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Joy Gaston Gayles will become head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), effective Jul. She also received NC State’s University Faculty Scholar in 2018 and is the winner of the Zenobia L. Hikes Woman of Color in the Academy Award. Gayles holds a Ph.D.

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MARCH 8, 2023

KerryAnn O’Meara will become vice president for academic affairs, provost, and dean of the college at Teachers College, Columbia University, effective Jul. O’Meara’s leadership and expertise will be instrumental in helping the Teachers College community achieve new heights of academic excellence and social impact for the future.”

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. He will do the same as provost at Western Michigan University.”

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Anjalé Welton has been appointed the Rupple-Bascom Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison (UWM). Welton is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. She is co-author of the book “Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy.” Welton holds a Ph.D.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Jason Wingard, the first Black president of Temple University in Philadelphia, has resigned Mar. Jason Wingard Amid Wingard’s short and rocky tenure was worsening crime around campus, a graduate student strike, and a loss of confidence in his leadership among some faculty.

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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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MAY 17, 2023

The GOP-dominated Ohio Senate has passed 21-10 a bill that would ban nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements at the state’s public colleges and universities, prohibit faculty strikes, and bar public universities from taking stances on “controversial” topics, the Associated Press reported.

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JANUARY 22, 2023

Caring Campus, a program to have faculty contribute to fostering a culture of caring for students at schools, is related to observable benefits, according to a recent report by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University. At least it's one approach to helping them to fit into those efforts."

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JUNE 6, 2023

Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. Previously, he served as founding dean of the University College at Fort Valley State University and director of college success services for University of North Carolina. Dr. Stevie L.

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JULY 3, 2023

Kimberly Andrews Espy will become the first woman president of Wayne State University, effective Aug. Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy Espy – a licensed clinical psychologist – is currently provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA).

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