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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marion Ross Fedrick, had been appointed executive vice president for administration and chief of staff at Georgia State University, effective July 1. Social media has changed how so many things operate. In 2006, presidents spent an average of 8.5 years in charge. By 2022, that number shrunk to 5.9 Just ask Dr. Walter M.

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

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Utilizing data from the National Center for Education Statistics on patterns of faculty appointments and graduate student employment, AAUP makes clear that there is an ever-increasing reliance on contingent faculty. As of fall 2021, 68% of faculty held contingent appointments, compared to 47% in 1987. colleges and universities.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

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Claudine Gay is making history. Gay’s appointment marks the first time a person of color will lead the nation’s oldest and one of its most prominent postsecondary institutions. Gay’s appointment comes on the heels of the U.S Bacow on July 1, 2023. Gay will be only the second woman to take the role. I love this place.

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Looking Back to See Forward - Dr. Nic John Ramos

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Title: Assistant Professor, Department of History, Drexel University, Jointly Appointed, History and Africana Studies, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 42 Education: B.A., Ramos, jointly appointed in History and Africana Studies, serves as an assistant professor in the Department of History at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

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

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Luke Wood, a Sac State alum, was appointed to the position today. And if Sac State could make a person like me successful, then they can help create that kind of pathway for any student.” In the search for its ninth permanent president, Sacramento State University didn’t have to look far. Nelson on July 16 th. Dr. Donna Y.

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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

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A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In She clearly wants to make a difference in this world, and we couldn’t be more pleased or more excited to welcome Safa to Brunswick.” Safa Zaki will become president of Bowdoin College, effective Jul.

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Ring The Alarm: A Call to Action for Black Women to Address Wellness in the Academy

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We must make room to live, laugh, and love ourselves and others each day as if it will be our last. Many of the factors impacting our well-being could be beyond our control, yet we must take hold of how we care for ourselves in a methodological and incremental manner. The untimely deaths of two Black women presidents, JoAnne A.