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Unapologetic Leadership Thought: Freedom Dreaming

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’m ready to share my unapologetic Freedom Dreaming thoughts, the full realization of unapologetic leadership, put into practice, in the name of student success. It is about taking a bold stance to break the old and create new systems and structures that support our students’ success.

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Report: California Community College Leadership Growing More Diverse But CEOs Face Shorter Tenures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California community college presidents and chancellors are spending less time in their roles while the leadership ranks are becoming increasingly diverse, highlighting Dr. Larry Galizio both challenges and progress in the nation's largest public higher education system. of leaders, more than 2.5 of CEOs, though still below their 40.4%

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Leading Toward Impact: Diversity and Leadership in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ivy League college presidents took up this challenge, and in 1992, Brown University, led by Dr. Vartan Gregorian, founded The Leadership Alliance. The alliance has mentored over 6,000 undergraduates, and more than 1,000 Leadership Alliance summer program alumni, known as Doctoral Scholars, have earned a Ph.D. training programs.

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Steele to Step Down from Helm at Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

has announced he will step down as president and CEO of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization founded in 1957 by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charles Steele, Jr. Longtime civil rights leader Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., 31 departure.

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Book Review: The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Future of Black Leadership in Higher Education: Firsthand Experiences and Global Impact is an excellent book that answers the question, what does it take to succeed as a Black professional in higher education leadership?

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The Leadership Conference Education Fund Offers Policy Recommendations to Ensure Equity in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Leadership Conference Education Fund has released a policy that offers recommendations at the federal, state, and institutional levels to ensure equal opportunity in higher education. “

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. Barabino, who made history in 2020 as the college's first Black woman president and second president overall, brought distinguished leadership to the science and engineering institution. However, financial difficulties continued to plague the institution under her leadership.