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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

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Pushing to No Longer Keep Meredith College a ‘Best-Kept Secret’

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jo Allen, the retiring president of Meredith College, enjoys the administrative part of higher ed. Spurred on by this interest in universities’ inner workings, Allen went on to eventually lead in an administrative capacity as senior vice president and provost at Widener University before returning to Meredith as its leader in July 2011.

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Jackson Makes SEC History with Head Baseball Coach Appointment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also served in an administrative position in Major League Baseball. In 2019, Jackson led the Southern Jaguars to winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship in 2019 – the team’s first SWAC championship since 2009 – and Southern's first 30-win season since 2012. 500 record in six years.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Patterson-Stephens guided the development of CMU’s first strategic plan for diversity since 2012 and reinstated the Faculty and Staff of Color Alliance, which had remained inoperable since 2013. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).

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An Online Pivot Pays Off

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In fall 2012, Unity College had fewer than 600 students. Administrators attribute the explosive enrollment growth to a hard online pivot centered on high-demand environmental programs. Unity began rethinking its offerings in 2012, leading to the launch of its first fully online program in 2016.

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An Open Letter to HBCU Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thanks to the active engagement and voter turnout of college students of all races, ethnicities, genders, and social classes, Barack Hussien Obama, was elected America’s first Black president of the United States of America in 2008 and reelected for a second term in 2012. When we vote, we honor those lives and carry on this quest.

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Challenging Implicit Linguistic Biases in Teaching and Learning Across Disciplines Through Student-Faculty Partnerships

The Scholarly Teacher

The myth of linguistic homogeneity in higher education can negatively impact the learning experiences of all students as it implies there is one dominant language we use to communicate across contexts (Matsuda, 2012). Let's face it: Language issues and the writing program administrator. 2016) Beyond translingual writing.

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