Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2025

Between 2021 and 2024, 34 state legislatures introduced bills aimed at limiting or banning the teaching of "divisive concepts" on college campuses, with 11 states passing such laws. Approximately 75% report being treated with respect by fellow students, and 82% feel respected by faculty members.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

Dawn Johnson, Syracuse University; Dr. Candace Maddox Moore, University of Maryland, College Park Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Be unapologetic about your work. Trust in the possibility of achieving the impossible, even when it feels out of reach. Were already seeing mass unenrollment and mass exodus.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

During her tenure, she championed diversity initiatives for both faculty and students, working to address historical representation gaps at the college. 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.

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DECEMBER 8, 2024

Familiarly termed, Anti-DEI legislation, Watkins wrote, A wave of bills combating DEI efforts on college campuses have made their way into several state legislaturesdesigned to curb DEI practices (2024, pp. The presentation drew upon a study by Smalls (2023) focused on the experiences of African American community college trustees.

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JUNE 3, 2024

Waded Cruzado has been named winner of the American Council on Education’s 2024 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

After more than four years as president of York College, City University of New York, in January 2024 she became the ninth president of California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA), the first woman to serve in the position. “I

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Old Dominion University’s (ODU) Darden College of Education and Professional Studies is launching a program to help address disparities in the number of minorritized higher ed faculty. The AACTE-affiliated program will start Spring 2024. The priority deadline for applications for the two- to three-person initial cohort is Dec.

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DECEMBER 15, 2024

A growing number of faculty say that they find it difficult to have an open and honest conversation on campus about at least one hot button political topic and fear being disciplined for their teaching, research, academic discussions, or off-campus speech.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Following Howard was Dr. Janelle Scott for the 2024-2025 term, and then Dr. Maisha T. Tyrone Howard, the former president, is among a notable lineage of Black scholars who have led the organization in recent years. Winn, who will serve in 2025-2026 before Morris assumes the presidency.

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University Business

DECEMBER 16, 2024

A flurry of colleges and universities have shuttheir doors following the pandemic, and 2024 didn’t show signs of slowing down. To begin, we will backtrack and organize all of the college closings of 2024, paying particular attention to two- and four-year, public and private nonprofit institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The 2023-2024 Digital Learning Pulse Survey revealed that three-quarters of higher education trustees, faculty, and administrators believe GenAI will noticeably change their institutions — and help solve ongoing issues. But only 16% of faculty and 11% of administrators feel prepared for change.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2025

At Morgan State, despite achieving record-breaking total enrollment figures and becoming the nation's third-largest HBCU, the percentage of Black male students has dropped from 43% in 2015 to 37% in fall 2024. Morgan has long been a leader in providing access and opportunity for Black males seeking higher education," Wilson said.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The American Council on Education has announced its selection for the 2024 ACE Donna Shavlik Award. ACE plans to present the award during its 2024 ACE Women’s Leadership Dinner on March 20 in Washington, DC. Marjorie Hass “I am deeply honored to be recognized by ACE,” said Hass.

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MAY 30, 2024

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill. It's not why they chose the online education in the first place.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Terrell Educational Foundation has selected three master's students from diverse institutions across the United States for its 2024-2025 MCT Araceli Negrete Scholars program, with a focus on investigating student mental wellness in today's challenging environment. The Dr. Melvin C. Dr. Martino Harmon, MCT Foundation Chair.

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MARCH 6, 2025

She joined the School of Law's faculty in the fall of 2005 and was named the holder of the M.E. From 2015 to 2018 and for the fall semester of 2024, Rodrigues served as the law school's associate dean for faculty development. Rodrigues became dean of the University of Georgia School of Law on January 1, 2025.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Ruha Benjamin, a transdisciplinary scholar at Princeton University, and Dr. Jericho Brown, a poetry professor at Emory University, are among the academicians who were awarded a “genius grant” by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation earlier this week.

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APRIL 25, 2023

Keon will be transitioning into a faculty role at the end of his term in June 2024, The Exponent reported. Faculty from PNW and West Lafayette had requested Keon be removed from his post following the incident. Purdue Northwest (PNW) Chancellor Dr. Thomas L. Dr. Thomas L. Keon This announcement came Monday.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 3, 2023

Kim Cassidy Dr. Kim Cassidy will step down as president of Bryn Mawr College in June 2024, bringing to an end an 11-year tenure as the school’s leader, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. “I In 1993, Cassidy joined Bryn Mawr faculty at the women’s college and served as provost for six years.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

College leaders serious about improving student success and graduating the learners who enroll in their institutions should ask themselves these five questions as we head into 2024: Do we have programs that work for someone living day to day? Many adult learners must prioritize earning a living and caring for their families.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The increasingly aggressive stance toward the sector among both federal and state politicians, growth in faculty departures, ongoing staff burnout, and persistent dearth of enrollment among low-income, rural, and male-identified students are all troubling too.

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MAY 3, 2023

Among the latest efforts are HB 715 in North Carolina, which would remove tenure for future faculty in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system and at public community colleges, and SB 266 in Florida, which would give the state more control over the content of core classes and limit funding for DEI efforts.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

Delta’s Guiding Pillars: Equity and Completion Led by Gavin, the Delta faculty and staff are focused on two key pillars: equity and completion. Shelly Raube “So, whether you’re staff, whether you’re faculty, whether you’re a student, we want to be that place for our community for them to come in and see themselves here,” adds Raube.

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MARCH 6, 2025

She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019). She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019).

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JANUARY 8, 2025

Her employment was terminated on April 15, 2024, with the stated cause being insubordination and unprofessional and disrespectful conduct. After supporting discrimination complaints filed by two employees against King, Martinez Powless claims she faced increased retaliation.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Because of the dean leads, the vice provost, the team members working with me, we were able to do great things with faculty and faculty fellows.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Adler University will offer a tenure program to full-time faculty for the first time beginning in the 2023-2024 academic year, university officials announced on Monday. and private universities offer tenure, very few faculty receive the honor and benefit of tenure.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

In February of 2024 data was collected from an online participant pool from 18- to 25-year-olds who attend two- or four-year colleges in the U.S. Some of our faculty members and our deans might be the ones to witness firsthand some of the mental health concerns that students might exhibit in class or on campus.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MAY 14, 2024

Exposing the Inequity of Faculty Counteroffers jessica.blake@… Tue, 05/14/2024 - 03:00 AM A new study shows that women and faculty of color who receive outside job offers are far less likely than their white, male peers to receive a counteroffer to stay at their current institution. Byline(s) Jessica Blake

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JUNE 5, 2024

Faculty Power on the Line in Kentucky Ryan Quinn Wed, 06/05/2024 - 03:00 AM University of Kentucky leaders are on the verge of replacing a strong University Senate with a purely advisory body. Faculty members are asking a simple question: Why? Byline(s) Ryan Quinn

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EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

With generative artificial intelligence exploding in higher education, students, faculty and staff are eager to get their hands on these powerful tools. In December 2023, for example, Microsoft made Copilot available to all higher education students and faculty as part of Microsoft 365.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 29, 2024

His plans for the center include helping to advance African and African American studies as a discipline and to create a more substantial intellectual community through interdisciplinary collaboration among faculty, students, and the local community. “Dr. Darius Young is a transformational leader, thought partner, and historian.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Harvard Faculty Suspended From Library Over Protest Josh Moody Fri, 10/25/2024 - 03:00 AM Roughly two dozen faculty members will temporarily lose access to Harvard’s main library following a silent protest in support of students punished for the same reason. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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AUGUST 20, 2024

Library Faculty Eliminated Amid ‘Fiscal Insanity’ at Western Illinois kathryn.palmer… Tue, 08/20/2024 - 03:00 AM The university laid off all its library faculty as part of massive cuts, leaving employees and supporters to wonder how the library will serve campus constituents. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 18, 2023

Rutgers University Newark Chancellor Dr. Nancy Cantor will step down at the end of her contract Summer 2024, a move that ends a 10-year run and that has been met with surprise and opposition, NorthJersey.com reported.

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JULY 15, 2024

Faculty Panel Recommends Firing Joe Gow Josh Moody Mon, 07/15/2024 - 03:00 AM The former University of Wisconsin at La Crosse chancellor was fired last year for making pornography with his wife. Now a panel has recommended he lose his faculty job and tenure. Byline(s) Josh Moody

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APRIL 29, 2024

Students Needing Career Advice Turn to Faculty Ashley Mowreader Tue, 04/30/2024 - 12:00 AM A new survey from the National Association for Colleges and Employers finds professors are often asked to support students in their career choices, but not all faculty are ready to give that advice. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader

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