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Central State Grad Dr. Morakinyo Kuti Appointed University’s President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He served as the vice president for research and economic development and director of land-grant programs and as its associate provost for research. Thomas University, and a doctorate in public policy and administration from Walden University. “I intend to make the board very proud of this decision.”

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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thirteen positions, 15 administrative appointments for faculty, the chief diversity officer role, and DEI contracts with outside vendors — ALL GONE. Johnson is director of grants administration at Lumina Foundation , a private foundation committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all.

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CSU Hires New President, But Questions Linger About the Treatment of Former President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alex Johnson, President Emeritus of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C), who has been serving as interim president since July 2023, after Dr. Jack Thomas announced that he would not seek a renewal of his contract. Progress completely stopped, and chaos reigned,” he said. That’s why I left.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While there are many undergraduates and graduate students aiming for careers in banking or finance, there are also entrepreneurs, innovators, people interested in hospital administration, and others seeking positions at nonprofit organizations. In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We

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How ‘DEI hysteria’ killed this director’s contract and led to one dean’s resignation

University Business

Similarly, McElroy returns to UT-Austin feeling “damaged” by this process after the university tossed her original and subsequent employment contracts. University faculty have condemned the contract negotiation breakdown, citing outside influence as detrimental to the institution’s goals.

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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Laurel Littrell is a faculty librarian at Kansas State University. Almost all of the materials budgets are tied up in subscriptions and access fees for online resources, often with multi-year contracts with vendors that provide these services. computer sciences, business administration, education).

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3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: Doctoral-granting university libraries in ACRL spend about 37 percent of their budgets on salaries, 13 percent on fringe benefits, 40 percent on materials and 11 percent on operations. As with other faculty, whether librarianship is a secure job depends on whether you have tenure track or a tenure-like protection at your institution.

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