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Sonoma State President Placed on Administrative Leave

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mike Lee California State University Sonoma President Dr. Mike Lee was placed on administrative leave after he agreed to protesters’ demands to involve them in university decision-making and pursue divestment from Israel. Our role as educators is to support and uplift all members of the California State University,” said García. “I

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Columbia Administration, Student Organizers Talks Fail

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Columbia University administration leaders and student organizers failed to reach agreement in negotiations that might have included the university’s divestment from Israel. We have no intention of suppressing speech or the right to peaceful protest.”

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Demotion of USC Administrator Leads to Accusations of Racism

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USC declined to make administrators available for interviews with Diverse. The University of Southern California Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy trumpets its dedication to diversity on its website. As director of admissions at USC Chan, Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh said that she was doing just that. Who’s teaching it?”

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Xavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel Morial

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Haydel Morial was a member of Xavier University’s class of 1952, a known champion of civil rights, and a long-serving administrator at the historically Black Catholic university in New Orleans. “She And we did.” Morial, the president of the National Urban League, also served as New Orleans Mayor from 1994-2002.

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A New Way of Looking at Administrative Burdens and Race

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One of the reasons that many of these efforts haven’t made as much difference as they could have is the administrative burdens that they place on students—the difficulty of the steps that students and their families must go through to apply for financial aid, or even to college at all. “By But Gándara hoped that it would have more influence.

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Spartanburg Community College Faculty Criticize Administration's Governance

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Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. There have even been calls for outside oversight agencies to investigate SCC.

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Federal Fumbles and Candidate Silence. How the Next Administration Can Support Education Equity

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The legislative branch has yet to detail a plan to supplement the school funding drying up from pandemic relief programs. Many schools, especially in under-resourced communities, are bracing to lose substantial supports like counselors. The executive branch is straining to keep its promises.