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LEAH VANTERPOOL

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leah Vanterpool has been named Vice President of Administration & Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the University of the Virgin Islands. Over the course of her career, Vanterpool has held numerous high-level positions in various industries, including health care, manufacturing, communications, energy, and government.

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New Paper Examines Funding of Attacks on Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Irene Mulvey “ Manufacturing Backlash: Right-Wing Think Tanks and Legislative Attacks on Higher Education ” describes well-funded, widespread political attacks on higher education, comprising legislative pursuits that undermine academic freedom and university autonomy.

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General Assembly Vacates TSU Board of Trustees, Governor Makes Appointments

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lee said his “administration, in partnership with the General Assembly, is committed to ensuring students are being served.” I’m pleased to appoint these highly qualified individuals who will work alongside administrators and students to further secure TSU’s place as a leading institution,” said Lee.

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AAUP: How wealth is being weaponized to manufacture backlash

University Business

What we may not realize is that this backlash is primarily manufactured, according to a new whitepaper from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). “However, these same think tanks have not stopped at manufacturing outrage over the teaching of ideas they don’t like.”

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President moves: End of the line for this president’s remarkable 25-year career

University Business

Lepper, who became president in September 2023, had been on paid administrative leave since March. Retiring Jorge G. Gonzalez – Kalamazoo College (Mich.) President Charles Lepper is out as president of Grand Rapids Community College following a 15-minute closed session with college trustees, The Detroit News reports.

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Via Wins New Product Award

Via's

The Campus Technology awards honor manufacturers and suppliers whose products or services are noteworthy in the transformation of education technology. It also gives administrators key data points to engage travelers and help them plan and prepare for upcoming terms.

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Proponents see value in Biden's free community college plan

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Biden administration’s $90 billion plan to provide free community college likely won’t make it through Congress, but supporters of the effort say the request shows it’s a priority for the administration and helps to continue the national conversation about the policy.