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Salovey to Step Down as President of Yale

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And Salovey will face a difficult challenge in his final year, as Yale seeks to find a way to maintain its diversity in the aftermath of the June Supreme Court hearing eliminating race-conscious admissions practices. All have been women, and several are from minoritized backgrounds. Salovey will not depart from Yale entirely.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She enjoys being able to see how budgets function, how admissions and financial aid operate, and how campus security is run. From 2012 to 2018, Meredith also carried out its largest fundraising campaign yet, raising more than $90 million. She enjoys being able to understand how higher ed works beyond just the academic parts. “I

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President moves: Alabama’s flagship leader steps down, other school transitions

University Business

President Gilda Barabino announced she will be stepping down to a faculty position at Olin College of Engineering following continued financial strain. The University of Alabama has enjoyed widespread success under Bell, breaking records in in-state enrollment, second-year retention rates and fundraising. billion by 2026.

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Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?

University Business

million fundraising effort provided by over one thousand donations saved the school from closing last spring. Faculty filed a class-action lawsuit against the university for only providing the community a seven-day notice. Nine schools guaranteed admissions for the college’s remaining students with more than 60 credits completed.

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Most admissions officers say college rankings have ‘lost their luster’

University Business

It’s more of the latter emotion for one sector of higher ed—admissions officers, according to a survey by educational services provider Kaplan. That’s a sharp increase from the 56% of admissions officers who said the same in Kaplan’s 2023 survey. On the heels of the release of U.S. This year, U.S.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. she helped broaden the school’s admission of diverse students, specifically those of first-generation standing.

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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

University Business

Serving a nearly 1,000 student body, her focus as president of SVY will be on fundraising and investment opportunities, Deseret News reports. He helped secure admission to the Association of American Universities in June by attracting a solid core of faculty and fostering research opportunities.