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Morehouse Gifted Anonymous $20M Supporting New Professorships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kendrick Brown “This transformational $20 million gift will allow us to increase the ranks of our esteemed and talented professors so that we can uphold the legacy of excellence in our classrooms as our as veteran faculty retire,” said Morehouse President Dr. David A.

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Jackson to Step Away from Cal Poly Humboldt Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I have had the privilege to work alongside scientists and future scientists, teachers and future teachers, artists and future artists, engineers and future engineers, and leaders and future leaders.” He also oversaw the growth in fundraising and grant procurement.

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

University Business

Stepping down Gilda Barabino – Olin College of Engineering (Mass.) President Gilda Barabino announced she will be stepping down to a faculty position at Olin College of Engineering following continued financial strain. One 10-year fundraising campaign is on track to generate $1.8 billion by 2026.

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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.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Multimillion-dollar donations and multibillion-dollar fundraising campaigns proliferate. Arkansas’s Henderson State cut its faculty and staff from 330 to 230. What is now apparent is a sharp decline in the number of tenured and tenure-track faculty in traditional humanities disciplines and a significant overproduction of Ph.D.s

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President’s Corner: Why a strategic “pathway” is better than a plan

University Business

Alumni, trusted donors and friends of the college have placed so much confidence in his leadership that the Pennsylvania-based liberal arts college is coming off a record-breaking $77 million year of fundraising. Cole believes the center will empower faculty to do what they do best: teach in meaningful and innovative ways.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

Presidents picking up at new schools John Nicklow While the jazz-playing Dr. Cole takes his talent to New Orleans, civil engineer Dr. John Nicklow is on his way out of The Big Easy to The Sunshine State. in civil engineering from Arizona State University. Located in Melbourne, Fla., He received his Ph.D.