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Dr. Jerome Morris Elected Next AERA President, Continuing Legacy of Black Leadership

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Morris will serve as president-elect for the 2025-2026 term before assuming the presidency following the association's 2026 Annual Meeting. Morris's election continues a significant trend of Black leadership within AERA , an organization that remained exclusively white for nearly eight decades after its founding in 1916.

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Olin College President Steps Down Amid Financial Strain, Latest in String of Higher Ed Leadership Exits

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Gilda Barabino education leadership departures. Barabino, who made history in 2020 as the college's first Black woman president and second president overall, brought distinguished leadership to the science and engineering institution. However, financial difficulties continued to plague the institution under her leadership.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

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Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. It brings together presidents, provosts, faculty, funders, policymakers, and industry leaders to address big questions facing HBCUs. Those students come in actively prepared to participate.

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Jackson State Faculty Member Elected National President of Association of Teacher Educator

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Louis, Missouri, and Crystal City, Virginia, during the summer of 2025 and in March 2026. She is a tenured associate professor and coordinator of the doctoral program of educational leadership for the College of Education and Human Development at Jackson State University (JSU). in educational leadership and administration from JSU.

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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

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In his sophomore year of college, Williams had begun to struggle academically and financially, but the leadership and faculty at Xavier gave him the opportunity to continue his education. Because of the dean leads, the vice provost, the team members working with me, we were able to do great things with faculty and faculty fellows.

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

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as its 26th president, marking a significant leadership transition at one of the nation's Rev. when he steps down in summer 2026. Butler will spend the coming year preparing for the presidency, working to ensure a smooth transition when he assumes office in 2026. "Jack" Butler, S.J., Jack" Butler, S.J. Leahy, S.J.,

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Dr. Kim Cassidy to Step Down as President of Bryn Mawr College in 2024

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I believe that leadership renewal is crucial to the long-term, strategic success of any organization,” Cassidy wrote in a May 2 email to the campus community. “It In 1993, Cassidy joined Bryn Mawr faculty at the women’s college and served as provost for six years. It has been an honor to serve as president of Bryn Mawr.”