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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

As we enter the final countdown to the election, I find myself grappling with a nagging sense of abandonment by our nation’s leaders and policymakers. I feel like a child whose parents forgot to pick them up at school, and the last teacher on site is asking, “Do you need me to call someone?”

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JUNE 26, 2024

Real average salaries for full-time faculty members remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Rather than accepting this as inevitable, his administration launched a comprehensive analysis of student data, policies, and practices. By taking a careful look at course offerings and degree pathways, the administration has streamlined the road to graduation.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The same report found that Black/African American administrators in higher education were just 8% of all senior leaders. How did this small percentage of Black administrators facilitate their success against the odds? Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education. More than 80% were white.

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AUGUST 15, 2024

in Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University, an historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina. My research focuses on inequities in higher education among marginalized college students and the impact of college environments on students, faculty, and administrators,” says McMickens. “I

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JUNE 25, 2024

“Once again, AASCU is providing a group of aspiring higher education leaders with an invaluable learning experience to help them grow into their future roles in higher education administration,” said Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg, an ELP executive sponsor and chancellor at the University of Washington Bothell.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The board of trustees and administration thoroughly restructured the college's academic offerings without meaningful faculty involvement and denied academic due process to multiple faculty members during their tenure applications and renewals.

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MAY 8, 2024

Mary Alexander has been named vice provost for administration and operations at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She served as vice provost for administration at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Castillo, who has served as the Vice President for Finance and Administration at TAMIU since 2008, will oversee the university’s operations following the unexpected passing of President Pablo Arenaz. His leadership has been instrumental in enhancing various administrative functions and fostering collaborations within the university community.

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MARCH 13, 2024

Leach Equity, Diversity and Inclusion award honors a senior student affairs professional or faculty member "who has demonstrated a deep commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion throughout their administrative or academic tenure," according to NASPA officials.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Jay Ruderman Amid the ongoing mental health crisis among young adults, it is incumbent upon college administrators nationwide to conduct thorough examinations on the availability and extent of their mental health services and wellness resources for students.

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AUGUST 8, 2024

Dwayne Lee Pinkney Dwayne Lee Pinkney has been appointed executive senior vice chancellor for administration and finance and chief financial officer at the University of Pittsburgh. He served as executive vice president for finance and administration at Indiana University.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

of faculty believe their institution's administration is under increased pressure from trustees or regents to avoid negative publicity, while 38.6% The study found that 40.7% note similar pressure from state legislatures.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Michigan State University (MSU) tenure-track faculty have launched a public unionization campaign to gain more influence in administrative decision-making, The State News reported. That means faculty can spend months crafting ideas and policies and suggestions that just kind of get file-drawered by the administration and never acted upon."

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Lakeland University in Herman, Wisconsin, a master’s in educational leadership and administration from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and a Ph.D. in leadership studies from Marian University of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. Dr. Brittany Williams, an assistant professor of higher education and student affairs administration at the University of Vermont (UVM), always had a knack for Dr. Brittany Williams learning.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Under Bumphus's leadership, community colleges strengthened their position as essential providers of affordable education and workforce training, working closely with four presidential administrations to advance their mission. His achievements have been widely recognized, including receiving the ACCT Marie Y.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

It is filled with information based on lived experiences of Black women who are currently administrators. Regardless of your heritage, background, or identity, we hope viewing higher education through the multidimensional lens of Black women administrators will improve your leadership vision,” the editors write in the book’s introduction.

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AUGUST 9, 2024

Susan Kerry Susan Kerry has been appointed vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Hamline University. She served as the senior vice president for administration and CFO at Michigan Technological University.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Shuman holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and human resource management from Black Hills State University as well as a master’s in administration and human resource management from the University of South Dakota.

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JULY 10, 2024

Charletta Barringer-Brown A former Southside Virginia Community College administrator is alleging discrimination as a reason she was fired from her position. She previously served as a tenured professor in the department of political science and public administration and faculty director of general education at Virginia State University.

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MARCH 28, 2024

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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OCTOBER 8, 2024

Leah Vanterpool has been named Vice President of Administration & Finance and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at the University of the Virgin Islands. and dual master's degrees in business administration, accounting and financial management from DeVry University. Her appointment is effective October 28. Vanterpool earned a Ph.D.

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JULY 15, 2024

His departure follows a contention tenure with members of the university’s faculty and administration. Easton maintains that the North Dakota Board of Nursing prohibited him and the other administrators from trying to find new faculty members for the university’s nursing students.

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MAY 10, 2024

The call is one of three demands the group made of the administration, during a May 9 rally amid antiwar protests. The group claimed that, on April 30, “UCLA administration and LAPD stood by as students were brutally attacked for over four hours by outside agitators.” Dr. Gene D. The group also demanded that 1.)

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JANUARY 8, 2025

He describes presidents who rule like autocrats, boards of trustees who lack higher education expertise, and administrative practices that prioritize image over substance. His critique of professional incest the recycling of mediocre administrators between institutions is particularly scathing.

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JUNE 14, 2024

He also holds master’s in sports administration from Wayne State University and a doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Arkansas. Gragg holds a bachelor’s degree in human development at Vanderbilt University, where he was an All-Southeastern Conference Scholar Athlete.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

The American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, has responded to a proliferation of administrative actions it deems as hastily enacted policies restricting rights to assemble and protest on college and university campuses. AAUP is condemning the increasing number of new administrative policies restricting on-campus demonstrations.

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JULY 1, 2024

I loved my time as a student and have been thoroughly impressed by the university’s lived mission and how it has been embraced by the faculty, staff, administration, and students through their culture of caring,” she said. “I We are extremely excited about the future of Frontier under Dr. Flinders’ leadership.”

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MAY 10, 2024

Job holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration -marketing from the University of Arkansas, and a juris doctorate from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Job has been named vice president of enrollment management at Benedict College.

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MAY 2, 2024

We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students.

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APRIL 3, 2024

While players in the NCAA Tournament were diverse, head coaches and administrators lagged far behind. He added that the players deserve more Black faculty, more culturally responsive classrooms, and more Black head coaches and athletic administrators. In the report , Harper noted that only 3.7%

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JUNE 21, 2024

Jo Allen, the retiring president of Meredith College, enjoys the administrative part of higher ed. Spurred on by this interest in universities’ inner workings, Allen went on to eventually lead in an administrative capacity as senior vice president and provost at Widener University before returning to Meredith as its leader in July 2011.

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APRIL 29, 2024

He researches college student self-efficacy ; STEM research ; college retention ; school closing and massive resistance ; high school to college transition, spirituality among college students ; and psychological well-being of students and administrators in higher education.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Bridges holds a Doctorate in higher education administration from Indiana University–Bloomington; a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of North Carolina–Charlotte; and a B.A. in English language and literature from Francis Marion University.

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JANUARY 26, 2025

I was always advocating for students rights and issues, working with administration, leaders, and university presidents advocating for university students, says Briscoe of her time at ASU. Her mentors at ASU, Briscoe says, truly encouraged her to understand the significance of education and valuing Black thought.

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