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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 7, 2025

Whitakers journey from postdoctoral fellow to president illustrates both the challenges and possibilities for change in higher education leadership. Pushing for gender parity However, the challenge of achieving gender parity in higher education leadership extends beyond initial appointments.

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Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

I was 24 years old the first time I visited my tribal lands in Fort Yuma, Arizona. I have always had a strong connection to my heritage and a sense of identity as an American Indian, largely through my mother’s insistence that we do “Indian” things.

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New Nonprofit Launched to Address Gaps in Educational Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 10, 2024

Education Week has reported that only around 3% of American K-12 superintendents are women of color while 54% of students nationwide are diverse. The diversity of the educator leadership workforce has not kept pace with the growing diversity of our classrooms, and this presents an array of challenges, including a lack of representation.

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Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education, University of Oklahoma Age: 38 Education: B.S., Student Affairs and Higher Education, Indiana State University; Ph.D., Business Marketing, Albany State University; MBA.,

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 15, 2025

Gilda Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Massachusetts, will leave her position at the end of the academic year, adding to the growing list of higher Dr. Gilda Barabino education leadership departures.

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D.,

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Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Appointed Head of NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Joy Gaston Gayles will become head of the NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development (ELPHD), effective Jul.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

We believe that educational and governmental leaders must work intentionally to ensure that research informs policy and practical changes to address the multifaceted areas of concern for Black male students, including but not limited to higher education, criminal justice, economic justice, and mental health. Dr. Robert T. Dr. Larry J.

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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017. Ezeonuserved as Highline's Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs from April 2017 to June 2018.Prior

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Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Palmer, chair and professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the university. This includes the highest number of doctorates awarded to Black students at any college or university in America. The impact of such a designation has broader implications beyond Howard, said Dr. Robert T.

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Dr. Harold L. Martin Sr. Honored with Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

To be eligible for the Peter McPherson Lifetime Achievement Award—named in honor of the former president of APLU who served from 2006 until his retirement in 2022, and was also president of Michigan State University earlier in his career—recipients must have served as president or chancellor of an APLU institution; have led a career dedicated to the (..)

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CBCE to Host Virtual Convening for Black Children's Education Amid Funding Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Black children deserve more resources, more opportunities, and more people fighting for their brilliance, said Dr. Rema Reynolds Vassar, founder of CBCE and a professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Wayne State University. Our work has never been more urgent than it is now.

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Columbia College Chicago Names Dr. Shantay N. Bolton as First Woman of Color President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Bolton's selection aligns with trends in higher education leadership where institutions are increasingly seeking executives with strong financial management backgrounds amid challenging enrollment and funding environments.

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

and others created the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) When Dr. Herman J.

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The Educator’s Guide to Self-Care in Uncertain Times

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

I recently conversed with my executive performance coach, Kim Huseman, Founding Partner and Chief Talent Development Officer for Houston Education Leadership Partners, LLC. Learn to win the battle in your mind. During our session, we had an engaging conversation about controlling my thoughts and disrupting negative thinking.

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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

Title: Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tenured: Yes Age: 36 Education: B.A., Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr. Political Science, Tulane University; Ph.D.,

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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 3, 2025

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B. Mathis of the John E.

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Living Life Offline: Social Media Effects on the Success of Black College Students Amid Today’s Political Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Amari Henderson is a doctoral student in the Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies program at Howard University. Social media may be a powerful tool, but the true measure of success lies in how we equip students to use it without losing themselves in the process.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

in educational leadership. Continually going back to that same campus was ideal because I still was able to connect with mentors and faculty and staff and it really just nurtured my journey in higher education, she says.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs. Roueche and Margaretta B. Mathis of the John E.

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Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Under her leadership, the AU School of Education became a stand-alone school in 2019 and grew its enrollment from 200 to more than 1,500 students.

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Examining Educational Equity in Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies, School of Education, Howard University Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., educational leadership and policy, University of Texas at Austin, College of Education Career mentors: Dr. Victor B. Dr. Robert T.

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Cruzado Wins 2024 Council of Fellows Mentor Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Waded Cruzado The annual award acknowledges the role mentors play in the success of participants in the ACE Fellows Program, which was established in 1965 to help prepare faculty and administrators for senior positions in higher education leadership. She served twice on the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.

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Algorithmic Bias Continues to Negatively Impact Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2024

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased.

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Breaking the Assimilationist Trajectory

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

Alex Red Corn Title: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Kansas State University College of Education. Age: 39 Education: B.S., education, University of Kansas; M.S., education, University of Kansas; and Ed.D.,

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PA LEE MOUA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Pa Lee Moua Pa Lee Moua has been named executive director of the Schreiber Institute for Women’s Leadership at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. in leadership studies from Marian University of Fond du Lac in Wisconsin.

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DIONNE N. CURBEAM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

in education leadership from Bowie State. Curbeam holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Bowie State University, a master’s in organizational communications from Towson University, a master’s in instructional system development from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and an Ed.D.

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LISA CARDOZA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Cardoza holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s in social sciences of education from Stanford University and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Lisa Cardoza Lisa Cardoza has been appointed president of California’s American River College.

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WANDA A. WRIGHT

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Air Force Academy with a master’s in educational leadership from Arizona State University, an MBA from Webster University in Missouri, and a master’s in public administration from the University of Arizona. Wright has been named director of Arizona State University’s Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement.

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VICKY WOOD

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 24, 2024

Wood holds an associate degree in business from Marion Technical College, a bachelor’s degree in business education from Ashland University, a master’s in education from Bowling Green State University, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from The University of Toledo.

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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development. in counseling and counselor education and higher education from North Carolina State University.

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KRISTEN MILLER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2024

Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and English from Sonoma State University in California, a master’s in education and education leadership from the University of New England in Maine, and a doctorate in higher education leadership from Capella University in Minnesota.

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VERONICA GRIEGO-SANDERS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Griego-Sanders holds a master’s in educational leadership from the University of New Mexico. Veronica Griego-Sanders Veronica Griego-Sanders has been appointed director of the Family Development Program at the University of New Mexico. She previously served as a public school teacher and principal.

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ANTHONY E. JONES

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2024

Jones holds a bachelor’s degree in art and information systems from Mount Union College, now the University of Mount Union, as well as a master’s in student personnel and a doctoral degree in educational leadership and policy studies, both from Eastern Kentucky University.

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KRISTINA LONDY

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Londy holds a bachelor’s degree in human services from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and a master’s in educational leadership and administration from California State University, Fullerton.

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An Equity and Access Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Tenured: No (tenure track) Age: 32 Education: B.A., educational leadership & policy analysis, University of Wisconsin-Madison Career mentors: Dr. At age 32, Dr. Mary Dueñas has a clear goal.

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ARCHIE L. BOUIE II

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

Bouie holds a bachelor’s degree in finance and management from the University of Phoenix, a master’s in educational leadership from American Intercontinental University, and a doctorate in organizational leadership and development from Grand Canyon University in Jacksonville, Florida.

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E. CHERYL PONDER

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Oklahoma. Cheryl Ponder has been named assistant vice chancellor for advocacy, inclusion, and support programs in the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 22, 2024

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. Wallace currently serves as ATE’s first vice president.

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ANDY BOWNE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

Bowne holds a bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning as well as master’s and doctorate degrees in educational leadership from Western Michigan University. He served as president of Johnson County Community College in Overland Park, Kansas.

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ROBERT PIMENTEL

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

in educational leadership and administration from Cal State, Fresno. He served as president of Fresno City College. Pimentel holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from California State University, Fresno, an MSW from Cal State, Baker, and an Ed.D.

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JESSICA S. DALTON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

Dalton, a graduate of Hargrave Military Academy, holds a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from Virginia Tech and a master’s in educational leadership from the University of Lynchburg. She served as principal at the Pittsylvania Career and Technical Center.

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Dr. Katharine Shepherd Appointed Dean of University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2023

Having been at UVM for 36 years, she also held roles such as s pecial education program coordinator, vice chair of the Department of Education, interim associate dean for academic affairs and research, and associate dean for academic affairs. in educational leadership and policy studies and an M.Ed.

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Dr. Michael L. McFrazier Appointed Acting President at Prairie View A&M University After President Dr. Ruth Simmons's Early Resignation Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

in educational leadership and administration from the University of Arkansas and a master's in educational leadership and administration, a master's in music performance, and a bachelor’s in music from Baylor University. McFrazier holds a Ph.D.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Black and Indian: Reconciling Dual Identities in Higher Education Leadership

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New Nonprofit Launched to Address Gaps in Educational Leadership

Working to Keep Minoritized Students Safe - Dr. Kaleb Briscoe

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

Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles Appointed Head of NC State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development.

They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

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