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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whitakers journey from postdoctoral fellow to president illustrates both the challenges and possibilities for change in higher education leadership. I dont really have fears, Whitaker told The Catalyst, an independent student newspaper at Colorado College. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These communities of practice should be spaces where student affairs educators at all levels and in all functional areas come together to learn, grow, and problem-solve with other professionals committed to positive personal and institutional transformation.

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Six-Year Completion Rates Stall Across the Nation, Report Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Frank Fernandez, assistant professor of higher education leadership and policy at the University of Florida. “We We were hopeful we’d see continuing improvement, because we know there’s been so much work going on in terms of retention and completion in colleges,” said Shapiro. Dr. Travis C.

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Succession Planning in HBCUs Ensures Long-Term Sustainability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Academic leadership: Developing a pipeline of leaders for academic positions, including department chairs, deans, and academic program directors. Administrative leadership: Identifying individuals with leadership potential for administrative roles, such as finance, human resources, information technology, and student affairs.

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TM2 Revival Brings Fresh Approach to HBCU Executive Searches

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Realigning TM 2 to enhance the leadership initiatives for our member schools at the executive level is essential to the future of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), historically Black community colleges (HBCCs) and predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) and the students they serve, says Dr. Harry L.

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Clusterluck: A Spark of Black Joy in the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hall, graduate program director and assistant professor for the higher education and student affairs program at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), begins on a sobering note. of the full-time faculty in post-secondary education. Hall thinks that the film could also impact Black students.