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Senior Leadership Shakeup at FAMU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Beard Beard wrote in a letter to some members of FAMU’s senior leadership team that changes in personnel would be necessary for the university to move forward more effectively. However, at this time, we believe that new leadership is essential for the University to achieve its long-term goals.” Dr. Timothy L.

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Examining Educational Equity in Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. international business, Taylor University; M.A., Dr. Robert T.

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The Future of Black Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During his time at the helm, he and his leadership team improved the six-year graduation rate from 39.4% Brutally honest and descriptive, Schexnider’s memoir is a reminder that university leadership is tough, particularly for a no-nonsense Black man who was committed to change. and doubled the school’s endowment, from $9.8

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Leading Toward Impact: Diversity and Leadership in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ivy League college presidents took up this challenge, and in 1992, Brown University, led by Dr. Vartan Gregorian, founded The Leadership Alliance. The alliance has mentored over 6,000 undergraduates, and more than 1,000 Leadership Alliance summer program alumni, known as Doctoral Scholars, have earned a Ph.D. training programs.

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Unapologetic Leadership Thought: Freedom Dreaming

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’m ready to share my unapologetic Freedom Dreaming thoughts, the full realization of unapologetic leadership, put into practice, in the name of student success. It is about taking a bold stance to break the old and create new systems and structures that support our students’ success.

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The Leadership Conference Education Fund Offers Policy Recommendations to Ensure Equity in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Leadership Conference Education Fund has released a policy that offers recommendations at the federal, state, and institutional levels to ensure equal opportunity in higher education. “

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Diverse Ushers in New Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education , the national publication that focuses exclusively on diversity, equity, and inclusion in academia, has announced a major change in leadership, a few months before the trade publication is set to celebrate its 40 th anniversary. William Cox Jr. Diverse Vice President William Cox, Jr.,