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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

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. She was the 2022 President of the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE). Hikes Woman of Color in the Academy Award. Gayles holds a Ph.D.

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Dr. Xavier A. Cole Appointed First Person of Color President of Loyola University New Orleans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cole is a uniquely experienced higher education administrator who has dedicated his career to the study and preservation of Jesuit, Catholic institutions in America, and to the service of their students,” said Stephen Landry, chair of the Loyola University New Orleans board of trustees.

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Black Culture Centers are More than Bricks & Mortar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a student activist, a longtime faculty member, and an administrator in higher education, I am particularly proud of two career accomplishments. Unfortunately, students had to repeatedly make their case to skeptical and unsupportive university administrators, trustees, alumni, donors, and legislators.

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President’s corner: Why Ed Feasel values cultivating global citizens at Soka University

University Business

Soka University of America is comparatively young standing next to other historic institutions that have racked up a century’s worth of legacy and alumni. ” Feasel’s experience as a higher education administrator is deeply rooted in SUA’s mission to develop global citizens. .

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UNCF Summit for Black Higher Education: Hit the Target!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Having spent more than a half-century as a faculty member, administrator, and advocate in higher education, I lost count a long time ago of the number of meetings I have attended, as well as the number of speeches and presentations I’ve made, all of which I gifted to the Indiana University Archives.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

University Business

Ron DeSantis has been at the epicenter of higher education this past year. In K12 and higher ed, the term “woke” has plunged education into a muddy existential battle. Only two higher education administrators agreed to the interview. “He is taking names.

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TikTok and Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Now, all of a sudden, we have awareness on the part of Congress, state elected officials including governors, and higher education administrators that roosts on blocking the ports to a popular app on the internet? Students, faculty, administrators, alumni, stand up in protest to this ridiculous and dangerous rhinoceros.