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University of Louisville Launches Fundraising Campaign to Bolster Research and Add Endowed Faculty Roles

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Louisville (UofL) has launched a fundraising campaign to match a $10 million state investment, which will go towards adding endowed faculty positions and advancing university research.

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Fundraiser Fiasco at Connecticut College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students at Connecticut College are calling on President Katherine Bergeron to step down over plans for a controversial fundraiser in Florida. The fundraiser was set to be held at the Everglades Club, one of the oldest and most exclusive country clubs in Palm Beach. and Jewish fashion mogul Estée Lauder from even entering.

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Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr. Appointed Provost at the University of Pennsylvania

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson – an urban researcher, media ethnographer, anthropologist of religion, and theorist of race/ethnicity – is currently the dean at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication and serves as the Richard Perry University Professor and is on the faculty at Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography. Liz Magill. “He

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Edington Appointed President of the University of the District of Columbia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A physical chemist with a research specialty in ultrafast laser spectroscopy, Edington’s scholarly work includes matters such as research and training for faculty in STEM education.

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Dr. Kim Cassidy to Step Down as President of Bryn Mawr College in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 1993, Cassidy joined Bryn Mawr faculty at the women’s college and served as provost for six years. An expert in psychology, she will return to being faculty in fall 2026 after a two-year sabbatical. It has been an honor to serve as president of Bryn Mawr.”

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Fairfax Appointed Dean of Howard University School of Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He expanded faculty diversity, established new programs and invested in student experience, public interest, bar passage, diversity, community engagement, budget management, and enhanced alumni engagement and fundraising performance.

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Connecticut College Faculty Vote No Confidence in President

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The faculty of Connecticut College voted that it had no confidence in the performance of President Katherine Bergeron, The Day reported. Bergeron has been under fire for weeks at the college over a planned fundraiser that was set to be held at the Everglades Club, one of the oldest and most exclusive country clubs in Palm Beach, Fla.

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