In the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers' (AACRAO) new survey on how institutions are mediating PCE units' coexistence with the academic registrar, they found that one-siloed PCE units that are now converging with the academic registrar are causing internal tension and confusion.
Elite college presidents reacted to the Supreme Court’s decision banning affirmative action in college admissions on June 29 with near-universal disapproval. For all the hand-wringing, there is an easy way for institutions to legally refuse to comply with the Court and thus have the freedom to shape their incoming freshman classes using race as a […]
Presidents, provosts and non-profits worry how the Supreme Court's decision will affect diversity in STEM, deplete liberal arts education's value and hurt our society as a whole.
Despite Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action and state efforts to defund DEI, there are integral ways higher education can maintain its mission of cultivating a culture of diverse perspectives. "Don't be led by fear," advises Dr. David Acosta, chief diversity and inclusion officer of the AAMC.
Among the cream of the crop of R1 universities, 75% of the Ivy Leagues are now female-led. Ten of the 20 schools to have appointed a female president are doing so for the first time in the school's history.
The NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 63% of U.S. adults believe the U.S. Supreme Court should not block colleges from considering race or ethnicity in its admissions process.
Pennsylvania’s increase in female higher education leaders comes as a study released earlier this month shows that while strides have been made for the top spot at colleges, the gender gap remains. In Pennsylvania, it’s not only noteworthy that the four-state related schools are being led by women, but are also being led by people […]
The American College President Study (ACPS) 2023 Edition found that the majority of today's leaders still fit the status quo of nearly 20 years ago: white, 60-year-old men. However, the rate of women at an institution's helm has increased by almost 12% since the turn of the century.
