Sharing Your Story and Experience as an Underrepresented Woman

Your story as an underrepresented woman in the academy shapes your approaches to conflict, problem-solving, and decision-making. The perspective of underrepresented women is unique, and yet, too often we discount that unique position – burying it or even rejecting it. Denying our story does a huge disservice to our leadership potential and growth and to […]

Nathan P. Strong

Nathan served as the Director of Organizational and Professional Development at the University of South Carolina from 2011 until 2023.  He has over 35 years of experience in the fields of organizational development and performance improvement. His primary areas of focus were organizational assessment, supervisory and management development, process improvement, and individual and group performance […]

Tim Love, J.D.

In 2019, Tim Love led Loyola University Chicago’s efforts to restructure its compliance program related to Title IX and other equity/civil rights laws, creating the Office for Equity & Compliance to centralize the program and bring institutional policies into alignment across faculty, student, and staff domains. Previously, Love had held various student affairs roles over […]

Title IX Appeal Officers: A Skills Training and Certification

As you navigate the new Title IX appeal process, you might find certain aspects difficult or confusing. Are you prepared to navigate the mandated timelines effectively? What elements of the investigative process should you focus on when reviewing your case? How do you handle situations where the judgment of your colleagues might have been compromised? […]

Kathleen Diemer

Kathleen Diemer, CFRE, currently serves as Associate Vice President of Advancement Relations at George Mason University. In her role at Mason, she oversees the donor relations, advancement communications, prospect research and management, and information technology and reporting teams. In addition, she played a key role in helping to steer the success of the university’s $500 […]

Optimize Your Success as an External Dean

As an externally appointed dean, you are expected to hit the ground running, making quick and impactful decisions from Day One. Leading through this change can be tricky, as you will often need to navigate conflicting perspectives from the administration and faculty on which direction to go, as you also define your role in shared […]

Renay Scott

Dr. Renay M. Scott currently serves as the Vice President of Student Success at New Mexico State University. She began her career at New Mexico State University in 2014, as the 9th president the of Doña Ana Community College, an NMSU branch campus. She moved to the Las Cruces campus in 2018, and from her […]

Robert Cipriano

Dr. Cipriano has a doctororate degree from New York University in Therapeutic Recreation with a cognate area in College Teaching. He has published four textbooks, contributed chapters in three additional textbooks, has published more than 160 journal articles and manuscripts, and has received in excess of $9 million in state and federal grants and contracts. […]

Mary Coussons-Read

Coussons-Read is a Professor of Psychology and currently serves as Department Chair at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). She also holds an appointment as a Professor of Community and Behavioral Health in the Colorado School of Public Health. Among her many accomplishments, she is the founding principal for Strategic Mind, LLC, a consulting […]

Dr. Leah Cox

Leah provides the leadership and vision for creating a more inclusive campus for students, faculty, and staff, who works collaboratively with all members of the campus and surrounding community. She is a recognized leader and popular keynote speaker who has created innovative programs and initiatives, led policy development and strategic planning efforts and has designed […]