New Leaders in Education May 2025
At H.O. we congratulate new education leaders that have embarked on the challenging but very rewarding journey of education leadership.
At H.O. we congratulate new education leaders that have embarked on the challenging but very rewarding journey of education leadership.
Photo by Jeison Higuita on Unsplash High in the Andes, where Peru and Bolivia share a sacred border more than 12,500 feet above sea level, lies Lake Titicaca—the highest navigable lake in the world. Revered in Andean cosmology and central to many pre-Columbian myths, the lake spans over 8,300 square kilometers and holds not only ecological richness but also remarkable cultural heritage. Near the Peruvian city of Puno, a unique community continues to float—literally—on its waters. These are the Uros, an Indigenous people whose homes is not on land but on human-made islands built entirely of reeds. According to the BBC, approximately 1,300 Uros people live on around 80 man-made floating islands in Lake Titicaca today.
Marvin Martinez, an immigrant from El Salvador, built a 36-year career in higher education leadership, expanding access, advocating for Latino students, and promoting community college partnerships, workforce development, and adult education to meet changing demographics and uplift underrepresented communities.
Four world-class researchers at Queen’s University have been recognised for the positive impact of their work at the Vice-Chancellor’s Research Prizes 2016. In total, twelve academics were shortlisted across four categories: Research Impact, Research Innovation, Post-Doctoral Research and Early Career Researcher.
Dr. Cynthia Glass, Henry Ford College (HFC) vice president of Human Resources/special assistant to the President, will be honored as one of the four American Society of Employers (ASE) Michigan Human Resource Executives of the Year on Thursday, Nov. 3, at the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC).
During his annual State of the University address, Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie reported on a record-setting year for the university and also announced several new initiatives as the university moves forward with planning for its bicentennial celebration in 2020. McRobbie also shared an update on the university's work to preserve approximately 400,000 tapes, reels, cassettes, films and wax cylinder.
Administrators at Long Island University’s Brooklyn campus in New York have locked out their 400 faculty members in an unprecedented hostile move that will upend the start of classes on Wednesday. Currently, nearly half of the Brooklyn faculty are paid less than their LIU Post (Nassau County campus) counterparts, yet both campuses charge the same tuition and faculty credentials are equivalent.
Dr. Ricardo Solis began his tenure as the seventh president of the two-campus Laredo Community College District on Monday, Aug. 1. Before joining the LCC family, Solis served as Executive Dean of Academic, Professional and Technical Education at GateWay Community College in Arizona. He brings to LCC 20 years of experience in international trade and workforce development, including establishing partnerships with Mexico’s Ministry of Education.
Dr. Nancy C. Andrews, MD, Ph.D., dean of the Duke University School of Medicine and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Duke, announced today that she will step down from both roles at the end of her 10th year, in June 2017. A committee will be formed immediately to begin a national search for a new dean.
Centenary College faculty, staff, and students welcomed the institution’s 31st president, Dr. Christopher L. Holoman, to campus this morning at a reception in Hamilton Hall. Holoman comes to Centenary from Hilbert College in Hamburg, New York, where he had served as Provost since 2007.
American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Hillary Clinton’s announcement that she is expanding her New College Compact: “The AFT has long pressed for breaking down barriers that prevent students from attending college, and for a far broader and deeper investment in postsecondary education..."
The Dallas County Community College District's board of trustees approved a recommendation submitted by Dr. Joe May, DCCCD's chancellor, to appoint Dr. Joseph Seabrooks as the new president of Cedar Valley College. The board's vote came during a special meeting on Wed., June 29. Seabrooks currently serves as president of Metropolitan Community College – Penn Valley in Missouri, located in Kansas City's urban core.
TCI College of Technology (TCI) has named Dr. George Santiago, Jr., of Bethpage, NY as its new President and CEO. Philip M. Getter, TCI’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, made the announcement. Dr. Santiago assumed the position on May 23, 2016. Dr. Santiago will also serve as a member of the TCI Board of Directors. Dr. Santiago joins TCI after a decade as President and CEO of Briarcliffe College, a four-year proprietary institution headquartered on Long Island.
