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Post by The Professor on May 29, 2024 12:39:33 GMT -5
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Post by The Professor on May 29, 2024 12:40:28 GMT -5
NKU'S NEW INTERIM PRESIDENT HAS SPENT MOST OF HER LIFE AROUND COLLEGE CAMPUSES, BRINGING A WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE TO HER NEW ROLE. Bonita Brown's passion for higher education runs deep. The newly appointed Northern Kentucky University interim president's family often jokes that she has spent her entire life on college campuses, and that's not far from the truth. “My parents got married when my mother was in college,” Brown says. “My mom was studying to be a teacher, so she was going to classes while I was a baby there. The students would babysit me while she was in class. And when your mother’s a teacher, you have to learn. I was reading by the time I was 3 and was always at the top of my classes. It wasn’t really an option.” inside.nku.edu/nkumagazine/2023/April/2023printissue/bonitabrown.html |
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Post by jbrob on May 29, 2024 12:51:01 GMT -5
Bonita J. Brown has been named the 14th Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University. She was elected by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors, following her nomination by University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans. Brown will assume her role on July 1, 2024. She will succeed Interim Chancellor Anthony Graham, who was appointed in July 2023, and who previously served as the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Winston-Salem State University. www.wssu.edu/about/chancellors-office/index.html |
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Post by jbrob on May 29, 2024 12:52:05 GMT -5
Over the course of her career, Mrs. Brown has also served as the Chief of Staff at the University of North Texas, General Counsel at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and Assistant Attorney at Winston-Salem State University.
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Post by jbrob on May 29, 2024 12:52:43 GMT -5
Mrs. Brown received her BA in history from Wake Forest University and her JD from Wake Forest University School of Law.
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Post by jbrob on May 29, 2024 12:54:17 GMT -5
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Post by aggie2039 on May 29, 2024 16:22:57 GMT -5
Not Impressed by the hire.
Is she really the best candidate?
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Post by jbrob on May 29, 2024 17:23:07 GMT -5
Not Impressed by the hire. Is she really the best candidate? It all depends on what there goals are. This looks similar to the Fayetteville State University hire. More administrative experience than academic experience. |
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Post by AggieGroove on May 29, 2024 20:37:04 GMT -5
Not Impressed by the hire. Is she really the best candidate? It all depends on what there goals are. This looks similar to the Fayetteville State University hire. More administrative experience than academic experience. That is a really good observation.... Shoud a Chacellor be more inwardly focused or external focused? I mean we have career senor academic leaders that should be able to handle the day to day operations, right? I don't know so I'm asking the question? |
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Post by jbrob on May 29, 2024 20:52:31 GMT -5
It all depends on what there goals are. This looks similar to the Fayetteville State University hire. More administrative experience than academic experience. That is a really good observation.... Shoud a Chacellor be more inwardly focused or external focused? I mean we have career senor academic leaders that should be able to handle the day to day operations, right? I don't know so I'm asking the question? I think colleges believe they need a manager/legal/fundraiser type. It may be tough to find a professor with the management skills. |
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 30, 2024 9:05:34 GMT -5
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Post by captaggie on May 30, 2024 10:39:20 GMT -5
Not Impressed by the hire. Is she really the best candidate? It all depends on what there goals are. This looks similar to the Fayetteville State University hire. More administrative experience than academic experience. Who's goals (the Selection Committee, the UNC System President, or the UNC Board of Governors)? |
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Post by outsidethinker on May 30, 2024 11:12:17 GMT -5
Happy for Wssu. I see the words "implement, initiate, improve, optimize" used a lot in her bio.
Whoever we select for our chancellor I pray the terms "forward thinking, innovative, visionary, strategic, expansive, commander, inaugurator, athletics and BGMM" are mentioned in the bio. Lol
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Post by jbrob on May 30, 2024 11:13:17 GMT -5
It all depends on what there goals are. This looks similar to the Fayetteville State University hire. More administrative experience than academic experience. Who's goals (the Selection Committee, the UNC System President, or the UNC Board of Governors)? Based on the process it's the UNC Board of Governors and the UNC president's goals. |
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Post by Bornthrilla on May 30, 2024 12:10:35 GMT -5
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