Karen Schuster Webb

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Karen Schuster Webb
6th President of Union Institute & University
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July 1, 2018
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Education Indiana University Bloomington

Karen Schuster Webb is an American academic administrator serving as the sixth president of the Union Institute & University since 2018. She was president of Antioch University Midwest from 2014 to 2016.

Life

Webb was born to Corinne Perryman and Louis H. Schuster, II. [1] She earned a B.A. in Spanish, a M.S. in education, and a Ph.D. in English education and second language studies from the Indiana University Bloomington. [2] Webb's 1980 dissertation at the Indiana University School of Education was titled, A Study of Cognitive Processing Strategies for the Encoding of English Idioms into Long-Term Memory: A Study of Native, Advanced Nonnative, and Low Intermediate Nonnative Speakers of English. [1] Harry L. Gradman was her doctoral advisor. [1]

Webb worked at Howard University, Indiana University Bloomington, and Coppin State University. [3] [4] From 1992 to 1998, she was the program director for language education programs at the University of Kentucky. [4] She cofounded and co-directed its center for the study of academy achievement in learning environments from 1994 to 1998. [4] From 1998 to 2000, Webb was dean of the college of education at Southern University. [4] Webb was an associate provost for community engagement and was the founding dean of the Shirley M. Hufstedler School of Education at the Alliant International University. [2] In 2014, Webb became the fourth president of Antioch University Midwest and senior advisor for academic innovation do the chancellor of Antioch University. [5] [6] Her position as a campus president was terminated in 2016. [7]

On July 1, 2018, Webb became the sixth president of the Union Institute & University. [5] In October 2023, fifty doctoral students at Union signed a letter saying that she should resign as president “due to her creation of and subsequent failure to address the financial crisis, as well as her lack of transparency and empathy.” [8] However, as of March 2024, she remains as President of Union despite serious financial challenges at the institution. [9] [10] [11] [12]

Webb married Wallace H. Webb, II. [1] She has two children. [2] She resided in Milford, Ohio before purchasing a home in Bloomington, Indiana in December 2022. [13]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Karen Schuster Webb: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University". University Honors & Awards. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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  5. 1 2 Elfman, Lois (2018-02-22). "Veteran Educator Tapped to Lead Adult-Serving University". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  6. ↑ Heaton, Lauren (2014-03-13). "Meet new Antioch Midwest president". The Yellow Springs News. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  7. ↑ Joselow, Maxine (July 4, 2016). "Antioch Eliminates Jobs of 5 Presidents". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  8. ↑ "When the going got tough, this president left town: As Union Institute spiraled, its president relocated". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. 2023-10-23. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  9. ↑ "Education Department fines Union Institute & University $4.3M, moves to cut off Title IV aid". Higher Ed Dive. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  10. ↑ "What went wrong at Union Institute? Enrollment declined, spending did not". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  11. ↑ Moody, Josh. "Union Institute & University Mired in Financial Woes". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  12. ↑ "'Egregious failure': Union Institute loses federal aid, fined millions for misuse of funds". WVXU. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-03-19.
  13. ↑ Monk, Dan (2023-10-23). "When the going got tough, this president left town: As Union Institute spiraled, its president relocated". WCPO 9 Cincinnati. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
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