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Representation Matters: Reflections on Academia’s ‘Leaky Pipeline’

HEPI

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. per cent respectively from the 2002/03 academic year to 2019/20. The progressive drop in ethnic diversity as you move up the seniority ladder is a well-documented and persistent problem in academia. Email Address.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C. Lim is now leading the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) into the future. Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, he could not meet the 20-20 eyesight requirement.

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Funding source shouldn't affect postdoc benefits (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Reports of this issue go back decades: see, for example, this 2002 article in Science , which asked, “What will it take to create a single employment class (status) for all postdocs, regardless of funding source?” Not a New Problem.

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

So I was an Arthur Anderson girl back in the day when there was an Arthur Anderson and then came over to EY in 2002 as either an asset or a liability depending on your point of view. Tell us a little bit about yourself. [00:02:18] 00:02:18] Catherine: Drumm, thank you so much. So I have been with EY for gosh, most of this century. Am I crazy?

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998) created Pan-African and Africana studies and professional institutions in academia as a historian and professor. Department of Labor , 2002 13 National Conference of State Legislators , 2013 14 Understanding Social Problems | 11th Edition , Mooney, Linda A., Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998) created Pan-African and Africana studies and professional institutions in academia as a historian and professor. Department of Labor , 2002 13 National Conference of State Legislators , 2013 14 Understanding Social Problems | 11th Edition , Mooney, Linda A., Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S.

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