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Intensive English could disappear further

Inside Higher Ed

” Pitt declined further comment, beyond that “conversations are ongoing between the chair of the Linguistics Department and the Office of the Provost.” Cudd, Pitt’s provost and senior vice chancellor. “The conversation is— That’s the first one I’ve actually had with the provost.

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

Inside Higher Ed

The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however. Around this time, Stern’s new dean allegedly opposed his tenure bid, as did the provost, contradicting the positive recommendation of his department. The First Amendment and academic freedom are the cornerstones of higher education.

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Harvard Names Dr. Claudine Gay to Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gay will be the second Black woman to lead an Ivy League university, following Dr. Ruth Simmons, who served as president of Brown University from 2001 to 2012. Liann Herder can be reached at lherder@diverseeducation.com Jon Edelman and Arrman Kyaw contributed to this article.

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Why I gave $25M to a small liberal arts college (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Our relationship with McPherson College began in 2012, when I donated tool sets to the college’s automotive restoration program in honor of Richard’s birthday. Trending: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 3 In-Article Advertisement High: 6 In-Article related stories: 9 In-Article Advertisement Low: 12

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Banks chronicled the history of Black AERA leadership in a March 2016 article, titled “Expanding the Epistemological Terrain: Increasing Equity and Diversity Within the American Educational Research Association,” that appeared in the journal Educational Researcher. Gloria Ladson-Billings Dr. Arnetha F. Ball, the Charles E. Dr. Joyce E.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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A better way to address revenue sharing and online marketing (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

For-profit colleges jumped first: in 2012, the University of Phoenix spent almost $400,000 per day to bring half a million students through its doors. James DeVaney is associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director of the Center for Academic Innovation at the University of Michigan.