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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Benjamin reflects on building Deans for Impact into “a repository of insight and understanding about how students learn.”. Listen to Benjamin reflect on what has made DFI a learning organization: [link].

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Despite Increased Visibility, Asian Americans Continue to Face Barriers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

In 2016, he led a national study analyzing the representation of different races in prestigious academic positions within the field of education. Nicholas Hartlep, PhD “Some Asian Americans have been catapulted into pretty visible leadership roles.

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New HBCU Medical College in NOLA Will Confront Medical Inequities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Leonardo Seoane, executive vice president and chief academic officer of Ochsner Health, and first appointed dean of XOCOM. Xavier has been realizing its mission for nearly a century, its individuals from all walks of life are helping to make the world more just and more human,” said Robinson. If they can do it, I can do it, too.

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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

Inside Higher Ed

Humanities and arts degrees fell 16 percent. Townsend, co-director of the Humanities Indicators project at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, said the Ph.D. ” The “sharp drop" in humanities also stands out, Townsend said. I wonder how many of the humanities Ph.D.s Letters: 1,389 to 1,192.

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Stanford President Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne to Resign After Investigation Found Research Data Manipulation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At various times when concerns with Dr. Tessier-Lavigne’s papers emerged—in 2001, the early 2010s, 2015-2016, and March 2021—Dr. Former Dean of Humanities Dr. Richard Saller will become interim president. Tessier-Lavigne will step down Aug.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pam Carter, vice president and dean of the School of Business, which offers seven undergraduate degree programs and 10 stand-alone certificates. Among the programs are accounting, business administration, health administration and services, finance, human resources, and marketing. in management and leadership.

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Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. The women’s and gender studies minor at North Carolina Central University was launched in the fall of 2016. and presented it to the department chair who in turn presented it to the dean, Dr. Marshall Stevenson. Newson-Horst commends Dr. Ida E.