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University of Utah Prison Education Project Admits First Cohort

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Utah Prison Education Project (UPEP) at the University of Utah is admitting its first cohort of fifteen degree-seeking students incarcerated at the Utah State Correctional Facility. But Dr. Erin Castro’s dedication to UPEP over the last eight years is a shining example of scholarship with real societal impact.”

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Honor and invest in Ukraine through scholarships (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In the spring of 2022, at least 15 colleges and universities , including my own, Alfred University, jointly awarded honorary degrees during our commencement exercises. Scholarships, for example, are an especially effective means to help Ukrainians build a better future for their nation.

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under the University of Vermont’s (UVM) new open-access academic press, authors and readers will not have to pay fees to publish or access published materials. It is indeed completely free,” said Dr. Bryn Geffert, dean of libraries at UVM. “It

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Press Release: ACPA Renames Professional Development Event to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring SSAOs

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Shang earned his Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate, all at Florida State University. His professional roles included leadership at a number of institutions including University of Iowa, Colorado State University, Penn State Scranton, Missouri Western State University, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

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A professor's job is endangered for teaching about race

Inside Higher Ed

Image: An English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University said his teaching contract has been put on hold after complaints about his instruction on race and racism. 15, I concluded a class and walked out of the classroom to find the provost and the dean of the school of liberal arts and sciences waiting for me,” Joeckel wrote.

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Have Academic Library Staffing Numbers Really Declined That Much Over the Past Decade?

Inside Higher Ed

Here is what it looks like: Full+Part-Time 2020 38,510 2019 40,884 2018 41,479 2017 41,490 2016 41,993 2015 42,782 2014 43,610 2013 44,677 2012 67,074 Not sure why there was such a significant drop between 2013 and 2012. The data available spans from 2012 to 2020. Probably some change in how library staff are counted. What is going on?

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

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Still University of Graduate Health Studies. Still University of Graduate Health Studies (ATSU) is a founding partner of the Academic Medicine Consortium of Arizona, a group of medical schools that collaborate to identify and nurture students toward academic medicine. Acknowledging Tribal Land — Frontier Nursing University .