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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

The three presidents to step down demonstrate a variety of reasons for making a change: to reengage in academia, pursue other professional opportunities or make way for new leadership during trying times. His last academic appointment was at Mercy from 2017 to 2020 as the vice president of academic affairs.

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

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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President moves: Another spate of high-profile leaders step down

University Business

Burnett may loom as one of the most prominent figures in the University of Mobile’s 62-year history. Towson University has found its 15th president in Dr. Mark Ginsberg, current provost and executive vice president of George Mason University in Virginia. Retiring Dr. Lonnie A. Burnett – University of Mobile (Ala.)

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Technology Partnerships and Higher Education

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

GPT is short for 'generative pre-training transformer,' derived from a 2017 paper called ' Attention Is All You Need ' from researchers at Google. As Mainstay, they still empower people to take the next step toward achieving their goals in both academia and business. and Why Does It Work?"