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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As of now, we have over 300 applications for next fall from students that have applied for housing,” says Nicholas Hamel, vice president and dean of student services at Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Presently, about 10% of CMCC’s student population reside in residential housing. About 380 students are in residence.

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VICTORY: Lawsuit ends with Collin College professor reinstated after being fired for union advocacy, supporting removal of Confederate monuments

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The college cited three incidents that led to her firing: In 2017, Jones signed her name and college affiliation on a published open letter supporting the removal of Confederate monuments in Dallas. CONTACT: Katie Kortepeter, Communications Campaign Manager, FIRE: 215-717-3473; media@thefire.org. Under President H.

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Chinese food cost complainer sues over Harvard tenure denial

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But—after he “acknowledged error” in both the Chinese restaurant and Blinkx incidents, after he took other steps to “demonstrate that he had learned from the 2014 incidents,” and after his tenure case was delayed for two years—the FRB surprised him in 2017 with new concerns, the suit says.

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Dr. Dara N. Byrne: Leveraging Public Higher Education for the Common Good

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Byrne PHOTO COURTESY OF CUNY Becoming Dean of Macaulay Honors College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY), enables Dr. Dara N. From December 2016 to July 2022, when she left to begin her new position, she served as associate provost for undergraduate retention and dean of undergraduate studies. Upon completion of her Ph.D.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bevlee Watford, who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Virginia Tech, CEED has raised awareness about engineering and other technical fields and fueled diversity in the professions. Honestly, I’m still amazed every single day about what we have now,” Watford says. “It for students who entered in 2017.

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Harvard cancels planned fellowship for human rights leader

Inside Higher Ed

But he and his supporters say the dean of Harvard’s John F. The dean, Doug Elmendorf, wasn’t available for an interview Friday and hasn’t publicly commented on the allegations, which were first reported by The Nation. “I worry more about younger academics. “I’m an older figure.

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

The dean of students determined in February that Dervish had violated the student code of conduct and sanctioned him with expulsion for stalking, failure to comply with the directives of university officials and discriminatory conduct. The university defines stalking, in part, as unwanted contact and repeated behavior.