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

Deans for Impact

“ True social transformations are measured in decades, not years ,” our founder Benjamin Riley wrote in 2017. It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Everyday we’re seeing evidence of impact.

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Pepperdine law dean talks openly about his stutter

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Some of Paul Caron’s most vivid childhood memories are about his stutter: disappearing to the restroom whenever the server came to his family’s table at a restaurant so his parents would order for him; children laughing at him in fourth grade when the teacher asked him his name and he couldn’t say it.

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Ring The Alarm: A Call to Action for Black Women to Address Wellness in the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dear Black women in higher education, 2023 should have been a wake-up call to our community, yet the red flags persist. Now, the death of Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey rings the alarm that our wellness must come first. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey rings the alarm that our wellness must come first.

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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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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. To tame their anxieties about AI, faculty and administrators might embrace Howard Kabat-Zinn’s maxim, “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” What can be done?

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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

Many colleges and universities have struggled to prepare for generative AI on campus, for instance, by providing guiding policies or pedagogical support. To tame their anxieties about AI, faculty and administrators might embrace Howard Kabat-Zinn’s maxim, “You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn to surf.” What can be done?

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Dougherty Family College’s Investment in Student Success Pays Off

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DFC has graduated an average of 56% of its students since its formation in 2017. By smothering its students with support. Buffy Smith, DFC’s dean, intended it. The support that DFC gives its students is not simply financial. This helps them bond quickly and support each other. How has the college pulled this off?