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

University Business

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. in history. “I But for women, that number falls to around $61,000.

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Report: Over 500 Years To Black Economic Equality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Significant progress has also been made in academia. Since 2018, Black unemployment has reached record lows of 5%. Dr. Donald Collins, an assistant professor for the Department of History at Loyola University Maryland, said people have to consider the history of what this report has highlighted.

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What is the difference between a tenured professor and an adjunct professor?

PeopleAdmin

Being a tenured or adjunct professor is a job that is unique to higher education, and the different types of faculty roles leave some asking: what is a tenured professor? The percentage of tenured professors has fallen consistently at institutions across the United States, from nearly 80% in 1970 to 20% in 2018.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month. Unquestionably, the past 40 years have brought many steps forward in terms of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights, visibility, and consciousness, but in academia it is still a work in progress.

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A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 180 with Drumm McNaughton and Catherine Friday

The Change Leader, Inc.

7 November · Episode 180 A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This conversation–rooted in the findings of E&Y white paper: How are you balancing the books for a digital future? covers the global shift in Higher Education.

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Five ways to help students take smart sustainability actions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Higher education professionals have long been concerned with how to raise public awareness about climate change. block:block=176] This apocalyptic narrative has a long history in the environmental movement and within academia. Yet today we face a different problem. It’s Actually Worse Than That.”

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