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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. One campaign he oversaw helped draw in $66 million, the largest in school history, Telegram & Gazette reports.

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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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English majors earn similar salary earnings, life quality than other degree holders, report

University Business

The majority of data was pulled from records between 2018 and 2021. for physical science and history majors. For example, several survey respondents observed that academics were not required to connect academia to prospective employment opportunities. For example, the rate was 2.13% for humanities degree holders, 2.0%

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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?

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The percentage of tenured professors has fallen consistently at institutions across the United States, from nearly 80% in 1970 to 20% in 2018. 70% of adjunct faculty work on per-semester contracts, and 25% hold jobs outside academia to supplement their work and incomes since they generally have a lower salary than tenured professors.

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

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block:block=176] This apocalyptic narrative has a long history in the environmental movement and within academia. A headline from New York magazine in 2018 is representative, proclaiming, “UN Says Climate Genocide Is Coming. ” In today’s media environment, the rhetoric of doom is only a click away.

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