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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

Inside Higher Ed

An Alabama jury awarded Michael Stern $645,837 in damages, finding after a two-week trial that Stern’s former dean illegally punished him for speaking out. Around this time, Stern’s new dean allegedly opposed his tenure bid, as did the provost, contradicting the positive recommendation of his department.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Working at ED gave me insight about how policy's actually made, and one thing I keep seeing is that higher ed doesn't advocate for itself the same way that other sectors do. Department of Education. Most industry lobbies have PACs and do things differently than we do in higher education.” And that got us the grant.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Adelphi University’s Office of Community Concerns and Resolution was established in fall 2021 to simplify and enhance the system for reporting discrimination, bias, and abuse. It serves as an advocate and provides a safe space for members of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming communities and their allies. .

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

September 6, 2022 by Dean Hoke – The percentage of students without a post-secondary degree in the United States has been a widespread concern for decades. 2021 article titled “Shocking Statistics About College Graduation Rates”. I attended two universities and dropped out twice before coming back and finishing.

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Five Things You Should Know About Connecting Democracy and the Curriculum

Faculty Focus

Some may assume that these topics belong in political science courses only, but that is not accurate. For too long, US higher education has lagged in promoting democracy-focused education as core to the purpose and goals of a postsecondary education. The tide seems to be turning. These and other strategies are working.