Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In March 2021, the chair of the Board of Trustees of Becker College announced that the institution would close its doors due to financial difficulties accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed substantive change was approved by Clark’s accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education, in April 2021.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

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.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

To help shore up its finances, Cabrini cut 46 positions in early 2021. Though it’s a smaller number—university officials said eight jobs were eliminated in the latest round—the cuts include Cabrini’s provost, associate provost and three deans. The university will also downsize from 18 department chairs to eight.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

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.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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. Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. Multicultural Mentorship — Augustana College.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

David Boliek, chairman of Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees, was rather specific in a Jan. 28 interview on Fox and Friends. “This is all about balance,” Boliek told the network. “We, however, have no shortage of left-of-center, progressive views on our campus, like many campuses across the nation. million next year but $12.7

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others. percent from the previous year and about 18.4

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

A new PEN America report, “ America’s Censored Classrooms ,” identified 137 educational gag bills introduced so far in 2022, compared to 54 in 2021, which marked a dramatic increase from previous years. These kinds of gag orders may be common in corporate America, but they should raise red flags for anyone in academia.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

She co-founded the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee, which proposed and won an on-site childcare center and which continues to sponsor events on women’s issues in science. The institution even erected a multimedia display wall of 60 “trailblazing” female faculty members last summer.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 7, 2024

Charles Welch , President and CEO of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU). Learning Leadership by Example In describing his leadership style, President Welch recalled a few pivotal moments early in his academic career: “I was going to go to law school to be a politician. Some folks are never going to be satisfied.

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Edu Alliance Journal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

To defuse the stand-off, in 2021, the center-right New Democracy government created a specialist university police branch (OPPI) with about 1,000 unarmed officers, responsible for overseeing three Athens campuses and one in Thessaloniki. The current state of affairs can be traced back to the early hours of Nov. Covering Up the Graffiti.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. Department of Education. And that got us the grant.

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