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Dr. Badia Ahad Named Dean of Oxford College at Emory University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Badia Ahad will become dean of Oxford College at Emory University, effective Aug. I think my most important role as dean will be to ensure that students, faculty and staff have the tools and the resources that they need to be and to do their best,” Ahad said. Ahad holds a B.A. and a Ph.D.

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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

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percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. In numbers, 52,250 research doctorates were awarded across fields in 2021. The survey period for the forthcoming report ran from July 2020 to June 2021, a full year of the pandemic. production in 2021 to COVID-19.

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Phylicia Rashad Appointed Inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Phylicia Rashad will become the inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University. The chair was established in May 2021. Phylicia Rashad Rashad is currently dean of the Chadwick A. Dean Rashad is the perfect choice for this position, and I look forward to her contributions in this role.”

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From tutor to teacher: how Illinois’s state tutoring program is building local pathways into teaching

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In a state that saw 88% of its school districts struggling to find qualified or substitute teachers in 2021, the ITI structure aims to support student learning acceleration in high-need districts and create conditions for a sustainable path to prepare and retain future teachers.

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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

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This program presents an opportunity to help rectify that and also to understand the lasting impact that cannabis has had on human history and evolution, she said. As early as the program’s first course, students will be taught about policy issues, incarceration, criminal justice, and racial bias as it relates to cannabis, Poli said.

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Growth in assistant professorships is uneven (opinion)

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Over all, we found that the number of assistant professors increased in 101 of 154 academic disciplines between 2011 and 2021. But this is not the case in education, in social sciences and in particular in the humanities, all of which are characterized by stable or declining demand for assistant professors. granting universities.

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Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

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Within UC’s decentralized model, the College of Education, Criminal Justice, Human Services & Information Technology (CECH) built a robust Student Services Center that provides guidance to students via a team of academic advisors, career development specialists, retention program managers, and a licensed counselor and social worker.

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