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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce

Deans for Impact

Just as much as they are, he’s attending as an enrolled student, completing assignments and participating in discussions – and, he also happens to be the community college’s Dean of Liberal Arts and Education. They probably knew I was the dean,” he says with a laugh, explaining that some students were a little wary of talking to him.

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US rejects record number of student visas in 2023

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However, visa issuances are still far below their peak in 2015, and denial rates have increased from a low of 15% in 2014 to 36% in 2023. Australia saw its highest student visa denial rate of 34% in September 2023. Likewise, the UK’s five priority markets all saw visa rejection rates rise in the second half of 2023.

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UPitt Dean Works to Advance Equity in Policy, Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Valerie Kinloch Kinloch does the work in her leadership role as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s (UPitt) School of Education, a position she has held since July 2017. “It is to understand who people are, people's dreams and hopes, [and] what people want.” Kinloch holds a Ph.D.

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

Deans for Impact

Over the 2023-24 academic year, fellows will engage in leadership development that supports them to identify adaptive challenges unique to their contexts and develop and pursue leadership actions that enact sustainable, equity-centered change. Abbott , Dean of the James I. McIntyre, Jr. McIntyre, Jr. Wilson, Jr.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. 1, 2023, to Sept. Approximately 2.9 She holds a B.A. in economics from Stanford and a Ph.D.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. She will step into her role on July 1, 2023. Danielle Ren Holley, current dean and professor of law at Howard University. Danielle Ren Holley is breaking ground.

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House-Buying Power of Academic Salaries (2023 Edition)

HESA

About seven years ago, I wrote a blog looking at the house-buying power of academics in different parts of the country. Then I gathered salary data for all ranked academics, including those who hold senior academic positions such as Deans. The post House-Buying Power of Academic Salaries (2023 Edition) appeared first on HESA.

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