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A Rise in Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Since Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During a time when educator retention is experiencing a sharp decline, the data suggests a trend of positive experiences and feelings by educators who are making moves to stay in their field, even as new concerns are emerging in academia. This includes a 20 percent gender pay gap among college administrators.

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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Three college administrators—including one president—will be coordinating goodbye parties at their current institutions as they prepare to move on to bigger opportunities elsewhere. Prior to her 18 years of executive leadership, Bergman had no career in academia. The former engineer proved a natural as president.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

will be moving into entrepreneurial pursuits after serving in academia for 30 years, according to The Oklahoman. steps down at a time when Langston’s total enrollment has been steadily declining for the past decade, like other regional colleges in the state. retires after an 11-year tenure at the school. Despite this, Smith Jr.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

No question, the vast bulk of English literature students will not become the next David McCullough or, less ambitiously, make their livings in academia dissecting the finer points of the Bronte sisters for graduate students or the readers of obscure journals. (Perhaps that’s part of why the number of U.S.

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A pathway to graduate school for Latinx students

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Latinx students can have a tough time navigating the numerous structural and institutional challenges that work against them in academia, especially when it comes to attending and succeeding in graduate school. What should college administrators do to dismantle them?

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The War on DEI

Insight Into Diversity

It is critical that students and faculty who have benefited from DEI programs and initiatives share their experiences with state legislatures and college administrators and advocate for safeguards, says Baker. Examples of success demonstrate the clear value that DEI efforts provide to campuses, he says. It won’t just be these items.