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AI Practice Sharing (Online) 13th Dec.

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Mick Grierson (Professor and Research Leader, CCI) *AI and Languages with Helen McAllister (Associate Dean of International Student Experince, UAL) *A Short History of AI in Art Schools with Catherine Mason (Author) *Generative AI and the Automating of Academia with Prof. Where This event will take place online.

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Schools of Music Move Toward More Inclusive Studies

Insight Into Diversity

Two prominent efforts to diversify music in academia are the new University of Arkansas’ (UA) Arkansas Center for Black Music and the creation of the George Walker Center for Equity and Inclusion in Music at the University of Rochester’s (UR) Eastman School of Music (Eastman). This article was published in our June 2023 issue.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college’s dean, Dr. David E. A graduate of Morehouse College, Canton earned a master’s degree in Black studies at The Ohio State University and a doctorate in history at Temple University. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. Last year, he hired another faculty person.

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

Limerick,” Chris Whitney, the board’s vice chair and brand commissioner for the state of Colorado’s Department of Agriculture, wrote to Glen Krutz, CU Boulder’s dean of arts and sciences. This does not affect Limerick’s tenured position as professor of history or her ability to conduct research."

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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. He also led the school through seven of its largest freshman enrollment classes in Langston’s 126-year history. as the dean of students, interim vice president of student affairs and vice president of academic affairs.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

People outside of academia may be better positioned to evaluate the impact of candidate’s scholarship. · Carefully assess why disconnects occur between external and internal evaluators. Universities often have policies of “re-doing” the tenure meeting in the event of a procedural violation. Dr. Donna Y.

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Sustainability school faces backlash over fossil fuel funds

Inside Higher Ed

Oreskes, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, earned her Ph.D. from Stanford in the 1980s and went on to become one of the leading scholars of climate science history, as well as a fierce advocate for the role of academia in advancing urgent climate solutions. But Oreskes refused the offer.