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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. Other notable mentions: Dr. Stuart Rayfield, Columbus State University Dr. Cheryl McConnell, Saint Joseph’s University, the school’s first female president. News Ranking’s public law school ranks 18 spots to #6. Jenkins, Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) Garry W.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

Many political science majors do become policymakers—and the degree is a well-trodden stepping stone to law school. Besides, the humanities cloak an intensely practical side beyond the analytical and communication skills they grow: Shakespeare teaches us statecraft, after all. Perhaps that’s part of why the number of U.S.

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Protecting Tribal Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Carpenter, Council Tree Professor of Law, and director of the American Indian Law Program at the University of Colorado Law School. Stone Professor of Law and director of the University of Washington School of Law's Native American Law Center. On Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct.

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Universities on Fire

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On this week’s episode of The World of Higher Education Podcast , Bryan Alexander joins us to talk about his new book, Universities on Fire, Higher Education in the Climate Crisis , which was published in March by Johns Hopkins University Press. Climate crisis books are a dime a dozen. BA: You’re quite true.

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Stanford academic freedom event proceeds amid controversy

Inside Higher Ed

This is “suicidal” in terms of retaining public support for higher education, he also said. While many other speakers described higher education’s commitment to the pursuit of truth as fading, the conference was heavy on anecdotes and speculative diagnostics relative to clear data.

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Defending Central European University and Academic Freedom: Elements of an Initial Response

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She has also been a postdoctoral fellow at New York University Law School and a visiting scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School. Her main field of expertise and research is international and European human rights law, particularly on freedom of expression. Kris Olds. ~~~~~~~.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

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12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.