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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Inside Higher Ed

There, attendees gathered to discuss the use of information technology to advance scholarship and education. Ithaka S+R shared results from its triennial survey published last week, which sought to capture college library deans’ and directors’ perspectives three years into the pandemic.

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How the University of Kentucky Is Beating the Odds of the Teacher Shortage

Insight Into Diversity

At our welcome event for this fall’s freshman class, we ran out of chairs for the first time in recent memory. . At our scholarship banquet, I met Meghan Harless, who will graduate in May as an early childhood educator. As dean of an education school, the pressure to create solutions to a cacophony of issues is mounting.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

In the past year, VCOM hosted more than 12 different DEI-focused events and two series on bias; one focused on privilege and the other was sponsored by the Diversity in Medicine club. and over 90 percent of VCOM students are from one of these areas. Acknowledging Tribal Land — Frontier Nursing University .

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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. An assistant dean for advancement reportedly seconded Limerick's account.

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Employee retires after 70 years

Inside Higher Ed

She was also a living witness to events big and small at King and the larger world: from the desegregation of Bristol and King and the broader civil rights movement to an expansion of student enrollment and programs at King and the COVID-19 pandemic. She was a confidante for students and later a gatekeeper to the president’s office.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After years of developing student supports, three of the four institutions featured in this article recently received HSI designation and the fourth is moving toward designation. GBC has an endowed scholarship fund from the Goizueta Foundation, and utilizing this fund, GBC began pursuing Hispanic students in the region.

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Business School Strategies to Advance Women in MBA Programs and Leadership

Insight Into Diversity

After repeatedly being passed up for advancement opportunities and raises and then later learning of the gender pay gap in her role as an event planner, Susanna McElroy decided it was time to make a change. Through this peer support, she feels empowered. ● This article was published in our April 2023 issue.