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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Political Science; Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Political Science; Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: B.A., political science, Binghamton University Career mentors: Dr. David L. history, Tufts University; M.A., international affairs, The New School; and Ph.D.,

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is the closest university, but it doesn’t offer such a program. When seeking increased social and economic mobility through higher education, many place-bound individuals encounter limited or no realistic options for affordable, quality postsecondary education programs. Marta is one of approximately 25 million adults in the U.S.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

These programs too often lead to “poor outcomes, including poor retention, poor graduate employability, and poor long-term earnings potential,” the authors said. The coursework in the crosshairs isn’t hard to divine, either: liberal arts mainstays such as literature, history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and psychology.

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Affirmative action reaction: Higher ed leaders weigh in on Supreme Court’s decision

University Business

However, leaders of Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) find this a prime opportunity to strengthen career preparation opportunities at HBCUs and a call to action for policymakers and business leaders to nourish its development. Its decisions to rule against affirmative action have struck a nerve with higher education leaders.

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Will Anti-DEI Legislation Cause a Research Funding Drought in Higher Ed?

Insight Into Diversity

The impact of that is around whether you have excellent science and excellent research,” she says. Scientific studies in health care are also at risk, Malcom says, because medical schools or health sciences schools need to populate clinical trials in a diverse way or they’re not accurate.