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From Past to Present: New Book Explores the Importance of HBCUs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But the book is not merely an exercise in nostalgia. Whenever I give a talk and share my educational journey, I like to open by saying that I bleed orange and green, but I am also a die-hard Aggie,” writes Esters, who is now dean of the Graduate School and the vice provost for graduate education at The Pennsylvania State University. “To

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Dr. Ray Jayawardhana Appointed Provost of Johns Hopkins University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ray Jayawardhana will become provost of Johns Hopkins University (JHU), effective Oct. He has also written books such as Strange New Worlds ; Neutrino Hunters ; and Child of the Universe. Dr. Ray Jayawardhana Jayawardhana is currently dean of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. in astronomy from Harvard University.

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Vermont State U Will Have Some Books in Its Libraries

Inside Higher Ed

Earlier versions of the plan eliminated the books and all librarians from five campuses and drew widespread criticism. The new plan is to keep about 30,000 books, or about 10 percent of what the university currently has. Vermont State University has abandoned plans to go all virtual in its libraries, VTDigger reported.

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3 Questions on Academic Library Spending to the Scholar Who Wrote the Book on University Budgets

Inside Higher Ed

In his book, Like Nobody's Business: An Insider's Guide to How US University Finances Really Work (Open Book Publishers, 2021), Andrew digs into academic library budgeting. Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money?

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Author discusses his new book, "Administratively Adrift"

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The title of Administratively Adrift: Overcoming Institutional Barriers for College Student Success (Cambridge University Press) sounds a bit like that of Academically Adrift , a 2011 book that said students were not learning enough in college. He responded via email to questions about the book. Why focus on administrators?

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

What began in 1996 as an audacious attempt to archive and preserve the World Wide Web has grown into a vast library of books, musical recordings and television shows, all digitized and available online, with a mission to provide “universal access to all knowledge.” In The Librarian’s Book of Lists ( ALA, 2010 ), George M.

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University faces budget shortfall - JULIA ABUZZAHAB and MEGAN WOOLARD, Marquette Wire

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Provost Kimo Ah Yun said the university is operating under a current budget shortfall that is estimated between $9 million and $9.5

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