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Purdue and Indiana University split joint venture at IUPUI

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Image: After five-plus decades as a joint venture, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis is taking on a new form, one that will not continue the collaborative effort between its namesake partners. Going forward, the IUPUI campus will be known as Indiana University Indianapolis.

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Oklahoma Regents Request $96 Million Funding Increase

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“The state system of higher education’s budget request focuses on continued investment to meet growing workforce needs in several key fields, including health care, teacher education, engineering, and computer science,” State Regents chair Michael C. Turpen said in a press release last week.

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AAUP to Investigate Cuts at Emporia State

Inside Higher Ed

The American Association of University Professors announced Wednesday that it has launched an investigation into the cuts at Emporia State University last month, which saw 33 faculty members—including numerous tenured professors—dismissed due to financial issues.

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New presidents or provosts: Alma Folsom Maryland NVCC Purdue St. Thomas TCU

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Art Pimentel , president of Woodland Community College, in California, has been appointed president of Folsom Lake College, also in California. Roach Dean of the Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University, has been chosen as president there. Daniel Pullin , John V. Patrick Wolfe , Frederick L.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

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For many liberal arts colleges as well as humanities-focused departments in larger universities, it’s a pressing one. Despite the prevailing winds at the moment, not everyone can or should aspire to be a computer-science major focusing on machine learning. New tools. Student perspectives can help change that.

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Valerie Sheares Ashby on leadership and succeeding a legend

Inside Higher Ed

But you wouldn’t know it from listening to Valerie Sheares Ashby, who last year took over the presidency of the University of Maryland Baltimore County from Freeman A. ” An edited transcript of the interview with Sheares Ashby, former dean of Trinity College of Arts & Sciences at Duke University, follows.

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

A recent episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed ’s news and analysis podcast, examined the data and metrics colleges and universities are using—or should explore going forward—to gauge the value they provide to their students and other constituents. An edited transcript of the discussions follows.

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