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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

American higher education is called upon to serve a variety of purposes: advancement of knowledge, expansion of cultural appreciation, extending understanding of societal benefits and obligations, and preparing a diversity of students with the skills they need for a successful and rewarding life. Dr. George R. & Rios-Aguilar, C.,

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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos

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Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. My own institution, Kansas State University, used land entirely from the Kaw (Kanza or KaĆ”?

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Tribal Colleges and Universities as Conduits for Intellectual and Political Sovereignties

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

education or universities, specifically. However, there is a network of tribally run colleges and universities that are the ongoing extension of those sovereignties as well as key vehicles for continuing to liberate the sovereign potential. These priorities often are not the focus in U.S. There are 37 TCUs within the U.S.

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Why Executive Coaching Works in Higher Education

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Candace Goodwin – Although every industry has undergone significant changes over the past several years, higher education has been impacted more profoundly. Colleges and universities that already had successful online programs could pivot quickly and sustain student enrollment. Intelligence focuses on how to do.

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Dr. Dyonne Bergeron Appointed CDO and Vice Chancellor for DEI at UC Irvine

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Dyonne Bergeron will become chief diversity officer (CDO) and vice chancellor for equity, diversity, and inclusion (DEI) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), effective Jul. in speech communication from Louisiana State University. in speech communication from Louisiana State University.

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DIANE RYAN

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She served as the vice president of academic affairs at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona. Ryan earned a bachelorā€™s degree in mass communications and a masterā€™s in communication studies from Western Illinois University as well as a Ph.D. in community college leadership from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

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Jennifer Sramek The student-led campaign is commendable, but the community college stigma doesnā€™t only affect students. Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.