Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Phylicia Rashad will become the inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University. Phylicia Rashad Rashad is currently dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts at Howard. Dean Rashad is the perfect choice for this position, and I look forward to her contributions in this role.”

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

A few months ago, a social media platform announced the 18-year anniversary of my community college employment. I began teaching English composition part-time at Montgomery College. Years later, I am amazed by the community college and department I serve. In the 11th grade, Ben declared that he wanted to go to college.

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Community College Deans College Guidance 90

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black university (or HBCU) in New Orleans and top graduator of Black students who pursue medical degrees and doctorates in the health sciences, is partnering with Ochsner Health, the area’s leading medical training center, to open Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine (XOCOM).

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Medical School College Deans Schooling 129

Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 3, 2024

College professors aren’t the only ones exploring ways AI can help them serve students more efficiently. Highly selective schools with more intricate evaluation processes are even more likely to maintain the human element in admissions decision-making, even as AI becomes more prevalent.

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College Humanities Provost Scholarship 115

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Dr. DB Poli This will make Roanoke College the first college in Virginia to offer a four-year degree in the field of cannabis studies, according to the school.

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Arts And Sciences College Liberal Arts History 112

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development.

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Education Leadership Retention Education Board Department Of Education 102

Insight Into Diversity

JULY 19, 2023

Rhodes College has received an $800,000 grant from the Andrew Mellon Foundation to create a new program that will focus on researching and developing curricula related to racial equity, discrimination, and justice in Memphis and the Mid-South region.

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Institution Liberal Arts College Deans 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 9, 2024

As Dr. Martin Luther King Day approaches this year, colleges and universities across the nation are gearing up once again to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of the civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr. Francis College, in 1964, said Shannon Zlotkowski, assistant provost for DEI at UNE. Johnson, Clayton said.

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College University Humanities Provost 123

Liaison International

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The most valuable resource in Student Affairs is the staff who have dedicated their time and talent to supporting student success. And yet, their influence is felt throughout the student experience. When you walk on campus, through the student center or library, look at students’ faces. They work long hours.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Image: Shelly Lowe spoke with Inside Higher Ed this week about what it is like to be the first Native American chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities , the federal agency charged with supporting research and education in the humanities. There is no one moment where you think, “Oh, that’s humanities!”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Smith acknowledges that much progress has been made since she was a student-athlete at Stanford University in the 1990s — notably DEI divisions in athletic departments — but most athletic staffs don’t reflect the student-athlete populations. “We They were making demands and holding administration’s feet to the fire.”

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Image: A new report finds that the closure of a college or university has a devastating effect on the educational attainment of the students enrolled at the time. Those that closed generally enrolled larger populations of students of color than institutions that remained open—55 percent versus 46.4

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College Students Institution Guidance 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

Georgia State University has launched a teacher prep and retention program to help ensure students in metro Atlanta school districts receive stable, qualified classroom instruction. The college is expected to support the professional development of 270 educators over the three-year project.

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Professional Development Retention Humanities Degree 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) will be part of a federal initiative to recruit and retain underrepresented minority students in food and agriculture careers. A&T College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Dr. Nina Lyon-Bennett As part of the U.S.

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Scholarship Deans Retention Humanities 92

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Paul Sniegowski has been named the 21st president of Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion. Levin Family Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Serving that ideal, and serving Earlham’s students and faculty, is why I am so excited to become part of the community.”

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Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts Deans Advocate 95

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 7, 2023

Previously, she was acting dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and director of the Pacific Basin Institute and dean of women at Pomona College. Mahdavi holds a bachelor’s degree in diplomacy and world affairs from Occidental College. She earned a Ph. She earned a Ph.

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Deans University Humanities Provost 83

Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Vanderbilt University issued an apology after receiving criticism for a campus diversity office’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to write an email offering support to students following the recent mass shooting at Michigan State University. The original email was sent on Feb.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 18, 2023

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. We are grateful for support from the Mellon Foundation,” said Dr. Jennifer Collins, president of Rhodes Colleges.

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Equity Liberal Arts College History 89

University Business

MAY 17, 2024

The University Business Podcast : Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa In Pennsylvania, Albright College President Jacquelyn Fetrow has announced her resignation , effective May 31, after leading the small institution since 2017, WFMZ-TV reported. Who’s hiring? Elizabeth S. Eden to serve as its next leader.

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Provost Arts And Sciences Community College Deans 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This fall semester, Massasoit Community College achieved a new first. It became the first two-year school in the state of Massachusetts to allow students to attain degrees in Black Studies. Massasoit Community College is officially offering a Black Studies curriculum. Census Bureau.

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Community College Liberal Arts College Degree 101

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 28, 2022

On January 19 in Paterson, NJ, future MSU student Daniel Robert Cuadra was caught in gunfire between two groups of men while he was unloading groceries from his car. His Future College Graduate Academy targets potential scholars from low-income homes that earn less than $55,000 a year and sees them through graduation.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Graff, an expert on literacy who also writes widely on colleges and universities. Our students have changed, but our institutions have not adapted sufficiently to this reality. Non-traditional students now make up a majority of undergraduates. Non-traditional students now make up a majority of undergraduates.

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Arts And Sciences College Students Advise 71

Deans for Impact

MAY 24, 2023

Like many schools across the US impacted by the pandemic, Crim Elementary School in northwest Ohio was looking for more resources to support all of its students with rigorous, grade-level learning of academic concepts. The tutors were given training about the school context and how to support the diverse learning needs of students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Favors – will focus on fostering educational opportunities for students and faculty and innovating for social, economic, and racial justice. Frye Distinguished Professor Dr. Jelani M.

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Arts And Sciences Deans Equity Humanities 117

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The bot became an instant global sensation, even as it raised concerns about cheating and how college writing might change. As these tools infiltrate higher ed, many other colleges and professors have developed policies designed to ensure academic integrity and promote creative uses of the emerging tech in the classroom.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Jonathan Miller Jonathan Miller has been named dean of student engagement at the Community College of Rhode Island. Miller holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and family studies from Pennsylvania State University and a master’s in student personnel from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania.

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Dean Of Students Deans Humanities Community College 74

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Find a dean who cares about career success and human success I’ve been fortunate to have many great online deans throughout the years. One thing I learned is to try and find a dean who not only cares about your career success, but your success as a human being. What do you need from me? Do you feel burned out?

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Deans Humanities Environment Students 86

University Business

MARCH 14, 2023

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. She is also a first-generation student. Safa Zaki, Bowdoin College (Williamstown, Mass.) Jenkins, Bates College (Lewiston, Maine) Garry W.

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Arts And Sciences Law School Inclusivity Deans 98

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Image: Campus leaders at Vassar College are on a mission to bring community college students to liberal arts institutions. They announced plans this fall to help 30 liberal arts colleges explore how to start programs modeled after Exploring Transfer, a 35-year-old summer bridge program for community college students at Vassar.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 22, 2023

I had been teaching for nearly 30 years when I discovered that I had failed to instruct my students in the basics of critical thinking. My moment of awakening occurred in a conversation with one of the best students in that year’s graduating class. We need to explain what college-level learning requires at the outset of our courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

But all of that changed in 2022, when Steele saw a listing for a job at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education and Human Development. We’ve seen a rise in hate,” says Dr. Bridget Kelly, an associate professor and student affairs & diversity officer at the University of Maryland’s College of Education.

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Liaison International

MARCH 27, 2024

In the first weeks of college, students learn that success isn’t just about grades and getting involved. But over time, it’s easy for students to lose sight of these crucial support systems. A recent study found that up to 60% of students had no idea how many support services were available on their college campus.

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University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Every year, Camps Pride updates its “Worst List,” a ranking of sorts that features colleges and universities with a documented history of anti-LGBTQ+ actions, programs and practices. Those who violate the statutes run the risk of losing out on taxpayer funding.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

DECEMBER 20, 2023

To thank hardworking staff, faculty, and students, the Dean surprises them with thoughtful gifts. Spend a Grinch-Free Holiday with Greensboro’s School of Health and Human Sciences UNC Greensboro is a regular on our HEM holiday video highlights list, and this video puts the spotlight on its School of Health and Human Sciences.

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Schooling Arts And Sciences Deans Faculty 95

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. ” “I am one of many pretenure faculty who are leaving the college,” Bell said.

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