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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Inside Higher Ed

After two decades of working in higher education, Shrivastav is championing student success in academics at the University of Indiana Bloomington as the college’s newest provost. Prior, he served as vice president for instruction at the University of Georgia. A: It’s a much different, much bigger role. [At

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

Inside Higher Ed

Sean Burke , associate provost of Luther College, in Iowa, has been selected as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Alma College, in Michigan. Richmond Hill , interim provost of the Woodbridge campus of Northern Virginia Community College, has been named to the position on a permanent basis.

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Vanderbilt to Establish New Computing, AI, Data Science College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. Dr. Krishnendu Roy The interdisciplinary college will be led by a new dean, who will report to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. C.

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Muslim Student Injured in Hit-and-Run at Stanford, Police Investigating as Hate Crime

Insight Into Diversity

Police are investigating the report of a hit-and-run that injured an Arab Muslim student at Stanford University, a case which the California Highway Patrol and Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office have determined to be a hate crime. campus before 2 p.m. on Friday, according to a school news advisory.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But California State University, Fullerton’s efforts to tackle this issue got a major boost recently with the announcement of $1.4 It is unique in that it is bringing together K-12, community college, universities and the career centers all aligned under one goal,” she said.

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West Virginia University announces affordable, top-ranked Master of Science in Software Engineering on Coursera

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Today, I am delighted to announce a Master of Science in Software Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU). This affordable degree is $20,940* and ranks in the top 30 online master’s in computer information technology programs in the U.S. By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera. More information here.

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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

” Later in the meeting, multiple professors asked the Faculty Affairs Committee to push Provost Peggy Agouris, who briefed the board on the school plan, to respond in writing to a standing list of faculty questions about it. Those are the kinds of organizations that I do best in, and I regret that this was not one of them.”