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Lift Up Your Head

Dr. Missy Alexander

We’re opening new programs this fall that I am confident will be exciting for our students. We’ve reorganized departments and schools, to try to create stronger identities for each and partnerships that will cultivate more curricular change and collaboration. Indeed, sometimes I can’t keep up.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. The two institutions shared both history and a deep connection to the Worcester community.

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

This dual reality was thrown into stark relief last week when Thomas Meixner, professor and chair of hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona, was shot dead in his office building, apparently by a former graduate student in the department. Dervish has a history of troubling behavior.