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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

Our jobs necessarily demand that we’re triangulating between students, professors and others (parents, support offices, health providers, etc.) Our jobs necessarily demand that we’re triangulating between students, professors and others (parents, support offices, health providers, etc.) I babysat for the dean of students.

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Trans student housing gains popularity and demand

Inside Higher Ed

While the staff was enthusiastic about the idea, they were initially reluctant to accommodate some of the students’ requests, such as converting some of the floor’s two-person rooms to singles. “The priority wasn’t money, it wasn’t filling beds; it was making sure the students were comfortable,” she said.

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AAUP on Florida: authoritarian control wilting higher education

University Business

“Bottom line: Big Brother is watching,” wrote one University of Florida professor in an email to his colleagues and collected by the special committee. In K12 and higher ed, the term “woke” has plunged education into a muddy existential battle. Only two higher education administrators agreed to the interview.

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What Today’s College Students Need

Inside Higher Ed

Graff, an expert on literacy who also writes widely on colleges and universities. I think it’s fair to say that our offices of the dean of students, student life, and student affairs need to do better. Colleges and universities could do more to better prepare students for post-graduation life.