Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

As data from the 2020 election show, faculty frequently served as the most significant communicators of everything from voter registration materials to discussions about critical political issues. Institutional leaders stepped up to support voter engagement initiatives and action plans. These and other strategies are working.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 23, 2024

The push for more representation and education about Asian identities at Amherst College has been a multi-decade affair. We have to be understood on our own.” By housing the faculty in these pre-existing and prominent departments, one of the hopes is to lend a potential AAPI major more visibility, Dhingra says.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Proctor Institute – housed in the Rutgers-New Brunswick Graduate School of Education – hosted the event in honor of Black History Month. Sullivan discussed his latest book, We’ll Fight It Out Here: A History of the Ongoing Struggle for Health Equity, which chronicles the history and impacts of AMHPS.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Image: Harvard University announced its 30th president Thursday, drawing from within to hire Claudine Gay, the first Black president in the institution’s nearly 400-year history. Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was hired after a search that began in July to replace Lawrence S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Dr. Aaron Goodson “It’s really important that we see Black women in this position of leadership as head coaches in our sport,” says Smith, who is co-chair of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. “In She rebranded Cal’s annual tournament to reflect a focus on social justice and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 3, 2023

Sometimes it still surprises me when I think about the fact that we’re actually together,” said LaVar Charleston. history, gender and race with the law. The couple counts on each other for ideas, support, understanding, and perspective as they do the difficult, often emotionally taxing work of DEI professionals. Jerlando F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Elmer Guy first came to Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1999 as dean of instruction, he could not have known that, 24 years later, he would oversee the institution’s renaming to Navajo Technical University (NTU). program, to really empower and instill into our students that we need to do this as a nation,” says Sage. Guy agrees.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Bowman (left), Michigan State University’s associate dean for academic and student affairs, and other leaders from the university’s college of education. Gmelch, who, at the time, served as dean of Iowa State’s College of Education and had emerged as a national expert on college deans. “I Jerlando F.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Ford Our focus is on the high-level biases that affect numerous minoritized groups and undermine the overall quality and fairness of promotion and tenure discussions. Our de-biasing recommendations are drawn from the well-established literature on groups, decision making , and culturally responsive, anti-racist practices. Dr. Donna Y.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 25, 2022

But regarding Claremont McKenna, the question isn't necessarily whether professors should be able to say the N-word for pedagogical reasons (the college hasn't said they can't) but rather how administrators should respond to student complaints about offensive language in the classroom. Do you think I am mistaken in this approach?”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

It bans affirmative action not only in race but other protected categories, and not just in admissions but in hiring practices and awarding money,” says Dr. Mark Henderson, associate dean of admissions and vice chair for education in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of California (UC) Davis.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Image: An English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University said his teaching contract has been put on hold after complaints about his instruction on race and racism. 15, I concluded a class and walked out of the classroom to find the provost and the dean of the school of liberal arts and sciences waiting for me,” Joeckel wrote.

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 14, 2023

Arkansas Center for Black Music Founded earlier this year, the Arkansas Center for Black Music is a collaboration between the UA Department of Music and the African and African American Studies program. Faculty and staff will help to advance such studies in the field by teaching scholars about the music’s impact and significance.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

As data from the 2020 election show, faculty frequently served as the most significant communicators of everything from voter registration materials to discussions about critical political issues. Institutional leaders stepped up to support voter engagement initiatives and action plans. These and other strategies are working.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Support students with technology-enabled advising. But you wouldn’t know about the importance of faculty from the EAB student success playbook. Faculty control the curriculum and are responsible for pedagogy, and administrators have only indirect levers to bring about changes in those areas.

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PeopleAdmin

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

So when the core of academic work should be teaching, research, and service, why is admin (like faculty activity reporting) taking up so much time—and what can you do about it? Reach out to our experts to learn more! Breaking down faculty administrative work. The first is service work. simplify promotion and tenure.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

At our university, it is particularly exciting to see them here on a Friday. But it is Friday before Labor Day, and our quad is full of activity. I am so encouraged that we’ve seen growth in our first-year class. We’re opening new programs this fall that I am confident will be exciting for our students.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Perhaps the following conversation between Anita Casavantes Bradford and Steven Mintz about how R-1s can support their faculty to find fulfillment in meaningful research and as transformative teachers and mentors can suggest some answers. This turned into an ongoing debate. Last semester I taught 800 students and this semester 80.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

It was 2021, and Galan was working in a summer bridge program, supporting teenagers who were applying to college. A Latino student researching a university department observed that hardly any of the faculty had backgrounds similar to his own. “I She describes him as a “genuinely amazing human being” who “cares about everyone.”

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SRHE

MAY 28, 2024

By Michael Shattock Editor’s note: Michael Shattock is the guru of governance studies in HE; SRHE Blog is delighted to bring you his invitation to researchers in HE to expand their work in governance – a definitive statement about the many contributions that governance research can make to our understanding of higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

I also thought briefly about just moving on, but quitting is just not in my DNA. Worst of all, they are sneaky about it.” Our next generation of senior faculty and tenured professors should not have to go through what I went through. “Most academic professors can’t afford to launch lawsuits.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 11, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Policy Last week, I wrote about the 2022 year-end omnibus bill and connected with Rebecca Natow on Twitter. I asked Rebecca to join me in conversation so we could hear more from her about her work in the area of higher ed policy. Rebecca is assistant professor of educational leadership and policy at Hofstra University.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 22, 2023

” Imposing fixed time bands is ultimately a political decision that requires input from deans, department chairs and, in most cases, the faculty senate. And what about Fridays and Saturdays? and departments might be forced to offer introductory and gateway courses at unconventional and inconvenient times.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Department of Homeland Security expanded opportunities for international students who have earned U.S. Some, including supporters, argue that the expanded definition points to a broken educational visa system. State Department. Image: Earlier this year, the U.S. The former is not designated STEM, but the latter is.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Using the authority Congress granted to the Department of Education, we will forgive $10,000 in outstanding student federal loans. The Biden-Harris administration anticipated that the debt forgiveness would impact 95% of student loan borrowers, or about 43 million people. Department of Education (ED). The Eighth U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2023

Others see opportunity for accelerating discussions about reimagining teaching to help students write prose that differs from what machines can produce. Administrators can carve out time for faculty training support. Finally, talk with students about instructions, rules and expectations. Don’t Abandon Pencil and Paper.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 2, 2023

” The corresponding press release said the letter was supported by “more than 120 scholars from all ranks and various disciplines at U.S. 2, 2023, protest where University of Chicago Police Department officers were present. The statement says Elran’s course aims at “inculcating U.S.

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University Business

JANUARY 1, 2024

Pandemic-era emergency federal aid expired, leaving tuition-dependent institutions to think critically about how to expand their revenue streams and cut costs as student enrollment struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels. Ron DeSantis to extract the “woke” from higher education. R&D spending booms.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

Yet, examples of administrative overreach, disrespect for faculty expertise and shared governance, and unwillingness to publicly support academic freedom also extend to the sphere of artistic expression. In recent years, book bans and “divisive concepts” legislation have dominated the news and public consciousness.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. I used to keep them in Mason jars under our back porch. I collected live bumble bees. My parents would allow me.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Leshner said it was important to Zweig that the funds go toward supporting career-driven individuals with disabilities. “We’re so excited about this gift, because it really does build on the university’s mission and its strength,” said Mary Burke, vice president for institutional advancement at Temple.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

.” This report marks a critical juncture in the AAUP’s history, being one of only eight special reports issued, and underscores a growing concern over political interference in the realm of academic governance. Professor of History, CSU East Bay1989-2010, Prof. Emeritus, 2015-present.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Since its formation, the college has drawn support from notable policymakers, nonprofit leaders, and academics in the public health space. “In The factors that shape the health of individuals and populations are both complex and intersectional,” says Christopher King, PhD, dean of the School of Health. “It

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In July, Agnes Scott College launched the Acknowledging our Past: Acting Now for a Transformed Future project, which aims to elevate the lives and stories of the people of color who built the college. It serves as an advocate and provides a safe space for members of trans, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming communities and their allies. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Our constitutional history does not tolerate that choice.” Department of Education (ED) issued guidance for how schools can navigate admissions and still consider other factors in evaluating applicants, including neighborhood and high school data, life challenges, and experiences of racial discrimination.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

ATSU is also creating a Grow Your Own faculty development program that offers a low-to-no-cost education designed to support students interested in academic medicine. Topics have included how to communicate about difficult subjects, resiliency, and the culture of India. . The program is expected to launch in spring 2023.

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