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Dr. Yolanda Pierce Named Dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Yolanda Pierce will become dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, effective Jul. A public theologian and leader on the role of religion in public life, Pierce is currently dean and professor of religion at the Howard University School of Divinity. 1, pending board approval. She is the first woman in the role.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. Gittleman cleverly weaves in stories about how, as a child of East European immigrants who did not read or write English, he would come to learn about this phenomenal enterprise.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. This is a full-circle moment for me, because Dean Holley was my very first hire as president of Howard in 2014,” said Dr. Wayne A.

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

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laid off eight tenured and tenure-track faculty members and froze various programs last month, citing realignment of academics with changing student demands. ” That is, undergraduate programs with fewer than 12 students per full-time faculty member over a period of five years are no longer accepting new students.

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A professor's job is endangered for teaching about race

Inside Higher Ed

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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Oberlin's board seeks to limit faculty power

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Much about Oberlin College is unique, including long-standing policies guaranteeing the faculty a say in matters that extend well beyond academics. Many faculty members say it’s this level of input that keeps them at Oberlin. ” Faculty members, Neilson continued, “are on the ground.

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The Burden of Faculty Activity Reporting

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Faculty activity reporting is an often-overlooked barrier to productivity. What does a day in the life of a faculty member at your institution look like? 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?

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