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Discussing the 4 Pillars of Immersion: Information Literacy

ACRLog

Rebecca is the Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement at Penn State University. ” The ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program, usually referred to as Immersion, has been on hiatus since March 2020, when our facilitator team canceled the summer 2020 Immersion program because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Associate Deans Roundtable Starts in late September

Rena Seltzer, Leader Academic

Associate Deans Roundtable. Those “leading from the middle” must have a special knack for diplomacy, and in contrast to the hierarchical models found in most non-academic settings, the associate dean’s task of guiding a group of independent-minded faculty members to a common goal is frequently compared to herding cats. Program Details.

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New Offerings for Deans and Associate Deans – Starting in Late September

Rena Seltzer, Leader Academic

I am pleased to announce two new offerings, the Deans Roundtable and the Associate Deans Roundtable. Deans Roundtable. The Dean’s Roundtable offers a community of practice for a small group of deans from top research universities. For more information: contact Rena@LeaderAcademic.com. Program Details.

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The Growing Role of Artificial Intelligence in College Admissions

Insight Into Diversity

This gives AI the information to create a base academic profile for each applicant that admissions officers have previously done by processing individual application materials and manually entering data. Ryan Motevalli-Oliner, associate dean for enrollment operations at Kenyon, doesn’t see that changing.

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New Center at Vanderbilt Aims to Understand and Address Health Inequalities

Insight Into Diversity

Another study will examine national firearm data to inform public policy and discussions on firearm-related racial disparities. Examples of the center’s projects include the development of the “Children Eating Well” (CHEW) app, which promotes nutrition education and healthy habits for families.

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Building Opportunities for Black Men

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Adrianne Washington, dean of special academic programs at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), found that the Honors Program was overlooking the school’s Black men, it didn’t sit right with her. Washington is dean of the nascent Honors College. There has been targeted information sessions for MSSI students.

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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Inside Higher Ed

Image: DENVER—As snow fell from gray skies on Tuesday, higher education professionals, publishers, librarians, information technologists, government researchers and others met this week for the Coalition for Networked Information spring membership meeting. “How do students look up information?

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