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For Dean Pervis Evans, student perspective is essential to strengthen and diversify teaching workforce

Deans for Impact

Sitting in on EDUC 1301: Introduction to the Teaching Profession at Odessa College last semester, Pervis Evans is conscious that he doesn’t quite fit in with the other students, a majority of whom are recent high school graduates. But that doesn’t deter him at all.

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Nurturing student learning and motivation through the application of cognitive science

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Nicole McNeil remembers the moment well: she had just begun a tutoring relationship with a student in a local elementary school, when a teacher mistook McNeil for a social worker. The teacher informed me that this student was facing behavioral challenges in the classroom and assumed I had arrived to address those issues,” she recalls.

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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Benjamin reflects on building Deans for Impact into “a repository of insight and understanding about how students learn.”. He describes the “eureka moment” when this occurred: [link].

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Dr. Badia Ahad Named Dean of Oxford College at Emory University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Badia Ahad will become dean of Oxford College at Emory University, effective Aug. I think my most important role as dean will be to ensure that students, faculty and staff have the tools and the resources that they need to be and to do their best,” Ahad said. “I

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

Deans for Impact

United in their shared vision of ensuring all PK-12 students access equitable, rigorous, and affirming learning experiences through well-prepared teachers, our newest cohort of 24 fellows lead educator-preparation institutions and programs spanning across 25 states and DC. Abbott , Dean of the James I. McIntyre, Jr. McIntyre, Jr.

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Instructor to Be Charged With Threats to Dean and Students

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Richard Gregory Fine, an instructor at Fresno City College, has been detained after allegedly making threats to a dean and students, KFSN News reported. The campus was also placed on a lockdown, but officials said that was a precaution.

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Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith III Appointed Dean of UK's College of Medicine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Charles “Chipper” Griffith III will become dean of the University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine, effective Jul. Dr. Charles Griffith III Griffith is currently acting dean of the college, a role he has been in since July 2021. Griffith understands Kentucky needs the UK College of Medicine,” said UK Provost Dr. Robert S.

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