Economics and Change in Higher Education

JANUARY 20, 2024

Across the country, arts and humanities programs are being axed in a misguided attempt to balance public university budgets. From New York and North Carolina to North Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin, we are seeing academic departments, degrees and faculty reduced or eliminated.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

To meet the growing demand, many are developing distinctive degrees, certificates, and other programs that help graduate students, faculty, and workforce professionals develop the required skills. DEI-focused degree programs like those at UK serve as pathways to chief diversity officer (CDO) and other DEI leadership roles.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D. in New York University’s joint Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2024

Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware. Overton James T.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Gillian McKnight-Tutein Gillian McKnight-Tutein has been appointed chief educational equity officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education. She holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from FIU, a master’s in human resources development and administration from Barry U.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 29, 2024

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development. in counseling and counselor education and higher education from North Carolina State University.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. We pretty much have three options as international humanities majors. It prepares you for any job, anywhere.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 8, 2024

“I am honored and excited to serve as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education,” said Zamani-Gallaher, a professor in the Pittsburgh’s Department of Educational Foundations, Organizations, and Policy. Dr. Eboni M.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

“We’re not just marching through the archives,” said Blackwood, who chairs the English department at Pace. ” The New Yorker article centered on the claim that the number of humanities majors in the U.S. ” The New Yorker article centered on the claim that the number of humanities majors in the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The author of Medicine and Ethics in Black Women’s Speculative Fiction (2015), her interdisciplinary research in the field of the medical humanities engages literary, historical, philosophical, and ethical explorations of black women’s health and medicine. Jones is also an associate professor of Africana Studies.

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WCET Frontiers

MARCH 14, 2023

Department of Education is listening! Their February 15 press release ( see our post about it ) provides opportunities to inform the Department on two separate but related topic areas. They asked the Department not to throw the bundled services exception out completely, but to include more guardrails. We’re learning how to fish.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

degree in Human Services, Social Justice Advocacy. “We We provide an education for a diverse group of people, and many of them are part of groups that have been experiencing social injustices,” said Dr. Denise Rossilli, an associate professor and coordinator of the human services program at HCCC. “We HCCC is not alone.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Walker Walker, a scholar of religion, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, and ordained American Baptist clergyperson, has been the school’s interim dean since January. Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. Dr. Corey D. He also co-directed documentary film, “Fifeville.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Sanderson served as secretary of South Dakota’s Department of Education. She earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education from South Dakota State University and master’s in human resource management from the University of South Dakota.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

The funding from this grant will enable students at these two universities to pursue an undergraduate education in food, agricultural, human sciences and related programs without the stress of tuition coverage,” saidLyon- Bennett, assistant dean for academics for the UAPB School of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Human Sciences.

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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Since its launch in late 2022, the Department of Black Studies at the University of Rochester (UR) has worked to advance conversations surrounding Black and African culture and identity through an interdisciplinary, global lens. Thanks to a new $3 million grant from the Andrew W. and Mary L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 31, 2023

The College of Education and Human Development and the School of Medicine at the University of Louisville are launching an online Master of Science degree in Health Professions Education (MSHPE) to fulfill the needs of a growing health care industry. The health care industry is expected to grow by 2.6 Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 4, 2023

Department of Education – Accreditation and Quality Control 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton The recently filed Florida v. Department of Education lawsuit over accreditation and control could change the face of higher education across the US. The US Department of Justice has yet to file a response. The case, Florida v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 16, 2023

State College of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development. She has a bachelor’s degree in adapted physical ed and kinesiotherapy from Shaw University, a master’s in higher ed admin. Joy Gaston Gayles Joy Gaston Gayles has been named head of the N.C. from Auburn University, and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2023

Dr. Hollis holds a doctorate in administration training and policy from BU; a master’s degree in English literature from the University of Pittsburgh; and a bachelor’s degree in English and Africana studies from Rutgers. Dr. Leah P.

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Coursera blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our focus wasn’t just on embracing online learning but on weaving it intricately into the fabric of our academic programs across 15 diverse degree disciplines, including computing, management, English, and more. Q3: How did Riphah International University implement Coursera across the different degree programs?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 26, 2024

David Beasley Beasley receives the full-time appointment, effective March 1, as Distinguished Professor of Practice and Public Service in the law school’s Department of Legal Studies. Beasley holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies as well as a juris doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2023

Fredrick Nafukho Nafukho will also become tenured faculty in the Department of Management and Organization in the Foster School of Business.

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ACRLog

OCTOBER 21, 2022

They developed four frames for understanding leaders: structural leaders, human resources leaders, political leaders, and symbolic leaders. I scored highest as a human resources leader (followed by symbolic, structural, and political). You rank a series of choices based on how true you feel the statement is to you and your leadership.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Rhyme: a mnemonic device to aid recitation of verse around the human campfire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

Paul Sniegowski Since his appointment as dean in 2017, Sniegowski has been responsible for the direction of Penn’s liberal arts undergraduate curricula, programs and students in academic departments and interdisciplinary programs across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. from the University of Chicago.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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HESA

MAY 8, 2023

Conversely, a larger share of immigrants held a university degree than their Canadian-born counterparts, regardless of sexual orientation” (Statscan graphic reproduced below) Wow. I say wonky because human capital is calculated as “the present discounted value of future labour income of individuals over time”.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 29, 2023

Partly a history and in part a sociology of English as a profession, Professing Criticism is an extraordinary book, truly a landmark work of scholarship and interpretation, without a doubt the most important intellectual and sociocultural study of a humanities field that I have encountered. If so, how does it differ from linguistics?

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University Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The most positive trait of working in a rural area is that rural workers without a bachelor’s degree fare better than those in urban America, thanks to its remaining blue-collar jobs and a rising recreation and tourism economy. As a result, researchers at Georgetown recommended the following to fortify higher education in rural America.

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Coursera blog

APRIL 13, 2023

To help learners adapt to this new future, Coursera is announcing new degrees, Professional Certificates, and other content offerings from leading universities and industry educators. With pricing under $20,000, all new degrees offer exceptional affordability and accessibility, especially well-suited for working adults.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Rhyme: a mnemonic device to aid recitation of verse around the human campfire.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 14, 2024

The goal is to help educators from diverse institutions boost career readiness by presenting various strategies that suit different comfort levels and degrees of engagement. This approach is highly tailored to a student’s major and requires significant investment by the department or college leadership.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Neither of these images creates a holistic portrait of a human being. Although we have general demographics about veterans, such as approximately 15% are age 18 to 23 (Department of Veteran Affairs, 2018), closely examining who the military-connected learners are within your community college community is vital. Mathis of the John E.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Psychology explains that humans frequently make decisions guided by short-term rewards rather than long-term rewards, and they are likely to discount delayed events. The math department may benefit by denying the credits and making the student retake calculus. We welcome your ideas and suggestions. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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The PIE News

APRIL 3, 2023

. “It has become obvious that simply sending students’ applications over to international departments was not sustainable for stretched university teams,” said Studee’s Chris Morling, on the launch on the service. Studee also has ambitions to alleviate the sector’s carbon footprint contribution.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The college was renamed and reorganized from the former College of Health and Human Services. Degree programs are focused on global and community health, health administration and policy, nursing, nutrition and food studies, and social work. The college also offers a doctoral degree in nurse anesthesia practice.

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