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Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Esther Jones Dr. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.

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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

Image: Raul Shrivastav’s career in higher education was an accident—kind of. program, he took on more work in graduate-level education. After two decades of working in higher education, Shrivastav is championing student success in academics at the University of Indiana Bloomington as the college’s newest provost.

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LAKIA M. SCOTT

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Scott has been appointed assistant provost for faculty development and diversity at Yale University. Scott Lakia M. Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in communications at Texas Southern University, an M. in curriculum and instruction at Prairie View A&M University, and a Ph.

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Faculty orientations and continuing a culture of mentoring

EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Faculty orientations and continuing a culture of mentoring January 31, 2023 Kristen McCauliff Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, Ball State University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Key Takeaways: Best Practices for Faculty Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education

PeopleAdmin

JULY 7, 2023

In the last few years, the HigherEd landscape has undergone significant changes, leading to challenges in faculty recruitment and retention. In a recent webinar, Best Practices for Faculty Recruitment and Retention , experts broke down some of the top challenges and solutions for both hiring and retaining faculty.

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To Support Student Success, Faculty and Campus Leaders Need to Feel a Sense of Belonging Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Despite the fact that faculty are so crucial to students’ academic lives, they are often underutilized as levers of institutional change. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.

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DUANE WATSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

Duane Watson Duane Watson has been named associate provost for faculty development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Mayborn Professor and professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt. Watson serves as the Frank W. in brain and cognitive sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more.

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Artificial Intelligence Campus Adoption – New Report from WCET

WCET Frontiers

JULY 20, 2023

In April 2023, the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) undertook a national survey to ascertain how and why postsecondary institutions are using Artificial Intelligence to support instruction and learning, what policies are in place, and what are the perceived barriers to, and benefits for, its use.

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Cal State objects to proposed four-year programs at two-year colleges

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Cal State faculty members argue these programs, and future programs like them, shouldn’t proceed without their go-ahead. “I think at the end of the day, we want to be good fiduciaries of people’s money, people’s time, and have excellent education outcomes for students,” she said.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

candidate in educational psychology at the University of Kansas and a lead researcher at Multistudio, a Kansas City, Mo.–based Redesigning learning spaces has been part of the AAU’s Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative, which launched in 2011, and active learning classrooms on some campuses predate that effort.

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DEI Expert Seeks to Educate Campuses about Islamophobia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

When he was first asked to educate people on Islamophobia, DEI expert Dr. Amer F. So I started to make more of an effort to educate my colleagues, my field, [and] the general public on the ways in which Islamophobia was functioning and operating in our society and even my own personal experience related to that." Dr. Amer F.

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Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown

IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

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LAKIA M. SCOTT

Faculty orientations and continuing a culture of mentoring

Key Takeaways: Best Practices for Faculty Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education

To Support Student Success, Faculty and Campus Leaders Need to Feel a Sense of Belonging Too

DUANE WATSON

Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

Artificial Intelligence Campus Adoption – New Report from WCET

Cal State objects to proposed four-year programs at two-year colleges

The push for more active learning spaces on campus

DEI Expert Seeks to Educate Campuses about Islamophobia

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