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University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Already having committed to making several cluster hires for the department, the university turned to the Mellon Foundation to help quicken the pace of expansion, said Dr. David Figlio, the university's provost. We have a lot here, but we also have a long way to go,” Williams said. “I

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US: ISU partners with University of Havana

The PIE News

He also expressed his eagerness to move forward on research collaboration “with University of Havana faculty”. As a result of the collaboration that will occur in these different disciplines at the University of Havana, the partnership, according to those involved, is the “first educational exchange agreement of this scope in Indiana”.

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What Faculty Know (and Don’t Know) About Transfer—and Why It Matters

Inside Higher Ed

There are many surveys of the views of students and advising staff on transfer experiences, policies and practices. When asked to rate how confident they were in their knowledge of transfer policies on a seven-point scale on which 1 means not at all confident and 7 means very confident, the mean confidence ratings for both associate (M=3.4)

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