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Zamani-Gallaher Appointed Dean of School of Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The school’s mission-vision aligns with my work as a scholar and leader, and I believe the school is poised to reach new heights in the areas of K-12 and higher education, human development, exercise, health, and wellness.” in educational organization and leadership from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Here are 9 ways higher education can ensure rural America’s long-term vitality

University Business

.” “The highest-paying jobs in rural areas are in white-collar, blue-collar, and protective services occupations, and blue-collar and protective services occupations are more likely to employ men,” Martin Van Der Werf, report co-author and CEW’s director of editorial and education policy, said in the press release.

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Unpacking Financial Disincentives and Driving Beyond the Short-Term Reward Mind-Set

Inside Higher Ed

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. Therefore, in the postsecondary education arena, institutional decision-makers respond to short-term budgeting rewards.

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A state's plan to calculate the "economic value" of a degree

Inside Higher Ed

” The Crest of a ‘New Wave’ In the strategic plan, the commission notes the proposal is part of a “new wave” of higher education policy focused on value rather than enrollment or degree attainment. “Humanities majors want jobs, too.”

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How federal and state policies gauge colleges' value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

We have tons of evidence, good causal evidence, that for an additional year of postsecondary education, earnings are going to increase by between 8 and 10 percent. We know that STEM majors short term do substantially better than humanities majors, but what you see over time is the convergence between the two.

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