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HBCU Conference Connects Secondary to Postsecondary

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Corbett-Helaire, assistant professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard University and leading researcher behind the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Students become very familiar with the environment—they will finish at home.” Dr. Kizzmekia S. And most of the world is Brown.”

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Mark Richards to step down as provost in summer 2023

UW Presidential Blog

As we approach the start of the academic year next month, I’m writing to let you know 2022–23 will be Mark Richards’ last year as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Mark plans to step down as provost in summer 2023, after he completes his five-year term in the position.

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A Missing Piece [Peace]: Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Historically, those hired to teach at the university level complete the required studies in a given discipline. Therefore, it is appropriate that consideration be given for an educator’s aptitude to use technological tools in learning environments. To further investigate this matter, I looked at position descriptions for faculty.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. Also, it’s the environment. I feel like I have found a place in the engineering and computer science community.

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3 Questions About Extended Reality and Online Learning

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Fulfilling the first milestone of a commitme n t made early in 2021, the University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation and Coursera today announced the release of the first three of 10 planned open online courses featuring extended reality. million unique learners through more than 17.5

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Why did U of Florida suddenly fire its honors director?

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The director of the University of Florida’s honors program, who has been in the role eight years, says he was fired for no apparent reason with two years left on his current, five-year contract. The university will not comment further on personnel matters." I learned about this only about a month ago.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. population representing a 13% growth from the year 2000, according to the Latino Policy & Politics Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. totaled 62.5