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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. “Trust and institutional culture are broken,” the first of the five points said.

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Why did U of Florida suddenly fire its honors director?

Inside Higher Ed

Mark Law, the director, also says he was told that the university’s Board of Trustees insisted on his ouster, against the will of the university’s president and provost. Law remains a distinguished professor of engineering at UF. Magazine treatment: Trending: Trending text: Why Did U of Florida Fire Honors Director?

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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. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Retention efforts Morgan State is currently number one in the United States in producing Black electrical engineers and civil engineers, Wilson notes. To become the first African American governor in Maryland’s history, the third African American governor in U.S. This requires thoughtful retention efforts.

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U of Arizona professors say they're blackballed from service

Inside Higher Ed

According to these emails, three faculty members had been blocked from being on CAFT: Abraham; Keith Maggert, associate professor of cellular and molecular medicine; and Wei Hua Lin, professor of systems and industrial engineering and of civil and architectural engineering and mechanics. Cherry did not respond to a request for comment.

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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. He takes the time to meet with his Latinx learners, to sit with them, discuss the challenges they face, and share his own history with them. We are around 83% students of color.

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Fine arts, communications degrees qualify as STEM for immigrants

Inside Higher Ed

degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to extend their stays in the United States. Speaking with Inside Higher Ed this month, Scholz, who is now provost, shared the impact. Image: Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security expanded opportunities for international students who have earned U.S.

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