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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. “The Board of Trustees of UF fired me effective August 15. That administrator did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday.).

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Why did Allegheny cut its Chinese program?

Inside Higher Ed

” Shi continued, “I wasn’t interviewed or consulted by the president or the provost throughout [the] process, or ever, actually. In early 2022, Ron Cole, then Allegheny’s provost, released a staffing and academic programs plan that differed significantly from the task force report. Questions About Process.

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Honoring the Promise of Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Vollendorf previously served as interim provost and chief academic officer at the University of Northern Colorado. Prior to her work in California, she held faculty appointments at Miami University of Ohio and Wayne State University. She also directed the Hispanic Institute at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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UT Southwestern settles long-running discrimination case

Inside Higher Ed

That year, her lawsuit says, David Russell, who was then UT Southwestern’s new vice provost and dean of basic research, met with Vitetta for the first time to say he was planning on shutting down her manufacturing practice lab—where she made vaccines for clinical trials—in order to give this space to a younger male professor.

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How to Win Faculty and Influence Staff (and Athletics)

Higher Ed Marketing Lab

For a longest time, sharing data at faculty meetings with the faculty admissions committee, with the provost, with academic affairs, that yield doubles when students interact with faculty period. So that’s simple nugget of data really was the impetus for us to get our faculty involved.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

These legislative actions have been perceived as direct attacks on academic freedom, faculty rights, and the sanctity of tenure. The report highlights instances where educational content, teaching methodologies, and faculty appointments have been influenced by a clear political agenda. 00:17:17] Drumm McNaughton: Mm hmm.