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DUANE WATSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Duane Watson Duane Watson has been named associate provost for faculty development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Mayborn Professor and professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt. in brain and cognitive sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Watson serves as the Frank W.

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Key Takeaways: Best Practices for Faculty Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education

PeopleAdmin

We have to realize that our employees and faculty experienced loss of community, along with other losses, during the pandemic. We’ve also revamped policies to keep faculty on track for tenure, allowing extra time to take into account the new reality of work,” explained Janice. The pandemic shifted all of that for a long time.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D., Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R.

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Artificial Intelligence Campus Adoption – New Report from WCET

WCET Frontiers

In April 2023, the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) undertook a national survey to ascertain how and why postsecondary institutions are using Artificial Intelligence to support instruction and learning, what policies are in place, and what are the perceived barriers to, and benefits for, its use.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

Researchers at the University of Minnesota found by 2010, for instance, that students in new, technology-enhanced learning spaces exceeded final grade expectations relative to their ACT scores. 1 strategic technology, with the group predicting that the then “experimental” trend would be “mainstream” by 2022.