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Dr. Kathleen Murray Appointed Acting President of Hamline University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kathleen Murray Murray, president emeritus of Whitman College, has previously served as the first female president of Whitman; provost and dean of the faculty at Macalester College; provost and vice president for academic affairs at Birmingham-Southern College; and Dean of the Faculty at Lawrence University.

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UW-Oshkosh faculty vote no confidence in chancellor amid layoffs, budget challenges - Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio

Economics and Change in Higher Education

Nearly three-quarters of the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh do not approve of Chancellor Andrew Leavitt’s job performance. According to the Faculty Senate, 72 percent of faculty who voted in a formal referendum said they have no confidence in Leavitt. The no confidence vote is largely symbolic.

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20 step guide for implementing Outcome-Based Education

Creatrix Campus

Suggestions: Conduct faculty workshops on the application of Bloom's Taxonomy. Encourage faculty collaboration for outcome definition. Talk with faculty members to comprehensively map the connection between PEOs and PLOs. This step ensures clarity in expectations and provides a framework for assessing student performance.

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This Ohio Bill Wouldn't Just Ban Diversity Training. It Would Reshape Higher Ed.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Kate Marijolovic Martin León Barreto for The Chronicle The far-reaching proposal covers diversity training, faculty performance reviews, graduation requirements, the enrollment of Chinese students, and more.

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An Unexpected Key to Performance in Gateway Math Courses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Using this data, the researchers performed calculations to find out which factors were responsible for differences in student performance. There were too few Black and Latinx teachers to study the impact of race, although research has shown that instructors of color can improve the performance of minoritized students.)

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How to Develop a Higher Ed Value Proposition That Targets Adult Learners

MindMax

Consider highlighting faculty bios, testimonials, and videos that reveal insights and expertise on what a student will gain from the program. Faculty members can also share insights on professional outcomes from their expert perspectives. Look to these resources for solid examples of professional outcomes, in particular (e.g.,

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Trends 2024: Which universities will place greater emphasis on critical thinking?

University Business

Early tests bore impressive results: Seniors who received critical thinking instruction performed significantly higher than those who hadn’t received it in a performance assessment conducted during the 2021-22 academic year. “Faculty members assume that these skills are already being learned.”