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University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. McCune, Jr.,

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

Deans for Impact

These institutions include public and private universities, a teachers’ union-led initiative, and residency programs. Our 2023 Impact Academy fellows are: Andy Saultz , Interim Dean of the College of Education, Pacific University Anne Lamb , Managing Director of Program and Evaluation, St. School of Education, St. McIntyre, Jr.

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US: ISU partners with University of Havana

The PIE News

Indiana State University has entered into an international partnership with the University of Havana , it was announced on April 12. The partnership will add to ISU’s roster of over 350 programs across 60 countries – some of these include Edge Hill University in Ormskirk in the UK, and the University of Zagreb in Croatia.

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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

University Business

Higher education enrollment at Northeastern schools has collectively fallen into a downward spiral since at least 2017, a phenomenon that has plagued every region since the pandemic, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data. A great incentive will be the school’s low in-state tuition: $9,999 a year.

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Inside Higher Ed

“We know that students, for them to be successful … [they] need to be able to take advantage of all the resources available to them,” Wichita State University provost Shirley Lefever says. A secondary element, once the resource is established, involves making the one-stop visible to the student and utilized.

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Harvard President Resigns from Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Claudine Gay, who made history when she was named the first Black president of Harvard University six months ago, resigned from the university on Tuesday amid a flurry of allegations involving plagiarism and concerns over her handling of antisemitism on campus. "A Jones, who is a graduate of Harvard's Law School. "In