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Professional Writing Starts in the Classroom: Building Student’s Career Readiness through Communication

University Business

Human resources departments and recruiters are looking for more than a résumé and cover letter. According to the Harvard Business Review, authentic communication can build trust and confidence but can also have the opposite effect if potential employers or colleagues consider the message or tone inappropriate. .

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Palm Beach Atlantic University English Professor Claims Job is Under Review for Teaching a Racial Justice Unit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

15, according to a PBA letter sent to him. “He The plans may not affect PBA, but they still set a tone for the state, Joeckel said. “Of His conversation with his employers indicated the investigation was prompted by a parent’s complaint, Joeckel said. A decision about Joeckel’s employment will be made by Mar.

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Biden Calls for Greater Support of HBCUs, HSIs, and MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That tone and fervor carried over when he talked about HBCUs and MSIs and HSIs. Cardona and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack, sent letters to 16 state governors in support of the 19 land-grant HBCUs created in 1890. The letters called for the governors to take action on the over $12 billion owed to these institutions. “$12

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Campus leaders accuse Michigan State board of overstepping

Inside Higher Ed

We ask that you concede that academic and administrative management of Michigan State University resides in the Offices of the President and the Provost,” read the letter, which calls for trustees to end the investigation and “do the job it is charged to do.” We ask that you do the work that is in your purview.

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Florida A&M's football woes spotlight lack of resources

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Florida A&M University leadership is facing demands for accountability after 26 football players were declared ineligible for their season opener, which the players blamed on inadequate academic advising in a scathing letter to administrators. “We are not interested in further empty dialogue with you or your staff.

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Treating an infection: How your institution must address sexual violence

University Business

Her voice was shaky, but her tone was strong. The neatly dressed student sitting across from me was in her late teens, not a child and not yet an adult. Her presence carried a confident resolve cultivated through years of playing competitive sports.

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How enrollment leaders should navigate the new FAFSA processing delay

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You should strive to let students know what to expect, when they can expect it, and how they can prepare for it, while maintaining a positive tone and low-jargon approach. The more concrete and specific your message can be, the better.