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A Wicked Perspective: Faculty and Leadership in Academia

Faculty Focus

This cleverly demonstrates how easily the Wizard manipulated the beliefs of the people of Oz, blurring the line between reality and illusion (Baum, 1944; Schwartz, 2003). In reality, this requirement was a means to control perception, creating the illusion that everything was green, even the city itself. References Baum, L. The Wizard of Oz.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

By the 3rd century BC, Greek inventors like Archytas built the steam-powered Flying Pigeon, an early self-operating device (Berryman, 2003). In classrooms, AI’s trajectory is evident: 1980s grading software evolved into 2020s virtual tutors, shifting from peripheral aids to central tools (Baylor & Ryu, 2003). 2022, June 28).

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Alvin Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before joining the Law Centers staff in 2003, he served as the section chief of the Civil Rights Division of the Louisiana Department of Justice for four years.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

Writing is a key component of all academic work, yet it is often taught only in freshman composition courses (Delyser, 2003), where the focus is mostly on the expression of ideas instead of how their delivery (Sallee et al., For students continuing to graduate school, the writing stakes are even higher. link] Delyser, D.

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College destiny: Students list their hopes, worries and dream schools

University Business

In 2003, only 6% of respondents shared this concern. While only 11% are basing their decision on the most affordable college, the most prominent concern among applicants for 13 consecutive years is the level of debt they’d accrue to pay for their degree.

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National Opinion Polls on Affirmative Action: Inflaming an Issue that is Divisive Enough

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bollinger decision in 2003. What is salient in the Leadership Conference report is the “whole story,” i.e., the holistic process that the Supreme Court required in the 2003 Grutter decision. Complicating this issue is that the Census Bureau predicts that by mid-century, America will be “majority minority.”

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Does It Matter if Our Universities Look Like America?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

A key player in the 2003 'Grutter' case takes stock of Monday's Supreme Court arguments. A key player in the 2003 "Grutter" case takes stock of Monday's Supreme Court arguments. By Marvin Krislov. Jacquelyn Martin, AP.