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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

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From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We asked him how the college-to-careers pillar might have drawn on the unique vantage point of his software engineering background. Very similar to software engineering.

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What Academic Tenure Is and Why It Matters

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The tenure materials move up the chain to the provost, who makes the final tenure decision based on recommendations from others who have reviewed. For example, a civil engineering professor discovered high lead levels in the Washington, D.C. water supply in 2003.

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

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I'm teaching people welding and diesel mechanics and electrical engineering, and those things are wonderful, but those students aren't reading a lot of classic literature. Prior to these positions, she was Assistant Provost at Colorado Community College System from January 2009 to December 2016. Do you know about this Dickens novel?’

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On June 30, the Supreme Court struck down the measure, which was based on the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of 2003. Wutoh, Howard provost and chief academic officer in an announcement in April. Those who did not receive a Pell Grant would have been eligible for up to $10,000 in relief.