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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Tintos Theory of Departure (1997) and Pascarella and Terenzinis (2005) Influence Theory emphasize the importance of student-faculty interactions in fostering academic success. ” Chicago: University of Chicago Press. References Pascarella, Ernest T., and Patrick T. “How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research.”

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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supporters of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) welcomed Howard University's announcement late last week of Dr. Ibram X. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. Kendi's appointment Dr. Crystal A.

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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

SRHE

For instance, institutional autonomy and academic freedom are widely acknowledged as essential for the optimization of university operations in most African nations. Universities offer the necessary space for the exercise of academic freedom, and thus, institutional autonomy is necessary for its preservation.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Tintos Theory of Departure (1997) and Pascarella and Terenzinis (2005) Influence Theory emphasize the importance of student-faculty interactions in fostering academic success. ” Chicago: University of Chicago Press. References Pascarella, Ernest T., and Patrick T. “How College Affects Students: A Third Decade of Research.”

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

in New York University’s joint Ph.D. program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. Cloud State University: 10 down to 6 (in 6 years); St.

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Patty Limerick speaks out on her dismissal from her center

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Patty Limerick, co-founder and longtime faculty director of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Center of the American West, says her firing last week continues to shock her, especially as she had been planning to step down soon anyway. He referred questions Tuesday to a university spokesperson.

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Why we must improve opportunity and accessibility for adult learners

University Business

Across the higher education landscape, the challenge of attracting adult learners to higher education has become universal. between 2005 and 2021. Thanks to their practical experience in a similar or respective field to their chosen studies, they also offer innovation to academia.