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Faculty learning communities: Why they’re still a great idea

University Business

Faculty learning communities (FLC) as an approach to improving pedagogy have their roots in 1979 when the first FLC was launched at Miami University by Dr. Milton D. FLCs provide faculty with the chance to work in a trans-disciplinary fashion on matters of importance to a cohort or a particular topic for the cohort to work on.

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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks continued his exploration of the vast African diaspora in 2011, alongside other internationally known scholars, as the general editor of the 1,600-page African American Almanac (Cengage Gale, 2011).

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Housing scholarship aids underrepresented students

Inside Higher Ed

Eliminating those factors allows for more socializing with peers, leadership experiences, faculty mentorship and academic excellence. What it is: The Fordham Housing Fund began in 2011 as a gift from Fordham graduates Kathy and Brian MacLean. How it works: Each year, rising juniors in CSTEP apply for a scholarship from the fund.

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Study: Tenured female faculty more likely to quit due to feeling “pushed out”

University Business

While past studies have also concluded that women faculty experience lower retention rates, this study’s authors believe their evidence paints a more poignant picture that women are more likely to leave due to workplace climate. . Other cohorts of women reported a lack of belonging. Other cohorts of women reported a lack of belonging.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe. A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world.

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Inspiring Your Students to Write, Cite, and Avoid Plagiarism

Faculty Focus

Faculty, however, often struggle with creating approaches that focus on why and how academic writing and the associated documenting guidelines enhance a student’s ability to communicate their thoughts and ideas. The ability for students to accept academic writing guidelines is no different than any other concept faculty try to teach.

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Five Things to Do During the Grumpy Time of the Semester

Faculty Focus

2011) into all parts of our courses (see Saucier et al., His awards and honors include the University Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Research, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, and the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Teaching Resource Prize.