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Community College Leader Dr. Walter Bumphus to Step Down After Transformative Era

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2013, Bumphus was awarded the Diverse Champions award by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. His 15-year leadership of AACC stands as the second-longest in the organization's history. His achievements have been widely recognized, including receiving the ACCT Marie Y. I'm grateful to have played a part in it."

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Robbins Revisited, revisited

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On the tenth anniversary of David Willetts' 2013 Robbins Revisited report, David Kernohan wonders if it still stands up The post Robbins Revisited, revisited appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur to Depart for American Museum of Natural History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sean Decatur will be stepping down from his current role at the end of 2022 to become president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in April 2023. Decatur Decatur has been the school’s president for almost a decade, his tenure having begun in 2013. Dr. Sean M.

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UNC Chancellor Dr. Kevin M. Guskiewicz Appointed President of Michigan State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

billion research enterprise; created a Campus Safety Commission; and appointed a special commission to look at the UNC’s history with race. In 2013, Time magazine named him one of 18 “innovators and problem-solvers that are inspiring change in America” in 2013.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. in history. “I He also leads work at Humanities Indicators and holds a Ph.D.

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When Banks Lost Control of the Student Loan Mess

Higher Education Inquirer

History can be many things. Although the book was an exceptional chronicle of the student loan industry from 1958 to 2013, it missed at least one key event, the 2008-2010 bailout of Sallie Mae and a number of banks who made questionable private loans guaranteed by the US government. It can be both informative and purposely deceptive.

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What’s love got to do with neurodiversity and HE art and design?

SRHE

It is well-established that neurocognitive variants like dyslexia, ADHD and autism are over-represented in the arts and culture (above 30%, eg RCA 2001 ; Bacon and Bennett (2013 ); Universal Music (2020 )). Universities, watch and learn. Yes it can be done. So, what does a symposium led by love look like in action?