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Report: HBCU Humanities Programs Show Resilience Amid National Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences offers promising insights into the state of humanities programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), even as humanities degree completions decline across the nation. of humanities degrees earned by Black students and 3.8% In 2022, HBCUs awarded 8.8%

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Doing What’s Right

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She is also the founding chairperson of the department of surgery and the first associate dean for post-graduate medical education at the Aga Khan University in Karachi. In the U.S., I feel really pleased that this is a recognition of this part of the world for the work we are doing here.”

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President Moves: Cornell leader steps down as hiring ramps up

University Business

The University Business Podcast : Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa In Pennsylvania, Albright College President Jacquelyn Fetrow has announced her resignation , effective May 31, after leading the small institution since 2017, WFMZ-TV reported. She also spent 16 years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, according to Getty (2014), new police officers also require real-world experience to reinforce academy education and training. While the early cultural competence research occurred in health and human services, effective policing also necessitates relating to people, earning trust, and being culturally competent. Dr. Neil D.

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Why Do Universities Lie About Program Information?

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

The  lawsuit  — filed earlier this month by the human resources manager at Rutgers' business school — alleges that the school spent at least $400,000 placing seven graduates into "sham" positions between 2018 and 2019. The former dean of USC education school directed administrators to omit information from its U.S.

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The ‘Welcome to College’ Speech I Can’t Give

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Since I’m spending this academic year with the N.J. Kathy Johnson Bowles’ proposed speech in Inside Higher Ed this week got me thinking about “welcome” speeches, which reminded me of this piece from 2014. But when I wrote this, she was still missing.

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Getting Through This Together, As We Always Have

The Student Affairs Collective

Back in 2014, six of our students were killed just blocks from our campus during a violent rampage/mass shooting event. It is essential that students get to know the administrators and staff who lead their campuses, because this is how we build community and humanize what can feel at times like a large and cold institution to our students.

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