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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Malaklou, also chair and associate professor of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Berea College in Kentucky, got to know hooks when she came to Berea in 2019. Malaklou hosts events like "Evening with an Activist" at the bell hooks center, where students can learn tangible ways to make a difference outside of academia.

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Inclusion, Support Are Key Goals of UC Berkeley’s Faculty Link Program

Insight Into Diversity

Educators from underrepresented backgrounds and diverse disciplines at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) continue to build a campus-wide support system and sense of community through Faculty Link, an opt-in program now entering its third year. Serena Chen.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Inside Higher Ed

My grandmother, who only had a seventh-grade education, never lost faith in me. This time, I was fortunate to have an adviser, coaches and a myriad of mentors who didn’t allow me to retrench into my skewed perceptions of myself. In 2019, Dominican redesigned our alert system to help new students stay on track academically.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Inside Higher Ed

Chase has more than 40 years of experience in academia, including more than 20 years in leadership positions, most recently as vice president for academic innovation, student success and strategic initiatives at Claremont Graduate University in California.

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Which Side Are You On?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I find it quite striking: the most successful unionization efforts have shifted from the traditional working class to the educated class. Academia is a calling. stipends range from $23,000 to $33,000, plus free education, with STEM stipends somewhat higher. At tech firms rather than in warehousing.

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SRHE News at 50: Looking back…

SRHE

SRHE News is now 50 issues old, covering a momentous 12 years for higher education worldwide, but especially in the UK, and even more especially in England – an opportunity to reflect on what we thought and how we felt as it happened, and whether things seem different now. No 4 The English experiment ).

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Serving as interim gave me perspectives that I wouldn't have had as provost, and I believed that it would strengthen my ability to serve higher education.” Higher Ed Leadership Styles and Skills Educational institutions serve student bodies, regional communities, and areas of research. I hadn't thought about it.’