The PIE News

JANUARY 27, 2025

Rankings remain highly influential, a vital marketing tool for schools, and genuinely useful in many ways but are also increasingly disliked by academics, mistrusted by deans, and seen as less reliable than ever by students. “Theyre a subject that deans love to hate, laughs Marion Debruyne, dean of Vlerick Business School in Belgium.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Image: Much about Oberlin College is unique, including long-standing policies guaranteeing the faculty a say in matters that extend well beyond academics. Many faculty members say it’s this level of input that keeps them at Oberlin. ” Faculty members, Neilson continued, “are on the ground.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 12, 2023

He explained his departure in an open letter, claiming that Dr. Clarence Lang, dean of the College of the Liberal Arts, had refused to follow through on a commitment to hire two new tenure-line faculty. There were 10 fewer Black tenure-line faculty overall in fall 2022 compared to the year before. “It

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Liberal Arts Institution Deans Provost 111

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Image: Leaders of West Virginia’s Bluefield State University eliminated the Faculty Senate and instituted a posttenure review process that an American Association of University Professors officer says diverges significantly from that organization’s recommendations.

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Faculty Administration Deans Leadership 98

Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

The preparation of faculty in online pedagogy and the appropriate use of tools for asynchronous learning to quickly build capacity was a start (Tucker & Quintero-Ares, 2021). One of the key benefits of an OLC is that faculty are given the opportunity to collaborate and share their knowledge and expertise (Tuffnell, 2021).

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Edu Alliance Journal

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

February 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke: This profile of Earlham College is the second in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Dr. Paul Sniegowski, a biologist and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has served as President since August 2024.

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Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences College Deans 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 17, 2024

DeCuir-Gunby, a prominent educational psychologist and racial equity expert who is on the faculty at the USC Rossier School of Education, has been named the next executive director of the USC Race and Equity Center. She will replace Dr. Shaun R. Her research has been cited in more than 9,000 published studies.

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Equity Educational Psychology Provost Faculty 116

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Julian Vasquez Heilig, dean of the University of Kentucky’s (UK) College of Education, has been named the winner of the University Council for Educational Administration's (UCEA) 2022 Linda C. Tillman Social and Racial Justice Award. Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig The award – named after diversity and equity advocate Linda C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 27, 2023

Before Alabama A&M, she was a science education research assistant doing research on improving science education for urban students, particularly those of African descent, according to her faculty bio. Once we received funding from the state, I was able to collaboratively develop the program,” Strachan said.

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Scholarship Professional Development Advise Deans 126

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Typically, educational professionals focus on how to help students better access what is considered ‘typical’ learning (Ong-Dean, 2005). There are significant limitations in this kind of diagnostic system, as pointed out by the autistic community (Davis & Museus, 2019). 2019; Cassidy et al., When Autism Research. Harper,, G.,

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Advocate Deans Education Environment 128

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Vasquez Helig—who is currently the dean of the School of Education at the University of Kentucky—is slated to step into his new role in January. "We For example, under his leadership, first-year students majoring in teacher preparation programs grew by 275% and he was intentional about recruiting faculty of color to the university.

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Provost University Leadership Deans 98

Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Since starting these efforts, preliminary data shows the number of incoming aspiring teachers increased 83 percent at the University of Kentucky, going from 118 incoming education majors in fall 2019 to 216 in fall 2022. As dean of an education school, the pressure to create solutions to a cacophony of issues is mounting.

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University Deans Recruitment Faculty 111

University Business

JUNE 17, 2024

The University of North Florida is bucking declining college enrollment trends in higher education, and John Kantner, University of North Florida senior associate provost of faculty and research, credits some of this growth to its focus on continuing education (CE) programs. appeared first on University Business.

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Continuing Education Adult Education Resource Planning Model 119

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Emily Carr University in Vancouver, Canada, hired Gina Adams, an American artist, in 2019 as part of a national effort to recruit more Indigenous students and faculty members to higher education. It promised to review its hiring policies to “align with our deep commitment to reconciliation.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Thirty percent more African American, Latinx, and Hispanic faculty are working this year within the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP) at the University of Florida (UF), thanks to a $1 million initiative to recruit faculty who address diverse research and instruction. Michael Perri.

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College Faculty Allocate Inclusivity 96

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree. She cited several reasons for the decision to leave the position, including her belief that the university is in good shape and a desire to spend more time with her family.

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University Provost Deans Humanities 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2023

Sylvia Burwell Burwell had an unusual background for a college president, never having been a professor, a dean, or a provost, and never having earned an advanced degree. She cited several reasons for the decision to leave the position, including her belief that the university is in good shape and a desire to spend more time with her family.

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Provost Deans Humanities Policy 98

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For example, consider a faculty member who pursues assessment for the strict purpose of “satisfying the Dean.” This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience.

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Educational Psychology Faculty Scholarship Achievement 126

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2022

awarded between the 2019 and 2020 academic years. But they really couldn’t say how big a factor, because the survey period of July 2019 to June 2020 covered just the first—albeit intense—few months of the pandemic. Last year’s survey report showed a slight, 0.7 percent decline in Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4

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Arts And Sciences Computer Science Humanities Degree 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 21, 2023

million students since the fall of 2019, and notable decreases in students with several under-represented backgrounds. But institutions are under pressure, too. The effects of the pandemic on college enrollments are still lingering , with a total enrollment decline of 1.2 Those have been wildly helpful and popular,” said Maziarz.

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College Provost Deans Allocate 115

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

“At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, we clearly have a world-class faculty that exists and teaches students and creates leaders of the future,” Boliek said. million in fiscal year 2026–27—over four times the $3 million annual cost that Chapel Hill provost Chris Clemens cited to faculty.

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Schooling Faculty Arts And Sciences Provost 98

Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Now Dr. Stanley faces an uncertain future at the institution he has led since 2019. He ascended to the MSU presidency in 2019, following a series of controversies related to sweeping institutional failures on Title IX issues that toppled former president Lou Anna K. Simon in 2018 and interim president John Engler in 2019.

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Leadership Administration University President Faculty 107

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Here is what it looks like: Full+Part-Time 2020 38,510 2019 40,884 2018 41,479 2017 41,490 2016 41,993 2015 42,782 2014 43,610 2013 44,677 2012 67,074 Not sure why there was such a significant drop between 2013 and 2012. Students and faculty depend on academic librarians for collaboration in learning and research.

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Deans Scholarship Community College Faculty 98

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 13, 2022

At the Rowan ceremony, students, cheered by friends and family, walked across the stage to receive pins from the College of Education’s dean, Gaëtane Jean-Marie. Mills, associate dean of UCA’s college of education. Thomas’s Hospital in London in the 1880s. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Education College Deans Retention 111

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Typically, educational professionals focus on how to help students better access what is considered ‘typical’ learning (Ong-Dean, 2005). There are significant limitations in this kind of diagnostic system, as pointed out by the autistic community (Davis & Museus, 2019). 2019; Cassidy et al., When Autism Research. Harper,, G.,

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Advocate Deans Education Environment 97

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Administrators and faculty members should understand the math needs of different academic programs, acknowledge the reality of the students’ levels of math preparation and find ways to teach them from there. The Minneapolis Math Pathways are the result of a coherent effort by the faculty, academic advisers and the administration.

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Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Students Advise 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 27, 2024

When Dr. Ericka Armstrong Dunbar first got the call in 2019 to proofread scripts for accuracy in Julian Fellowes’ new series The Gilded Age on HBO, she was surprised. We have to keep the lights on, pay faculty, and keep the grounds, but we can’t pass the cost of that to students,” said Jones.

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History Department Of Education Inclusivity Department 126

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For example, consider a faculty member who pursues assessment for the strict purpose of “satisfying the Dean.” This faculty member may give exams and may collect student artifacts, such as projects or papers, but the faculty really doesn’t connect student performance with the course design or classroom experience.

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Educational Psychology Faculty Scholarship Achievement 111

Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It provides students, faculty, staff, and alumni with a single place to report nonemergency complaints or concerns, including those involving harassment and sexual misconduct. The university also administers Diversity 360, a three-hour diversity education program required for all incoming students, staff, and faculty.

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Inclusivity Equity Retention Faculty 105

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. The post PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. Students are always on their phones. Many struggle to actively pay attention.

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Technology Arts And Sciences Students Adult Education 120

HEPI

JUNE 23, 2024

This blog was kindly authored by Professor Robert Dover, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics, University of Hull. The position of the 2016-2019 Government under Theresa May on degree apprenticeships might come to be seen as poorly implemented, and an early version of the future of degree programmes.

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Model Higher Education Education Degree 122

University Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Cady Short-Thompson of Northern Kentucky University is returning to the university that kickstarted her career in faculty and administration, tasked with pulling it out of a budget deficit and enrollment hole. Those retiring are also stepping away from an illustrious career in higher education that’s lasted decades.

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Leadership Higher Education Humanities Administration 98

UW Presidential Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

And climate action and adaptation are central topics for the Board of Deans and Chancellors, highlighting our commitment to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration across all colleges and campuses.

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Facilities Deans Environment Achievement 89

University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

At WSU, Elliott served as a faculty member, department chair and dean before becoming vice president of academic affairs in 2016. Its most recent president, Thomas Hudson, was placed on administrative leave before formally resigning in March due to campus safety concerns and a faculty vote of no confidence.

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Leadership Facilities College Deans 98

University Business

APRIL 4, 2023

The Purpose of Education Index by Populace Insights found that the American public doesn’t believe a K12 education should highly prioritize preparing students for a college degree as they once did: In 2019, the survey found preparing students for a college degree as the 10th-highest priority; in 2021, it ranked 47th.

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Degree College Academia Deans 102

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

MAY 11, 2022

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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University Organization Deans Schooling 100

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

The Board of Trustees of Parkland College followed that script in 2019 when Thomas Ramage told board members he planned to retire in 2022. ” Lau joined Parkland’s faculty in 1995 as an instructor in the college’s developmental reading program and became director of the program in 2003.

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Community College Leadership Degree Deans 111