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Why certificates are becoming popular beyond the undergraduate realm

University Business

Kentucky—along with North Carolina and Montana—saw the highest increases in graduate certificate completions between 2019 and 2023. “It’s very hard once you’re working to [return to school full-time] with all the obligations of an adult learner,” she says.

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Morehouse Alumnus Dr. F. DuBois Bowman Named 13th President of His Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bowman, who currently serves as dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, will succeed Dr. David A. At Michigan, Bowman leads one of the nation's top public health schools, overseeing more than 1,300 students and managing an annual research portfolio exceeding $100 million.

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Honoring Excellence in Urban Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Growing up in South Florida, Jhaneil Thompson remembers playing school with her four sisters as a youngster. Thompson’s connection to the community where her school is headquartered, has also proven beneficial. “As They always chose me to be the teacher,” said Thompson, who was born in St. James, Jamaica. “I

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Doctoral Distress: Graduate Program Pressures Impact Student Mental Health

Insight Into Diversity

In 2019, Nature conducted a survey of 6,320 global PhD students that revealed 36% of respondents sought help for anxiety or depression reportedly caused by their academic pursuits. one for STEM and professional schools, the other for arts, humanities, and social sciences. a rate six times higher than the general population.

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Is it time to rethink university rankings?

The PIE News

When MBA student Nitin Bishnoi decided he wanted to go to business school, there was no doubt where he would start his search: the rankings. When we see that a publication released their list of the top 100 universities, we say: Oh, cool, this college is here again that means they must be a really good school.

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Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In: Changing Higher Ed podcast 257 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Andrew Hsu

The Change Leader, Inc.

How this higher education strategic planning approach helped College of Charleston grow enrollment, launch new schools, and achieve national university status. That process was followed successfully in launching the subsequent schools, reinforcing both transparency and institutional alignment. About Our Podcast Guest Dr. Andrew T.

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Penn State African American Studies Head Resigns, Alleges Broken Promises and Wavering Institutional Commitment to Diversity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michael West, head of Penn State’s Department of African American Studies, has resigned from the role, alleging that leadership broke promises and questioning the school's commitment to diversity and equity, Centre Daily Times reported. Dr. Michael West West will continue to serve as a tenured professor in the department. West resigned Apr.