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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

There are two words that often cause faculty to become disgruntled: professional development. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults.

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

There are two words that often cause faculty to become disgruntled: professional development. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults.

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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Prioritizing Self-Care and Career Flexibility For nurse educators facing persistent bullying, self-care and professional reassessment are critical. Seeking therapy or counseling, practicing mindfulness, and engaging in professional development outside of a toxic work environment can help educators protect their mental well-being.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

2021), emphasizing the establishment of environments conducive to students’ intellectual development. This requires educators to enhance their relational competence (Aspelin 2020, 589; Aspelin and Jonsson 2019, 265) and deepen their understanding of social presence and student self-concepts. Teacher Development 23, no.

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The Other Mothers in Higher Education

ACPA

Stewart & Brown (2019) share the successful process of self-authorship and identity social construction for a student who was guided by Other Mothers. The students mentors were Other Mothers because of the intentional care to identity development that aligned with cultural understandings (Stewart & Brown, 2019).

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Fostering Upward Mobility through Low-Cost Certification: A Practical Guide for Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Studies have shown that reducing textbook costs can directly contribute to student success by allowing them to allocate resources to other essential needs (Miller and Murray, 2019). Offering CTLE credits can also serve as an incentive for ongoing professional development, which is crucial in the teaching profession (Taylor, 2021).

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Stony Brook University Receives $700,000 to Address Shortage of Diverse and Prepared K-12 Leaders

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Strengthening a Diverse Leadership Pipeline Through Leadership Preparation and Development” is a partnership of faculty from five schools: Stony Brook, City College of New York, Fordham University, Hofstra University, and St. “The