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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

Inside Higher Ed

percent between 2020 and 2021, the steepest decline ever for the NSF’s annual census of new Ph.D.s. In numbers, 52,250 research doctorates were awarded across fields in 2021. The survey period for the forthcoming report ran from July 2020 to June 2021, a full year of the pandemic. production in 2021 to COVID-19.

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The Changing Face of Executive Education

MindMax

The Breakfast Club, hosted by Chief Learning Officer, has a 17-year history of connecting leaders over breakfast to strengthen the link between learning and development, and business strategy. Watch “The Changing Face of Executive Education” webinar event which took place on October 13, 2022 and moderated by MindMax CEO, Lee Maxey.

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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world

University Business

Despite Pepperdine adding a data science minor to its liberal arts undergraduate curriculum (bolstered by a $10 million grant in 2021), Hooten is looking to hire new faculty members to help expand the Great Books program due to strong enrollment this fall.

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Cleveland State University Drops John Marshall From Law School’s Name

Insight Into Diversity

The decision comes after an ad hoc committee recommended the university rebrand the law school to cut association with Marshall due to his history of owning enslaved people. In May 2021, the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law dropped his name following calls from students and alums.

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Emory University and College of the Muscogee Nation Receive $2.4 Million to Support Native and Indigenous Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The initiative also establishes groundwork for Emory’s “Indigeneity Hub,” which will include new faculty and programs in language, literature, history and the arts, and a physical and literal language path on Emory campuses in Atlanta and Oxford. government 15 years earlier.

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VICTORY: Lawsuit ends with Collin College professor reinstated after being fired for union advocacy, supporting removal of Confederate monuments

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Despite calling Jones an “ excellent faculty member ” with positive reviews and extensive service to the college, Collin College Vice President Toni Jenkins joined Matkin to authorize the non-renewal of Jones’ teaching contract — against the recommendations of her associate dean, dean, and provost. Under President H.

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Dr. Erica Muhl

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: President, Berklee College of Music When Dr. Erica Muhl begins her term in July 2021, she will become the first female president of the Berklee College of Music in the 75-year history of the Boston institution.