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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

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Administrators must recognize that professional development programs should not solely focus on pedagogical techniques but also on the importance of relational skills. Building student relationships requires intentionality and support from institutional leaders.

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When Inclusion Gets Complicated: What Faculty Need to Know About Service Dogs in Higher Ed

Academe Blog

After a traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and mobility issues, she returned to academia with her service dog, Sampson. Administrators and faculty voiced concerns about contamination, distractions, and liability. Advocate for department-wide training during faculty development days.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Administrators must recognize that professional development programs should not solely focus on pedagogical techniques but also on the importance of relational skills. Building student relationships requires intentionality and support from institutional leaders.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Faculty members can be better supported in developing and teaching interdisciplinary courses through various strategies. One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Faculty members can be better supported in developing and teaching interdisciplinary courses through various strategies. One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus.

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How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India

Creatrix Campus

Faculty development programs: Conduct regular faculty development programs to enhance teaching and assessment methods suitable for CBCS. Engage in partnerships to enhance the practical applicability of CBCS and bridge the gap between academia and industry.

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Embracing a New Model for Higher Education Governance Part 2: The Updated Board Duties

The Change Leader, Inc.

Boards are charged with overseeing an institution’s mission, vision, values, strategic direction, financial health, academic quality, student success, community engagement, diversity, inclusion, research, faculty development, campus safety, and more. Those responsibilities do not stop with the university administration.

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