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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.”

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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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Ph.D.s should continually pursue professional development (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Yvette Myrick explore how continuing professional development can help you capitalize on your achievements and make significant contributions to your field. Estelle Young and A. Show on Jobs site: Image Source: elenabs/istock/getty images plus Image Size: Thumbnail-horizontal Multiple Authors: Estelle Young A.

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Weekend Reading: Keeping professional development continuous for researchers

HEPI

This time, rather than exercise (although that may suffer, too), it is skills training and professional development that can get neglected. If this is the case, what can we do to help keep professional development continuous for researchers? Some things we might try So how can we get researchers back into training?

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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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Improving Hiring Practices in Higher Education to Overcome GEM Staffing Challenges

Liaison International

GEM leaders need multifaceted strategies, including refined hiring practices, professional development, and technology adoption, to stabilize and support their teams. Without stable leadership and a consistent team, achieving enrollment targets becomes even more difficult.

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Advice for designing adjunct professional development programs (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It’s one of the most cost-effective investments that community colleges can make to ensure effective instruction and increased student achievement, writes Anna Conway.