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HBCU Leaders Unite to Address Threats to Black Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black Leadership Across Campuses) Summit, held on April 3, brought together university presidents, scholars, K-12 administrators, policymakers, and students for a candid three-hour discussion on systemic barriers and emerging threats to educational equity. The virtual B.L.A.C. Dr. Roderick L.

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

Inside Higher Ed

The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however. Around this time, Stern’s new dean allegedly opposed his tenure bid, as did the provost, contradicting the positive recommendation of his department. The First Amendment and academic freedom are the cornerstones of higher education.

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Author discusses his new book, "Administratively Adrift"

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The title of Administratively Adrift: Overcoming Institutional Barriers for College Student Success (Cambridge University Press) sounds a bit like that of Academically Adrift , a 2011 book that said students were not learning enough in college. Why focus on administrators? He responded via email to questions about the book.

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West Virginia U proposal outlines process for firing faculty

Inside Higher Ed

The draft document urges credit for faculty members supporting the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion mission, or who are otherwise doing community-engaged or interdisciplinary work; this presumably addresses long-standing concerns across academe that such efforts go unrecognized in traditional faculty reward structures.

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Campus leaders accuse Michigan State board of overstepping

Inside Higher Ed

Tarrant offered 12 recommendations that focused on the need for clearly documented processes, additional training for trustees and possibly the creation of a portal to help board members more easily access and review documents in need of certification. “We ask that you engage with professional development and board training.

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Here are 5 ways leaders can implement AI at the highest rungs of an institution

University Business

A few of the leaders to have attended the meeting included Rasmus Lynnerup, the assistant vice provost of Academic Alliances at Arizona State University; Zun Tang, dean of Institutional Research at City University of New York and Steven Gentile, executive director of the Tennessee Higher Education Commission.

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WVU Abandons Proposed Faculty Promotion, Firing Changes

Inside Higher Ed

West Virginia University administrators have now abandoned their proposed changes to how faculty members are evaluated, promoted and terminated, following faculty members’ vote last month in opposition. Ad keywords: administrators faculty Is this diversity newsletter?: “That was a surprise,’ he said. Hide by line?

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