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N.C. A&T Receives $4.8M NIH Grant to Study Alzheimer's Disease

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million grant to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Center for Outreach in Alzheimer’s, Aging and Community Health (COAACH) will help the historically Black college and university study Alzheimer’s disease in middle-aged African Americans. A&T’s College of Science and Technology, successfully secured the grant.

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UMN report reveals fewer professors offered tenured positions

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There’s a lot of misunderstanding amongst faculty about what the tenure system is about, many of my colleagues don’t understand that the primary purpose of the tenure system is to protect academic freedom,” Nadathur said.

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

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That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S. colleges and universities. There are also adjunct faculty, who are part-time or temporary. The report notes that U.S.

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Under Siege: Attacks on DEI and its Implications for Students

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In response, college and university leaders nationwide made significant commitments to improve campus racial climates. These students report experiences with racism from white faculty in the classroom (20%) as well as through verbal attacks on campus more broadly (27%).

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Tenured faculty in steady decline while part-time and graduate workers rise, per report

University Business

Part-time faculty, usually placed in adjunct appointments, made up almost half of the entire academic workforce at 48% in 2021 and are the primary driver behind the rise in contingent workers. In 1987, part-time faculty made up 33% of the workforce. Full-time faculty on track for tenure also fell 5%. .

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Why did U of Florida suddenly fire its honors director?

Inside Higher Ed

He said that while having a tenured faculty appointment offers some security after being fired from his longtime role, he’ll miss the job at which he was always told he was doing well, and he will miss students most of all. Law remains a distinguished professor of engineering at UF. Working with young people is amazing.”

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Why did Allegheny cut its Chinese program?

Inside Higher Ed

million in faculty salaries while increasing its student-faculty ratio, Allegheny College in Pennsylvania charged a task force with reviewing its academic programs. ” The college said its plan also “calls for Allegheny to have a student-to-faculty ratio that is aligned with other national liberal arts colleges.