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Northwestern AAUP Resolution Approved By Faculty Assembly

Academe Blog

However, the actions of the faculty assembly are only the official voice of the faculty if it achieves a quorum with 10 percent of all faculty in attendance.

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2022 in Review: Building a Movement to Make Pedagogy a Priority in Teacher Preparation

Deans for Impact

At Deans for Impact, we stand committed to elevating teachers and teaching and equipping all future teachers with the scientifically-based tools to create rigorous, equitable, and inclusive learning environments where all students thrive. As members of the alliance, we helped to draft a national definition of teacher residencies. ▸

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Why We Must Teach African American Studies: A Call to Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

history makes white children feel “discomfort, guilt, anguish, and psychological distress ,” without any consideration of Black students’ feelings of isolation and unimportance. Clearly, legislators’ denouncement of African American studies is a denouncement of Black people, Black history, and Black culture.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The college’s dean, Dr. David E. A graduate of Morehouse College, Canton earned a master’s degree in Black studies at The Ohio State University and a doctorate in history at Temple University. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. Last year, he hired another faculty person.

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AI: A Brilliant but Biased Tool for Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now almost a year since its release, Brown says CSU faculty and administration are coming to terms with the fact that “policing students’ use [of ChatGPT] is probably impossible, usually ineffective, and definitely inefficient.” Calhoun, assistant vice president and dean of the Center for Academic Success at Seton Hall University, agrees.

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

Inside Higher Ed

In history, degrees conferred fell from 884 to 725. in 2021 had definite commitments for work or postdoctoral training. had definite commitments in this sector, compared to 35 percent in 2016. Humanities and arts degrees fell 16 percent. Letters: 1,389 to 1,192. I wonder how many of the humanities Ph.D.s

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What is a ‘governing document’ in the University of Sussex?

SRHE

The definition of governing documents is therefore of the first importance if a precedent is to be set by this OfS decision. The Higher Education and Research Act (2017) s.3(8)(a) These are not directly responsible for framing its legislation but may have authority to apply it, though not necessarily powers to delegate its application.