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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But much of the book highlights how the American higher education system has become the envy of the world — sending thousands of students each year flocking to the United States to commence study. We have the greatest higher education system in the world. You just can’t convince the American people of that.

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How the University of Kentucky Is Beating the Odds of the Teacher Shortage

Insight Into Diversity

As dean of a college of education, one of my deepest concerns is what we can do to support our students and give them and their families a sense of pride when their chosen profession is teaching. Together, we developed an education and research initiative to address racial inequities plaguing the U.S. education system.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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Florida's public universities are under assault (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The governor now intends to bar funding for these programs across the higher education system. the provost, who can ignore all other evaluations of the targeted faculty member. Bottom line: policies such as these only make sense if your goal is to dismantle Florida’s higher education system rather than to protect it.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

The Change Leader, Inc.

Unpacking the AAUP Report: A Critical Look at Political Interference in Florida’s Higher Education The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently released its comprehensive report titled “ Political Interference and Academic Freedom in Florida’s Public Higher Education System.”

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Building a Sustainable Higher Education Model: CSCU’s Partnership for Workforce Readiness: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 175 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Terrence Cheng

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He has also held several academic and administrative leadership and faculty roles which include associate provost/assistant vice president, Academic Programs at Brooklyn College; and associate dean, School of Arts and Humanities, and chair, Department of English at Lehman College. They have Division I sports with a global brand.

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Building Pipelines for a Better Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To address this problem, Jean — who is the assistant provost for special programs at Montclair — has been helping to lead the charge to increase male enrollment at the university, all the while forging collaborative partnerships with the surrounding community. Responding to a crisis The charge from Dr. Junius J.

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