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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The University of Houston suddenly removed its dean of social work last month. The former dean, Alan Dettlaff—who is returning to the social work faculty, for now—says his views on racial justice got him fired. But I hope that you will try to understand what that is. “Students told me that all the time.

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Hillary Clinton Joins Columbia University Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hillary Clinton will become a professor of practice in Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), effective Feb. Clinton … is one of the world’s foremost experts on public policy and international affairs,” SIPA Dean Dr. Keren Yarhi-Milo said in a statement to the SIPA community.

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Dr. Matthew P. vandenBerg Appointed President of Ohio Wesleyan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before that, he was vice president for advancement and external relations and vice president for advancement at Alma College; associate vice president for development at Albion College; and assistant dean for development and alumni relations at the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing (Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses).

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Black and Hispanic Students Far Less Likely to Receive Race-Matched Instruction

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, Odle’s team found that the faculty in these matches were more likely to be temporary staff or adjuncts, rather than tenured or tenure-track. Although contingent faculty may be equally good teachers as tenured faculty, their positions might limit them as mentors for students of color.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Saleema is one of more than 126,000 students, including nearly 17,000 refugees, studying at this tuition-free, nonprofit online university with an all-volunteer faculty. Nearly a third (30 percent) of the faculty is Black, according to the institution. To this end, all UoPeople faculty members are unpaid volunteers.

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Repairing the College-to-Career Pipeline

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Some deans and faculty members caught wind of us because students started saying, ‘The work I'm doing with this organization is important to me seeing how I get through SJSU, but also how I pay off my debt or help my family when I get out.’ In January 2013, she began overseeing the Public Affairs and Communications teams.

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Hamline reviews policies that set off academic freedom dispute

Inside Higher Ed

The Hamline University Board of Trustees is actively involved in reviewing the university’s policies and responses to recent student concerns and subsequent faculty concerns about academic freedom. We are listening and we are learning. “At the same time, academic freedom does not operate in a vacuum,” she wrote.

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