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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Listen to Benjamin reflect on what has made DFI a learning organization: [link]. Benjamin reflects on building Deans for Impact into “a repository of insight and understanding about how students learn.”.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. Conley is an accomplished educator and higher education leader, currently serving as the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Ivy Tech Community College. Simply put, data is not enough.

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From tutor to teacher: how Illinois’s state tutoring program is building local pathways into teaching

Deans for Impact

“I’m learning so much…about how to be a teacher,” says Camryn Swann, NIU senior and aspiring middle school humanities teacher. She reflects on how tutoring supports her to be more attuned to her students’ needs and informs her choice of instructional strategies to engage them in affirming learning experiences.

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How are HE leaders responding to generative AI?

HEPI

It can also break down language barriers through quick translation, creating alternative versions of learning materials, and expanding – decolonising, even – the research canon to include non-English sources more easily. Improved online learning offers with far more personalisation would accelerate access to education in developing countries.

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Small College America – Profile: Whitman College

Edu Alliance Journal

March 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke : This profile of Whitman College is the sixth in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Approximately 1,500 students from across the United States and internationally enroll at Whitman, attracted by its personalized instruction and strong emphasis on experiential learning.

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New Health Care Schools Open with Emphasis on Workforce Development, Addressing Inequities

Insight Into Diversity

The college was renamed and reorganized from the former College of Health and Human Services. The factors that shape the health of individuals and populations are both complex and intersectional,” says Christopher King, PhD, dean of the School of Health. “It It is the first college in Virginia to focus primarily on public health.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. Conley is an accomplished educator and higher education leader, currently serving as the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Ivy Tech Community College. Simply put, data is not enough.