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UPitt Dean Works to Advance Equity in Policy, Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“To advance equitable policies that are grounded in education is to understand the full humanity of people,” she said. “It Dr. Valerie Kinloch Kinloch does the work in her leadership role as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s (UPitt) School of Education, a position she has held since July 2017.

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Insight Into Diversity Honors Legacy of DEI Innovator, Former Board Chair

Insight Into Diversity

In 2008, he developed the first Editorial Board for Insight Into Diversity magazine, and was selected as the inaugural Board Chair. “He ” With degrees in law and human rights from both Columbia University and the University of Oxford, and doctorates from Aberdeen, his academic journey was distinguished.

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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

Inside Higher Ed

” The second point said that “Dean positions are created and filled before dean positions are defined[;] input is requested only after key decisions are made.” ” But the letter does discuss the dean situation. ” “I am one of many pretenure faculty who are leaving the college,” Bell said.

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Despite Increased Visibility, Asian Americans Continue to Face Barriers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

According to Rachel Endo, PhD, dean and professor of education at the University of Washington Tacoma’s School of Education, Asian Americans frequently experience being overlooked for advancement in academia. “At Nicholas Hartlep, PhD “Some Asian Americans have been catapulted into pretty visible leadership roles.

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GPT-4 is here. But most faculty lack AI policies.

Inside Higher Ed

” A few short months after OpenAI released ChatGPT—a large language model with an unusual ability to mimic human language and thought—the company released an upgrade known as GPT-4. But by OpenAI’s own admission, humans are susceptible to overrelying on the tools, which could have unintended outcomes.

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New presidents or provosts: Bradford Chippewa Hull Johnstown Lamar Vanguard

Inside Higher Ed

Hartwig , dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences and professor of communication at Colorado Christian University, has been selected as vice president for academic affairs and provost at Vanguard University, in California. Editorial Tags: College administration New presidents Is this diversity newsletter?:

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

Inside Higher Ed

Humanities and arts degrees fell 16 percent. Townsend, co-director of the Humanities Indicators project at the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, said the Ph.D. ” The “sharp drop" in humanities also stands out, Townsend said. I wonder how many of the humanities Ph.D.s Letters: 1,389 to 1,192.