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Eric T. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information

The Berkeley Blog

Meyer comes to Berkeley from the University of Texas at Austin, where he has been dean of the School of Information since 2018. Meyer will lead UC Berkeley’s School of Information appeared first on Berkeley News. He will begin his new job on Aug. The post Eric T.

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Michigan State trustee resigns over transparency, Title IX concerns

Higher Ed Dive

Pat O'Keefe called for information about the firing of a former business dean and the selection of the university's interim president.

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Discussing the 4 Pillars of Immersion: Information Literacy

ACRLog

Rebecca is the Associate Dean for Learning and Engagement at Penn State University. ” The ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program, usually referred to as Immersion, has been on hiatus since March 2020, when our facilitator team canceled the summer 2020 Immersion program because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Nurturing student learning and motivation through the application of cognitive science

Deans for Impact

The teacher informed me that this student was facing behavioral challenges in the classroom and assumed I had arrived to address those issues,” she recalls. That directly aligns with the Deans for Impact goal here, right? So I think that interface is really important. And then providing high-quality practicum experiences.

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Reflection & Predictions: A Conversation on Higher Education Trends

MindMax

The panelists in attendance included some of my personal mentors: Bea Gonzalez , Former VP for Community Engagement, Special Assistant to the Chancellor and Dean of University College at Syracuse University Hunt Lambert , Dean Emeritus of the Division of Continuing Education and University Extension at Harvard University Karen Sibley, Ed.D.,

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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. Magazine treatment: Trending: Trending text: Why Was a Dean Pushed Out?

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Managing End-of-term Stress: Keeping the Adult Learner Risk-informed

Faculty Focus

For adult learners, being risk-informed goes a long way toward preventing these negative outcomes—both the adult learner and faculty are integral to this process. The first step for creating a risk-informed adult learner is an environment that facilitates social dialogue between the learner and the lecturer.