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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women now receive around 40% of STEM PhDs — far from parity but a definite improvement. According to Dr. Austin Agho, provost, vice president for academic affairs, and principal investigator of the grant, only in the past few years have women been promoted from assistant professors to full professors in STEM departments.

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Overwhelmed by complaints on campus? What 75+ cabinet leaders learned about responding to grievances on campus at EAB’s Compassionate Leadership Seminar

EAB

Melanie Overton: That’s true, compassion is central to their work and we’re definitely working with the VPs of student affairs in this seminar. Provosts, too. MA: Really? What do you think accounts for the broader-than-expected appeal?

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Vibrant Vibes, Unforgettable Moments, and Culinary Delights: Highlights from the 2023 WCET Annual Meeting in New Orleans

WCET Frontiers

I was very excited to see that we had a few students join us this year as well; some attended for professional development and some as panelists for a session. From what I heard and experienced, the topics of the pre-conference sessions definitely foreshadowed two of the big overarching themes threaded through the entire event.

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

Kevin serves as Villanova University’s Associate Vice Provost for Career & Professional Development and has held multiple roles within Villanova’s Career Center over the last 13 years. Our guest today is Kevin Grubb, associate vice provost for career and professional development at Villanova University.

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Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips

EAB

Blogs Improve your program review process with these 4 data tips A Q&A with Dr. Louis Slimak, Associate Provost at West Virginia University In today’s fast-changing environment, program review is an increasingly critical area of focus and the first step in delivering a portfolio that meets the institution’s goals and students’ needs.

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Lessons Learned – The Implementation Stage of Microcredentials

WCET Frontiers

Over the years I have had the privilege to work with UPCEA in a variety of capacities, including as a contributor to the Hallmarks of Excellence in Credential Innovation, which is essential reading for anyone developing a microcredential strategy or managing the procedural aspects thereof. If so, how have you accomplished this?

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Making DEI Practical at University of St. Thomas

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As I mentioned, one of them is dignity, and we obviously have a university definition of what that means. So from there we developed what we’re calling the DEI Viewfinder tool, which kind of lays out nine questions you can ask yourself to help develop more inclusive materials. How did you approach this in a sensible way?