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University of Rochester Black Studies Department to Accelerate Cluster-Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The budding Black studies department at the University of Rochester will fast-track their hiring of faculty with the help of a $3 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. chair of faculty programs and departmental initiatives in the university's Black studies department. Dr. Jeffrey Q. McCune, Jr. McCune, Jr.,

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How Being a Mother and Academic Helped Me Fix Higher Education’s Transfer Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As associate provost at the college, Ill admit I was biased but even two decades of experience in higher education couldnt fully prepare me for her struggle to transfer credits. Queens College is one of The City University of New Yorks 25 colleges. Truly universal transferability would require faculty buy-in and better digital tools.

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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

University Business

Starting this July, Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College will consolidate into Vermont State University—a lean, cost-effective hybrid learning machine. Vermont State University is a reaction to high costs and a fledgling stream of school enrollment.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Inside Higher Ed

Student affairs, historically, has included more tertiary departments that aren’t “registration critical” but are instead the glue of the student experience, explains Josh Sine, vice president of higher education strategy at Qualtrics, an experience management software company. Why a One-Stop?

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth.