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Employers Seek ‘Success Skills’ Among Potential Employees: Report

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are key “success skills” employers seek in potential employees, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). But it is unclear whether credentialing certifies those skills.

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East Tennessee State Professor Wins Social Science Scholar Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hicks is a tenured full professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at East Tennessee State University, where he has served as a dean for the Clemmer College of Education and Human Development.

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Report: Student Interest in Pursuing Careers in Education on the Decline, But Enrollment in Intro Teaching Courses Rises

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). You want to be able to feel like you're doing good, you have a purpose.

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Dr. Anne S. Pruitt-Logan

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During this time, she co-directed a new nationwide program, “Preparing Future Faculty,” an initiative to stimulate the reform of doctoral education for the professoriate. From the start of her career, she has focused on improving access to education for underserved populations.

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Small colleges share online programs, powered by a company

Inside Higher Ed

“With anything like this, the devil’s in the details,” said Stephen Pruitt, president of the Southern Regional Education Board, which launched the Historically Black Colleges and Universities–Minority-Serving Institutions Course-Sharing Consortium.

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UNESCO’s compelling case for investing in people, prioritising education

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According to the Lagos State education board, EKOEXCEL is dramatically accelerating learning, with children learning two times more maths and three times more in literacy. As Liesbet Steer, executive director of the Education Commission explains , investing in human capital is also vital to saving the planet from climate disaster.

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Communicating Effectively in a Presidential Search

Inside Higher Ed

At this point in the process, it’s useful to remember the primacy effect , the human tendency to be influenced disproportionately by first impressions. Fenlason Consulting and senior counselor at RW Jones Agency , Laurie Fenlason advises higher education boards, leaders and teams on strategy, visibility and high-stakes communications.