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N.C. A&T Receives $4.8M NIH Grant to Study Alzheimer's Disease

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Before then, she held a faculty appointment as a research associate in the Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology in the School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. A&T’s College of Science and Technology, successfully secured the grant.

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New Law Gives Civic Center Control of Utah State’s Gen Ed

Inside Higher Ed

Utahs governor signed into law a bill that creates a Center for Civic Excellence at Utah State University and requires that all general education courses be taught by faculty appointed to that center.

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S. Long-standing AAUP policies recognize three types of full-time faculty appointments: tenured, tenure-track and non-tenure track (special appointments). “We

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Under Siege: Attacks on DEI and its Implications for Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It has been three years since the nation was shaken by the untimely murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, igniting a powerful movement to address racism in policing and other facets of society like education. He is the lead editor of “Racial Equity on College Campuses: Connecting Research and Practice.”

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Universities can set up in India but regulations pose challenge

The PIE News

India wants to internationalise its higher education system and tackle brain-drain, as set out in the 2020 National Education Policy , while foreign institutions are keen to capitalise on the growing demand from Indian students. International faculty appointed to teach at the Indian campus must stay in India for at least a semester.

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Tenured faculty in steady decline while part-time and graduate workers rise, per report

University Business

Part-time faculty, usually placed in adjunct appointments, made up almost half of the entire academic workforce at 48% in 2021 and are the primary driver behind the rise in contingent workers. In 1987, part-time faculty made up 33% of the workforce. Full-time faculty on track for tenure also fell 5%. .

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China fails in effort to get top expatriates to return

Inside Higher Ed

They were also more likely to have overseas faculty appointments, with 89 percent of rejectors holding posts versus 14 percent of acceptors. At the time they received the offer, YTT “rejectors” were more productive relative to the “acceptors,” with an average of 2.93 publications per year versus 2.39