Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2024

She previously served as assistant vice provost at North Carolina State University, as a program assessment consultant in the university’s Department of Chemical Engineering, and as an adjunct assistant professor in the College of Education at North Carolina State. Akinleye, who retires June 30.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 4, 2024

Jefferson “I am excited to collaborate with the Board of Trustees, faculty, staff, students, and the broader community to shape this esteemed institution's next chapter of success,” said Jefferson, whose unanimous board nomination was recently approved by the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education. “I Dr. Jonathan K.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

Pathways for Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering, a joint effort from Cal State Fullerton’s Extension and International Programs and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received $211,000 to spark community college students’, high schoolers’, and eventually, middle schoolers’ interest in the field of biomanufacturing.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In a bid to bring Heriot-Watt’s learning and teaching offering to an even broader international audience, the partnership will initially see the delivery of undergraduate dual-degree engineering programs to a new intake of 300 students per year. “We look forward to a long and successful partnership,” he added. .

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

These developments have thrust some higher education leaders to defend the place the humanities hold in the halls of our most prestigious institutions. “Whether one is studying to be a doctor or engineer, there is a person behind that specialization making choices and interpreting the world around them.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 25, 2024

Dr. Krishnendu Roy The interdisciplinary college will be led by a new dean, who will report to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. C. Cybele Raver and to School of Engineering Dean Dr. Krishnendu “Krish” Roy. A dean search is expected to begin in late August. “Of

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UW Presidential Blog

MAY 17, 2023

It is my great pleasure to announce that Dr. Tricia Serio has accepted the role of Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Washington. As Provost at UMass Amherst, she launched and led initiatives to increase diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging for faculty, staff and students.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 3, 2023

Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. “Trust and institutional culture are broken,” the first of the five points said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

That’s why Excelencia has issued four new reports in its continuing investigation into the relationship between institutions, Latinx students, and the workforce. Experts said that philanthropists and policy makers should also ensure that the institutions who produce Latinx talent receive the resources they need to continue.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2024

Institutions, including medical and scientific institutions, have treated Black and Brown citizens “terribly over the centuries,” said Corbett-Helaire, which spreads their understandable mistrust. “I A 2023 report by the Annenberg Institute for School Reform, studying almost 1.2

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Coursera blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Today, I am delighted to announce a Master of Science in Software Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU). Graduates will have the skills and credentials needed for the 625,000+ open software engineering jobs that require a master’s degree in the U.S., By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Academic Pipeline Exchange is an open access database charting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in businesses, organizations, and institutions of higher education across the nation. Five years from now, Byrd and Mason want their membership to reach 100 higher education institutions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. We are an affordable institution. Also, it’s the environment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Two new reports from The California Alliance for Student Parent Success (The Alliance) detail the challenges that student parents face at California institutions. Approximately 300,000 undergraduate student parents are currently enrolled at institutions of higher education in the state of California.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

No higher education institution can remain static in today’s rapidly changing workforce environment. As an engineer, the most critical thing I had to embrace—and it was hard work—was communication.” “We’re here to provide students a clear path in these topics and to their careers of the future.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Smith-Jackson, provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. “As At the institution, academic studies are divided among nine colleges, two schools, and an extended campus, each with a specific focus. A&T is the second highest among institutions in the University of North Carolina System. “We The goal of N.C.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

To be effective in this, institutions must be clear about what is impeding their capacity. Unfortunately, a lot of institutions are not providing this information to students, Mabel added, who further noted high school is when to start informing students. “We It is predicted that Washington, D.C.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Williams was raised Catholic and attended private institutions—he was often the only Black student in his class, or one of the few. But all along the way, Williams has worked at both public and private institutions—HBCUs and Predominantly White Institutions—that have become top producers of minoritized students.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 31, 2023

Marc joins us to discuss the potential of AI in digital learning and to highlight the amazing work happening at his institution to prepare faculty and students for a future that includes working with AI. This summer, we hosted an innovative cross-disciplinary AI Institute for Teachers.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Large-scale quantitative data such as these provide an invaluable evidence-based context about the areas of scholarship in which institutions are investing new faculty lines, a matter of interest to deans of graduate schools and provosts alike. granting universities; a broader approach considering other types of institutions (e.g.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 12, 2023

This endeavor was announced last week, with its first publication, The Journal of Ecological Engineering Design, released that week as well. "It This is particularly worrying for folks who are working at underfunded institutions, especially in the Global South.” And that's really what our goal is in a land-grant institution.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Women have been making crucial contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics since long before STEM was an educational buzzword. Since 2001, the foundation has given over $270 million in advance grants to institutions and nonprofit groups in 41 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. We asked him how the college-to-careers pillar might have drawn on the unique vantage point of his software engineering background. Very similar to software engineering.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“From the president and provost of the university, we are charged with the goal of engaging as many different experts and students to come together to address LGBTQ+ health solutions.” And if that means working across institutions, then bring it on.” as of 2022, double the rate it was a decade prior. .

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

As former provost, Fleming spoke at length about how tuition is the grease that spins the wheels of higher education. There are hundreds of universities that operate on a different model and don’t have the kinds of privilege and problems [of elite] higher education institutions.” But they’re all getting more expensive. Dr. Katherine E.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 27, 2022

A recommendation for noncontinuation triggers a multilevel review, including by the provost. At WVU, it's proposed that no employee may count as their institutional duties activity “adverse” to West Virginia or any of its agencies in a formal legal proceeding. The professors aren't satisfied with that, however.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In my previous institutions, we studied courses that were bottlenecks that stopped or slowed student progress toward a degree. First-year programs are not as common for graduate institutions. What I have learned is that student success can sometimes be achieved through relatively small changes. ” What message does that send?

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The PIE News

APRIL 17, 2023

Stauff asserted that the new tools presented leaders in IE an opportunity “to create new and inclusive networks to support partnerships” and also expand institutions’ “global footprints” Co-presenter, Jill Blondin, associate vice provost for global initiatives at Virginia Commonwealth University , agreed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

That activity is mirrored at institutions of higher education and educational organizations, where King’s lessons of resistance to what he called the “triple evils,” poverty, war, and racism, align with postsecondary missions. Dr. Glenell M.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

According to these emails, three faculty members had been blocked from being on CAFT: Abraham; Keith Maggert, associate professor of cellular and molecular medicine; and Wei Hua Lin, professor of systems and industrial engineering and of civil and architectural engineering and mechanics. Cherry did not respond to a request for comment.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

UR is a research-intensive, predominately undergraduate, predominately white institution. Gottwald Professor of Chemistry and Associate Provost for Academic Integration at the University of Richmond. Students pursuing careers in all sectors will benefit from data skills. Dr. Carol Parish is the Floyd D. and Elisabeth S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2024

I was at a conference, and the attendees were workshopping solutions for increasing digital learning capacity at their respective institutions. We can do things like engage our colleagues within our institutions who are well equipped to facilitate learning using digital learning tools.

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University Business

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Additionally, half of the six presidents to be hired or retired hail from an institution with strong religious ties. Cordon’s seven-year leadership stint with LDC Church saw her navigate the institution through the COVID pandemic. News and World Report rankings among private, non-profit schools in New York.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“Active learning classroom access provides a concrete mechanism for addressing the societal debt owed to women students, which institutions should include as part of a more comprehensive effort to dismantling barriers to success for women.” ” The Active Learning Spacescape.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

“The interaction part is really missing,” the professor and associate provost for digital learning at Singapore University of Technology and Design says of lessons conducted part in-person and part online. . But Kin-Leong firmly believes that institutions need to offer more than hybrid learning as we know it now. . “It

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