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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

Edu Alliance Journal

During that time, I took on the role of President/CEO of the American Association of University Administrators (AAUA) and dedicated myself fully to the organization. Urbana had been an integral part of the community since 1850, serving as a significant economic engine.

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

The college also offers a 3+2 Engineering Program , where students spend three years at Earlham before transferring to an affiliated university, such as Columbia or Case Western Reserve, to complete an engineering degree. Margaret Hamilton (1958) NASA software engineer, led Apollo Program flight software development.

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Ebony McGee To explore these questions, we published, Factors Contributing to Black Engineering and Computing Faculty’sPathways Toward University Administration and Leadership , where we interviewed 21 Black engineering and computing faculty members who transitioned into administrative leadership roles in their colleges and universities.

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Purdue and Indiana University split joint venture at IUPUI

Inside Higher Ed

So the new framework calls for a more energized role in Indianapolis for both universities with an even greater number of graduates who are ready to participate in our modern economy,” Pamela Whitten, president of Indiana University, said Friday.

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U of Arizona professors say they're blackballed from service

Inside Higher Ed

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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Eastern Michigan faculty strike over health care, governance

Inside Higher Ed

” The American Association of University Professors–affiliated faculty union said that the university’s legal effort would fail, and accused Eastern Michigan of repeated unfair labor practices and of exaggerating the effect of a 24-hour strike on students. The university denies unfair labor practice violations.

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

” As part of the analysis, researchers looked at whether humanities programs were less likely to grow relative to programs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. percent for 236 new programs for engineering, engineering-related technologies and technicians, similar to a 39.1