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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 5, 2023

After two decades of working in higher education, Shrivastav is championing student success in academics at the University of Indiana Bloomington as the college’s newest provost. Q: How does managing student success as a provost differ from your focus on it in your prior role? A: It’s a much different, much bigger role. [At

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DUANE WATSON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

Duane Watson Duane Watson has been named associate provost for faculty development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Mayborn Professor and professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt. in brain and cognitive sciences from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Watson serves as the Frank W.

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To Support Student Success, Faculty and Campus Leaders Need to Feel a Sense of Belonging Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Despite the fact that faculty are so crucial to students’ academic lives, they are often underutilized as levers of institutional change. Moreover, institutions are grappling with faculty burnout, dissatisfaction, and resignations at growing rates.

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What Every Vice Chancellor Should Monitor in Higher Education: KPIs for Institutional Success

Creatrix Campus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

As a Vice-Chancellor or Provost, you’re steering the ship, and the numbers that matter most are right in front of you – if you know where to look. The success of your institution depends on having a clear, data-driven view of what’s happening across your campus.

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DEI Expert Seeks to Educate Campuses about Islamophobia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ahmed – who is vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Vermont – has been working in the field of diversity for over 20 years, educating, consulting, and training people about DEI matters, mostly focused on higher ed. He also co-owns a module-based DEI training product for faculty, staff, and students.

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Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 24, 2024

PHILADELPHIA— Despite the ongoing attacks to diversity, equity and inclusion within higher education, more than a thousand educators gathered in-person and virtually late last week to share strategies and brainstorm ways to center equitable outcomes for the students who attend their institutions.

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Faculty orientations and continuing a culture of mentoring

EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Faculty orientations and continuing a culture of mentoring January 31, 2023 Kristen McCauliff Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, Ball State University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Improving Faculty Well-Being: A 3-Level Strategy to Reduce Burnout and Increase Retention

University Business

MARCH 28, 2024

Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, May 14th at 2 pm ET Faculty burnout and turnover continue to be significant challenges for colleges and universities, and these ongoing issues can limit the overall success of institutions.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

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.” –based architectural design firm. ” The Active Learning Spacescape.

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Key Takeaways: Best Practices for Faculty Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education

PeopleAdmin

JULY 7, 2023

“For so many of us, it’s the on-campus environment and life that makes our jobs interesting and makes an institution a great place to work. We have to realize that our employees and faculty experienced loss of community, along with other losses, during the pandemic. The pandemic shifted all of that for a long time.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. In many cases, partners jointly completed a project that benefitted both institutions. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects.

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Cal State objects to proposed four-year programs at two-year colleges

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 5, 2022

The legislation, signed into law last October, made permanent a set of 15 pilot baccalaureate programs at community colleges and allows new four-year programs to be created at these institutions. She described the asks coming from Cal State faculty members as “really minor.”

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Buckle Up. ED is Off to the Races with It’s NPRM

WCET Frontiers

JULY 22, 2024

Attendance Taking for Distance Education Courses What the Department is proposing Under current regulations, an institution must follow a complex set of rules to determine the amount (if any) of disbursed federal aid should be refunded to the Department of Education if a student withdraws from a course or the institution.

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Survey of a State Authorization Professional

WCET Frontiers

JULY 9, 2024

Essential Requirements and Critical Roles In today’s ever-evolving landscape of higher education, Distance Education/State Authorization Compliance [1] plays a crucial role in ensuring institutions follow laws, regulations, and guidelines. An additional indicator of salary was educational attainment.

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Artificial Intelligence Campus Adoption – New Report from WCET

WCET Frontiers

JULY 20, 2023

In April 2023, the WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies (WCET) undertook a national survey to ascertain how and why postsecondary institutions are using Artificial Intelligence to support instruction and learning, what policies are in place, and what are the perceived barriers to, and benefits for, its use.

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Usha R. Rodrigues, University of Georgia School of Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

From 2015 to 2018 and for the fall semester of 2024, Rodrigues served as the law school's associate dean for faculty development. She was awarded the title of University Professor in 2019, which was then awarded to no more than one UGA faculty member per year and is reserved for professors who haveserved as change agents for UGA.

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Dr. Toby S. Jenkins, University of South Carolina

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Dr. Jenkins currently serves as Associate Provost for Faculty Development at the University of South Carolina. She is a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Brookings Institutions Center for Community Wellbeing and a faculty trainer with the University of Southern Californias Race & Equity Center.

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Using Faculty Satisfaction Data for Strategic Change in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed podcast 254 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. R. Todd Benson

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 8, 2025

Faculty surveys are a familiar practice in higher education, but many institutions fall short when it comes to using that data to drive long-term change. Too often, results are seen as evaluations rather than inputs into strategy and leadership development. He oversees the initiatives research and institutional collaborations.

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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

DUANE WATSON

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To Support Student Success, Faculty and Campus Leaders Need to Feel a Sense of Belonging Too

What Every Vice Chancellor Should Monitor in Higher Education: KPIs for Institutional Success

DEI Expert Seeks to Educate Campuses about Islamophobia

Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Faculty orientations and continuing a culture of mentoring

Improving Faculty Well-Being: A 3-Level Strategy to Reduce Burnout and Increase Retention

The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Key Takeaways: Best Practices for Faculty Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education

Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

Cal State objects to proposed four-year programs at two-year colleges

Buckle Up. ED is Off to the Races with It’s NPRM

Survey of a State Authorization Professional

Artificial Intelligence Campus Adoption – New Report from WCET

Usha R. Rodrigues, University of Georgia School of Law

Dr. Toby S. Jenkins, University of South Carolina

Using Faculty Satisfaction Data for Strategic Change in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed podcast 254 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. R. Todd Benson

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