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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history. There is so much talent and human potential, I figure in 2023 it should be commonplace. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and vice provost. And it just isn’t.”

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AI: A Brilliant but Biased Tool for Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those assignments acknowledge the usefulness and the limitation of the technology, which cannot detect or differentiate human bias and negative stereotypes in the almost limitless field of data and information from which it pulls its answers. Provost Dr. Janice L. Dr. Vaughn A.

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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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A Defense of the Senior Diversity Officer in Politically Charged Times

Insight Into Diversity

Our newer faculty ranks are at their most diverse in UC history. Our professional backgrounds are distinct; we represent faculty and senior administrators trained in medicine, science and engineering, the arts, social sciences, humanities, and education.

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Faculty and Credit Transfer

Inside Higher Ed

One critical transition point during the transfer student enrollment process requires the receiving institution to assess students’ course history and map it to academic program requirements. Moreover, cross-unit communication can be challenging, exacerbating how students find the correct information at the right time.

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

According to information from the University of Arizona, Dervish was barred from campus in January in relation to student disciplinary proceedings. His former department—which Meixner headed—was provided Dervish’s photo, information about the expulsion and steps to take if anyone saw him on campus.

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Announcing 8 degrees, 3 Professional Certificates, and a growing catalog of generative AI content to help learners build skills of the future 

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Master of Science in Information Technology from Illinois Tech – This program covers new and emerging information technologies, their application and integration, and the administrative practices used in their effective management. Christensen, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Illinois Tech.