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KRISTIE BOWERS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kristie Bowers Kristie Bowers has been named associate vice president and director of athletics at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Bowers holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and a Ph.D.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

That’s why Saleema, a young Afghan woman studying at University of the People , now presents as Madison from California in her online Principles of Business Management course. All details except the student’s gender and institution have been changed to protect her identity.)

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Communicating Effectively in a Presidential Search

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education A presidential search and the launch of a new administration are among the highest-visibility occasions in the life of an institution. Elevated expectations and intense public scrutiny raise the stakes for getting every aspect of the communications process exactly right.

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A sectorwide approach to higher ed's future (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

And we typically address them from the type of institution where we each sit, with emphasis on the distinctions between public, private and community college institutions or the perceived trade-off between scholarly research and student thriving. There are three elements to this approach.

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Two Tri-C professors sue administrators for retaliation

Inside Higher Ed

” “Our motto is ‘Tri-C is where futures begin,’” Gaston, an associate professor of philosophy, humanities and religious studies, said in the interview. First of all, students of color, students who lack technology, it’s poor students.”

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Fierce Advocate for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After graduating from Oklahoma State University, she accepted a job there for which she was perfect because she was already helping friends graduate in four years as she had by sharing skills and practices. “We Her undergraduate degree is in radio/television/film: news and public affairs. I’m a great facilitator.

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How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Karen Mossberger, the Frank and June Sackton Professor in the school of public affairs and director of the Center on Technology, Data and Society at Arizona State University. Post-secondary institutions could be instrumental in helping to coordinate and implement varied strategies. But just south of Colo.