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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

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There are two words that often cause faculty to become disgruntled: professional development. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults.

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ENGAGEMENT: The Secret Sauce to Effective Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

There are two words that often cause faculty to become disgruntled: professional development. The concept of professional development is not the sole issue; the disdain comes from the lack of purpose and the ineffectiveness. Professional development should be an enriching and meaningful experience for adults.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. Administrators must recognize that professional development programs should not solely focus on pedagogical techniques but also on the importance of relational skills.

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Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions to Host Annual Early-Career MSI Faculty Professional Development Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host its 8th annual early-career faculty professional development program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators), this week. I arrived at ELEVATE wondering if the tenure track was right for me.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is essential to provide teachers with professional development workshops, strategies, and resources to become culturally competent in their dispositions, knowledge, and skills. Hines is Professor of Counseling in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Knowledge is power. Dr. Erik M.

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She is also a professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. In 2018, she became involved with AABHEs Leadership and Mentoring Institute, an experience that she describes as the best professional development that Ive ever experienced in 20 plus years of higher education.

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AI in Community Colleges: Navigating a Human-Centered Future in the Shadow of AB 2370

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Note: This article used collaboration between the human author and the AI programs of ChatGPT, Copilot, and Meta AI. While AI-powered tools offer potential to enhance teaching and learning, concerns about AI replacing human instructors have sparked a complex debate. The Bill, an act to add Section 87359.2