Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

For aspiring superintendents, particularly those from underrepresented communities, the academy represents more than just professional development. It offers participants practical experience in handling day-to-day district operations while building crucial relationships with school boards and community stakeholders.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 7, 2025

How can Black folks, in various positions across campus, get access to courses and professional development without having to seek permission from someone, ask Breeden. When I think about policy, I think about some of the basic things like Who has access to campus? Who has access to resources? Breedens research is personal.

Higher Education

Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Administrators must recognize that professional development programs should not solely focus on pedagogical techniques but also on the importance of relational skills. Providing opportunities for professional development in relational practices can improve student engagement and retention.

Retention

Liaison International

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

GEM leaders need multifaceted strategies, including refined hiring practices, professional development, and technology adoption, to stabilize and support their teams. For example, professional development for higher education staff can add significant value for employees.

Higher Education

Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Moreover, recent research supports the implementation of faculty professional development programs focused on active learning instruction and engaging students in college classrooms (Park & Xu, 2024). The Effect of Active Learning Professional Development Training on College Students’ Academic Outcomes.” Namahoe, K.

Professional Development

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2025

The report recommends that colleges assess their financial capacity for AI integration, including costs for technology upgrades, data management systems, and professional development.

Community College

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

DECEMBER 3, 2024

But budget shortfalls and concerns over adequate training, professional development and retention often mean that higher ed IT departments are learning to do more work with fewer people. Higher education’s technology landscape is changing and evolving, which means its IT workforce must adapt as well.

Technology

The PIE News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Personally, I can attest to this influence; my own experience in the UK, where I spent nearly a decade of my student and professional life, significantly shaped who I am today. This time abroad provided me with a global perspective that enriched my personal and professional development.

Professional Development

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

The MCT Foundation, established to support underrepresented students in higher education, provides scholarships, grants, and professional development opportunities specifically targeting African American, Latinx, and other underrepresented groups.

Institution

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 9, 2025

The books combination of psychological insight, practical tools, and compassionate approach makes it a valuable addition to professional development programs in higher education. By focusing on the specific biases that undermine equity work, Kizart provides a concrete framework for sustainable change.

Equity

The PIE News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Agents with these certifications will earn bonus points in the rankings, encouraging them to pursue professional development while emphasising that consistent quality and transparency are paramount.

Recruitment

University Business

JULY 17, 2025

Faculty need professional development to teach in this integrative way. Higher education must model and reward curiosity, lifelong learning and intellectual humility. These strategies require reimagining not only curriculum but culture. Institutions must incentivize interdisciplinary collaboration.

Humanities

HEPI

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Professional development opportunities and, importantly, funding, for staff to explore areas of interest within a new assessment framework, TASK – have been allied with student partnership work.

Public Affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

But they have a long way to go when it comes to efficiently creating closed loops between the identification of students’ need and receipt of services, and require significant technological, data, and professional development resources to make that work effective.

Advocate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 8, 2025

The report recommends increased professional development and board support for CEOs to help extend their tenures and effectiveness. Francisco Rodriguez of the Los Angeles Community College District and Dr. Dianne Van Hook of the Santa Clarita Community College District, who served 36 years as chancellor.

Community College

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 25, 2025

Through a dynamic partnership with global business management consulting and accounting firm EY (formerly Ernst & Young), the State University of New York at Albany (UAlbany) is equipping students with critical skills and real-world experience in cybersecurity, business, and professional development.

Computer Science

WCET Frontiers

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Colleges that offer continuous professional development in digital skills ensure that faculty can confidently integrate tech into their teaching and support students in doing the same. From workshops on navigating online classrooms to security skills, these programs build a solid foundation that empowers students to learn and engage.

Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Title V allows us to meet academic needs in really wonderful ways with tutoring and professional development for faculty, but our students have a lot of other needs and we’re seeing that more and more,” said Fabrizio. There are needs with food, housing, mental health support and counseling. …

Higher Education

Faculty Focus

APRIL 29, 2025

Prioritizing Self-Care and Career Flexibility For nurse educators facing persistent bullying, self-care and professional reassessment are critical. Seeking therapy or counseling, practicing mindfulness, and engaging in professional development outside of a toxic work environment can help educators protect their mental well-being.

Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

He also underscored the importance of professional development for faculty, acknowledging that those closest to the students are those who can often make the most impact. Lastly, Lowery-Hart reminded attendees that communication is vital to the success of these measures—and that does not mean sending out yet another email.

Community College

University Business

JUNE 26, 2025

It highlighted the increasing workload brought on by insufficient staffing and the need for professional development in artificial intelligence. Data security and privacy regulations topped respondents’ main priorities for professional development. However, they also gave rise to new challenges surrounding security.

Professional Development

Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Professional development programs can equip leaders with the skills needed to address implicit bias, foster inclusive environments, and manage conflicts related to diversity issues (El-Amin et al.,

Inclusivity

Faculty Focus

APRIL 27, 2025

Our professional science masters (PSM) in biotechnology degree is designed for working professionals, offering primarily online and evening courses that emphasize applied learning and professional development. A required industry internship ensures graduates enter the biotech workforce with real world experience.

Arts And Sciences

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Providing professional development to prepare potential board candidates is everyones responsibility. Community or public service experience is essential and necessary community experience must be fostered. Gaining meaningful experience by volunteering or serving on community boards will contribute to the candidate pool.

Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

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. It wasnt a role she was chasing, but an opportunity she welcomed.

Empower

The PIE News

MAY 20, 2025

The partnership also aims to promote the appropriate recognition within Ukraine of UK qualifications and examinations by focusing on the harmonisation of national qualifications frameworks between Ukraine and the UK. the British Council Ukraine we are proud to support them and do so with the highest endorsement from Minister Lisovyi and his team.”

Education

ACRLog

MAY 20, 2025

Id been debating which research impact professional development opportunities I should explore, given that research impact is included in my job title. This one intrigued me because of its necessarily broad conception of impact, and I came away energized by the creative research development work happening around the world.

Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 22, 2025

The report outlines comprehensive recommendations across five key areas: improving professional development about AI and technology harms, implementing shared governance policies, improving working and learning conditions, demanding transparency and opt-out options, and protecting faculty members and academic workers.

Technology

ACPA

MARCH 20, 2025

While it may take a village to raise a child, we must also consider the village it takes to support professional staff and faculty in higher education, particularly when it comes to Other Mothers. What other professional development models might help Other Mothers in higher education? One such anchor is mentorship.

Higher Education

University Business

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Ongoing professional development While it may seem counterintuitive to “teach the teacher,” institutions of higher education should prioritize providing continuous learning opportunities for faculty, advisor, and instructors—and not necessarily for their main focus areas.

Professional Development

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2025

Professional development plays a critical role here. Leaders must foster psychological safety while holding teams accountable to institutional KPIsbridging the often-siloed worlds of marketing, academic affairs, and student support.

Institution

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2025

This includes the systems, professional development, innovations, strategies and partnerships that can be engaged in to further their mission. “As Thompson said those who work at the Institute for Capacity Building wake up every day thinking about the future of HBCUs.

Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2025

A panel featuring alumni of the course discussed the professional impact of their participation in previous years. According to organizers, approximately 500 individuals have completed the course over the years, representing universities and research institutions from across the country.

Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

Peoples is the Norfolk Campus Student Center Associate Director at Tidewater Community College, as well as an educational consultant and personal development coach.

Empower

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Programs like the American Association of University Womens (AAUW) leadership initiatives highlight the critical role mentorship plays in creating a sense of belonging and driving professional development. Intergenerational collaboration further enhances the impact of womens leadership.

Leadership

Insight Into Diversity

JUNE 10, 2025

Would staff benefit from more professional development? Start With Listening Before implementing anything, ask your people what they need. A simple, anonymous pulse survey can surface quick wins: Do faculty want flexible hours? Are burnout rates higher in specific departments?

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2025

This includes the systems, professional development, innovations, strategies and partnerships that can be engaged in to further their mission. “As Thompson said those who work at the Institute for Capacity Building wake up every day thinking about the future of HBCUs.

Engineering