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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

premier Jesuit institutions. Butler brings to the role a deep understanding of Boston College's mission, having spent the past 22 years serving the institution in various capacities. The institution boasts an endowment of $4 billion and an alumni network exceeding 200,000 worldwide. Jack" Butler, S.J., Jack" Butler, S.J.

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Funding source shouldn't affect postdoc benefits (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Reports of this issue go back decades: see, for example, this 2002 article in Science , which asked, “What will it take to create a single employment class (status) for all postdocs, regardless of funding source?” The policy also precludes institutions from using grant funds to pay for benefits other than health insurance.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. Research is a relative newcomer to the work of English universities.