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Marie Hardin

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bellisario College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University since 2014 and has been a member of the Penn State faculty since 2003, was announced as the 10th president of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Marie Hardin Marie Hardin, who has led the Donald P. Hardin will begin work at Quinnipiac on July 1.

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Alvin Washington

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He also serves as a faculty member, teaching courses such as legal research, statutory analysis, alternate dispute resolution, and legal negotiations. Before joining the Law Centers staff in 2003, he served as the section chief of the Civil Rights Division of the Louisiana Department of Justice for four years.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Learning Assistantships in Community Colleges Learning assistants (LAs) are undergraduate students who engage as classroom support for faculty instructors in college courses (Ellerbrock et al., 2016) and enhance their communication skills (Goff & Lahme, 2003). 2021; Close et al., under review).

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2003. The University of South Carolina has announced that former South Carolina Gov. Rice School of Law. Former South Carolina Gov. While serving as governor, Beasley advocated for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House dome.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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in 2003 – and 7.5% Among these suggestions were calls for corporations to implement inclusive hiring practices and diversity in leadership; and a need for higher ed to recruit Latino faculty in engineering and tech. rise from 7% to 13.6%. On the graduate level, Latino students were 9.4% of engineering doctorate recipients.

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First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music

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Montgomery, who joined Northwestern in 2003, said she was also the first African American dean at the University of Kansas, serving in its School of Fine Arts. She attributed the lack of diverse representation in music leadership, faculty, and major symphony orchestras to a “pipeline issue.”

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Dr. Francine G. McNairy

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McNairy served from 2003 until her recent retirement on January 26. She has championed an increase in the diversity of the faculty and the student body and oversaw the completion of a $40 million capital campaign, as well as the Soar to Greatness campaign, which garnered $88 million.