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NC State Alumnus Kevin Howell Named University's 15th Chancellor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I am confident that he will strengthen NC State's role as a frontier research university, keeping North Carolina competitive in the most important fields of our future." He also worked as assistant to the chancellor for external affairs from 2006 to 2016 and has held interim roles in university advancement and alumni affairs.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Educational research demonstrates the impact of engagement, both social and academic, on student outcomes like persistence (Deil-Amen, 2011; Karp et al., Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12 (1). Proceedings of the 25thAnnual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. Conn, J., & Close, H.

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Q&A: UNCF's Ed Smith-Lewis on the UNITE Convening and HBCU Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Under the guidance and visionary leadership of our current President and CEO, Dr. Michael Lomax , ICB officially launched in 2006. Our fourth pillar is research and innovation. How do we stand up things that we know in our gut, but maybe haven't been proven through research? How do we reimagine current operating models?

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Research by Dr. Gloria Oikelome, currently provost & vice president of academic affairs at Delaware Valley University, supports these concerns. in 2006, and men still outnumbered women two-to-one in the presidency, the study noted. The average age of presidents was 60, compared with 59.9

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AAUP Statement Ends Opposition to Academic Boycotts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The statement reconsiders AAUP's categorical opposition to academic boycotts from the 2006 report, On Academic Boycotts , maintaining that such boycotts are not in themselves violations of academic freedom but can be legitimate tactical responses to conditions that are fundamentally incompatible with the mission of higher education.

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NIH Grant to Study Infertility, Health Among Women of Mexican Heritage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million National Institutes of Health grant has been awarded to researchers at the University of Arizona Health Sciences and the Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública in Mexico to explore the link between infertility and long-term health issues among Hispanic women of Mexican heritage.

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Strategies for Engaging Colleagues Resistant To Adapting Their Approach To Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

One technique, as advocated by DiClemente (2006), is the "foot in the door" approach (p. Motivational enhancement therapy manual: A clinical research guide for therapists treating individuals with alcohol abuse and dependence. Educational Research , 63 (4), 440-455. Therefore, start small. Guilford Press. Brewer, S.

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