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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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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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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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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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Annual Black, Brown, College Bound Summit Commences March 6

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The BBCB Summit has seen more than 5,000 participants since 2006, including students from nearly two dozen different states. The path to that success beginning with completing a college degree.”

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University of Miami President to Lead at UCLA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At this crucial moment for higher education, returning to the public sector to lead one of the top research universities in the world — including one of the 10 largest academic health systems — is an exciting opportunity and a great honor for me,” said Frenk. Julio Frenk is expected to become UCLA's seventh chancellor. “At

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