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Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield, Wabash College

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Known for her pedagogical and administrative vision and creativity, Westfields dynamic leadership focuses upon teachers who want to improve their teaching and have a more balanced teaching life. Nancy Lynne Westfield is director of Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning Theology and Religion.

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Bazan Named Union College's Next President

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The values and mission are lived beautifully by the faculty, students, staff, and administration. Bazan holds an associate degree from Loma Linda University, a bachelor’s degree from La Sierra University, a master’s in administration and leadership, and a Ph.D. It has been a sweet surprise to see God connect our paths.

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Transfer Students Need Support from Both Two and Four Year Institutions

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In this cohort, only 16% earned a bachelor’s degree — that’s just two percentage points higher than the previous cohort studied, which entered college in 2007. Dr. Ángel de Jesus González, assistant professor of higher education administration and leadership at Fresno State.

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AAUP Launches Investigation of Hamline

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Miller, signed a statement saying that care for the beliefs of the Muslim students in the class should have “superseded academic freedom,” and another administrator wrote to students that L ó pez Prater’s actions were Islamophobic. Hamline’s president, Dr. Fayneese S. The AAUP did not say when a report might be made public.

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UW-La Crosse Chancellor Dr. Joe Gow Fired After Adult Videos of Him and Wife Discovered

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Gow has served as UW-La Crosse chancellor since 2007. Rothman said he has placed Gow on paid administrative leave as he transitions into his faculty role, filed a complaint to review Gow's tenure status, and has contacted an outside law firm to investigate.

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

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The initiative – it started in 2007 per the request from the Bard College’s Prison Initiative (BPI) for an offline version of JSTOR – began with the creation of its first offline index, designed to work in a “minimal tech environment.” Once it's approved, it stays approved so the administrators never have to look at it again."

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff. All faculty and administrator searches must have a DEI advocate who completes specialized training.