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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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Usha R. Rodrigues, University of Georgia School of Law

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She joined the School of Law's faculty in the fall of 2005 and was named the holder of the M.E. Kilpatrick Chair of Corporate Finance and Securities Law in 2014. From 2015 to 2018 and for the fall semester of 2024, Rodrigues served as the law school's associate dean for faculty development.

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CCP Board Ousts Generals Without Explanation After Decade of Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The decision came just two weeks after the college announced a tentative agreement with the Faculty and Staff Federation, which represents college employees. The Faculty and Staff Federation did not respond to requests for comment. Having been in higher ed and community colleges for 40 years, I think I know the field quite well."

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

At times, however, that stone may feel like a boulder, especially to research faculty who are used to delivering lectures and to whom the switch to activity-based learning may seem like a daunting and demanding venture into unfamiliar territory. 2023; Hsu & Goldsmith, 2021; Venus & Sharma, 2024). Two birds with one stone.

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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Diversifying representation sends a signal to students, faculty, and other stakeholders that leadership is attainable, and education serves as a gateway to socio-economic gains for communities and the citizens they serve. In a perfect world, governing boards and leadership demographics would mirror the student population (Higgs, 2014).

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Dr. Wendy Cadge, Bryn Mawr College

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She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019).

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2000, he was appointed UT System’s vice president of equity and diversity, a role he held until retiring in 2014. He understands the challenges that Black faculty and administrators face at predominantly white institutions. Robinson later returned to the University of Tennessee, initially as a political science lecturer.