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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Seed funding is one of the primary mechanisms we use to allow faculty to pursue new research directions that have incredible potential but might be prohibitively difficult to get off the ground otherwise,” said ICTAS Director Dr. Stefan Duma. “We to bolster research on campus. The projects will launch this year.

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Get Wild! Gamification Creates Immersive, On-Demand Faculty Development 

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Gamification, Immersion, Faculty Development Introduction The way we live and work has changed dramatically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is true for both faculty and students. We decided to create an on-demand workshop that could be completed by our faculty anytime and anywhere.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

The research findings presented below draw from analysis of the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) 2016 Canadian Reference group, which included 42,642 students from 42 postsecondary institutions (colleges and universities) across Canada (ACHA, 2016; Ezekiel, In Press). Mental Health Among Marginalized Sociodemographic Groups.

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Here are the top 10 for-profit colleges in the U.S.

University Business

Factoring into the rankings are faculty resources, student enrollment and retainment, school reputation, and spending per student on instruction, to name but a few. The second-top school, Colorado Technical University, was regarded as the best online and non-traditional university for veterans in 2013, 2014, and 2016 by Military Times.

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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

University Business

Specifically, he oversaw increased diversity among his faculty and staff and created a new cabinet position overseeing DEI and belonging. Additionally, he served eight years as chairman on the board of directors for a free after-school program for high school students interested in architecture, engineering and construction.

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No Means No: Power and Abuse in Academe

The Change Leader, Inc.

Power and Abuse in Academe – Faculty Incidents Not surprisingly, faculty members often face temptation through their interactions with undergraduate and graduate students. A recent study published in the Utah Law Review analyzed nearly 300 faculty-graduate student harassment cases.