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Let’s Partner with Agriculture to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These schools and their leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to work with the federal government to support those students—and it doesn’t require new institutional spending or a new Higher Education Act. The average benefit for a single adult is around $2,000 a year and it is higher for students with children. The U.S.D.A.

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Profiling Some of the Institutions With the Most Minority Business Graduates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In terms of retention, Carter says hiring supportive faculty is a huge component. “We Two recent MBA graduates became presidential management fellows, three-year positions with the federal government. Elliott says the retention rate for online is over 96%, which she attributes to the stellar faculty and flexibility.

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A Heart for People

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

sociology, University of Colorado Boulder Career mentors: Elaine Enarson, independent scholar; Ophra Leyser-Whalen, University of Texas at El Paso; and Ron Aday, Middle Tennessee State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Your career path may look very different than your mentors and/or your faculty colleagues.

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Is a merger a closure by another name? (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

But, as a longtime faculty member at an institution that is currently in the process of a merger with a much larger institution, I find myself asking, “Are the outcomes of closure and merger actually different? We are recognized by the federal government as both a predominantly Black institution and as a Hispanic-serving institution.

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Effective University Leadership – What Does It Take?

The Change Leader, Inc.

Qualifications included a terminal degree from an accredited institution of higher education as well as significant time spent in the ranks of faculty building a deep vitae of publications, presentations, and grants. Traditionally, universities have looked for candidates who were steeped in the world of academia. Furthermore, Gov.

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The Future of Public Funding in Higher Education: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 6

The Change Leader, Inc.

The aftermath has led to ugly financial battles involving policymakers, faculty, staff, students and alumni. For instance, states historically have provided significantly more financial assistance than the federal government 65 percent on average from 1987 to 2012 — to postsecondary institutions and students.

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Tug-of-War: Bought vs. Brought Credit

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Cummings and colleagues ( 2021 ) report that institutions’ concerns coalesce around reduced income, impact on faculty load, straying from mission or becoming obsolete, to closures. Tuition is charged and faculty pay and workload are measured by bought credits. Thus, they saddle up for battle emphasizing bought credit.