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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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Lesley Faculty Vote No Confidence in President—Again

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Lesley University’s Faculty Assembly says it has voted no confidence in university president Janet Steinmayer for the second time in roughly a year. This time, it says, it also voted no confidence in the university’s Board of Trustees. “A coalition of faculty and students held a protest outside.”

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Unions organizing in states that lack collective bargaining

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Public university employees in states lacking collective bargaining rights aren’t letting that exclude them from the current wave of union organizing and action in higher education. “What’s happening now is a new regeneration of that concept, that wall-to-wall organizing,” said William A.

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The livelihood of some rural colleges depends on this 1 unlikely federal agency

University Business

When facing potential closure in 2018, a good actor saved Iowa Wesleyan University with a $26.1 Why does the Department of Agriculture now own the 60-acre tomb of a now-defunct, 181-year-old private university in rural southeast Iowa? million loan. The answer is more straightforward than you think.

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Johnson County Community College, which has signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment along with hundreds of other institutions since 2006, offers workshops to help faculty across academic disciplines integrate sustainability content into their courses, explains Antle. “Seriously.

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US-China Trade War Escalates: What It Means for Chinese Students in America

Higher Education Inquirer

Many of these universities have established robust partnerships with Chinese institutions, facilitating exchange programs and joint research initiatives. These groups, some of which have been accused of suppressing free speech and monitoring dissent, have faced increasing scrutiny from both US authorities and university administrations.

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Reflections on 2018 and Predictions for 2019: with Drumm McNaughton | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 012

The Change Leader, Inc.

Reflections on 2018 and Predictions for 2019 with Drumm McNaughton | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 012 In addition to enjoying the holidays, December is a good time to pause and take stock of the past year. 2018: The Higher Ed Year in Review There were a number of very nice gifts under the tree this year, but also a lot of lumps of coal.