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CU Boulder to Pay $4.5 million in Back Pay to Settle Discrimination Claim from Female Faculty Members

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 300 women faculty at the University of Colorado Boulder will receive back pay and a salary equity analyses every three years, following a $4.5 Following the passage of the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act in 2019, CU Boulder conducted an equity analysis in 2021 to determine whether it complies with the new law.

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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The fellowship program will also be available to Howard's faculty members. His recent adaptation of Howard alumna Zora Neale Hurston's "Barracoon" and his co-edited volume Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019" demonstrate his commitment to preserving and analyzing Black historical narratives.

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Audit of Gallaudet University Shows Significant Administrative Salary Increases Amid Stagnant Academic Spending and Faculty Salaries

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million) while overall spending on academics, including faculty salaries, fell by 6% ($4.8 million) since 2019. A new audit of Gallaudet University has shown that administrative salary rose by 107% ($11.3

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A Blueprint for College Students’ Sense of Belonging

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There can be no question that this reflects a growing infrastructure to support belonging for all faculty, staff, and students in higher education. Its satisfaction leads to positive gains such as happiness, elation, wellbeing , achievement, and optimal functioning (Strayhorn, 2019, p. J'Quen Johnson RECOMMENDATIONS: BELONGING 2.0 &

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Michigan State Tenure Faculty Continue Push for Union Recognition

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Michigan State University tenure and tenure-track faculty members are on track toward forming a union, according to reporting from the Lansing State Journal. A group of tenure and tenure-track faculty members at Michigan State University are seeking union recognition from the Board of Trustees.

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Higher Education Non-Exempt Staff Numbers Continue Seven-Year Decline

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The proportion of non-exempt staff aged 55 and older has declined from 34 percent in 2019-20 to 31 percent in 2023-24, indicating a slightly younger workforce than before the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have accelerated this downward trend, with data showing a 3.3 percent reduction in full-time positions and a dramatic 17.2

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Engaging Students in Faculty Research

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Student Research, Experiential Learning, High-Impact Practice Introduction We adapted and implemented high-impact practices (HIPs) to engage undergraduate and graduate students in faculty research based on the principles of adult learning theory (Knowles, 1990) and cognitive learning theory (Sincero, 2011). 2019; Schwartz et al.,

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