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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They are taking responsibility and raising standards.” The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S.

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Armbrister Hangs Hat on Indelible Career at Johnson C. Smith University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That was part of the strategic plan developed during his presidency. The development of the strategic plan began in January 2020 at a weekend gathering of board members as well as individuals from the local community. We did a lot of asking questions and listening, and then it was the development of that plan,” he said.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. Among the issues addressed are reading academic text and managing assignments, which can be especially challenging when the students are still developing their command of English. Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino.

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Top 12 Challenges Facing Higher Ed in 2025—and the Exemplars Solving Them: An overview of the most urgent issues impacting higher education, with examples of how some institutions are beginning to respond.

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In industry, what happens when there is more inventory than there are customers? Higher Ed Challenge 2: Rising Costs and Student Debt Challenge: The rising cost of higher education has left graduates with an average student loan debt of over $40,000, raising concerns about affordability and the return on investment. million to 15.5

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The importance of academic mental health

SRHE

by Roz Collings It was University Mental Health day on Thursday 14 th March 2024. Although investment in the area is growing, a recent systematic review highlighted the stressful academic environment and higher levels of burnout within the industry compared to other jobs ( Urbina-Garcia, 2020 ).

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

University Business

Jim Lucchese Jim Lucchese , a 20-year music industry executive who’s known as an artist advocate, will step up as Berklee’s fifth president on Jan. Thomas has also overseen substantial infrastructure investments and raised more funds than any president in Morehouse’s 157-year history.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

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This considered the ‘demand for research from business’ alongside the ‘dual support’ system of university funding, with infrastructure funded from the block grant and funding for research projects dependent on grants and the Research Councils. Providers were to ‘specialise in working with industry and employers’.