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Temple University president resigns

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The faculty had planned to hold a no-confidence vote on the president the week of April 10. “Given the urgent matters now facing the university, particularly campus safety, the Board and the administration will ensure the highest level of focus on these serious issues. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Discord in the Classroom

The Scholarly Teacher

Conversations in servers established in Discord are organized into administrator-defined channels that are either text-based or allow for video/audio stream. Faculty should also review any academic policies related to social media or online communication to ensure that they set up appropriate guidelines for students in the server.

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Don't buy in to the myth: college is the real world (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It is time for faculty members—and for all the administrators and campus leaders out there committed to the value of the intellectual mission of higher education—to embrace our existence in the “real world. We contribute to the weakening of the tenure system and the exploitation of contingent faculty.

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An online surge at Virginia Tech. But what about outcomes?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Justin Ortegas, associate professor of higher education administration and policy and director of the Institute of Higher Education at the University of Florida, asked. ” Still, colleges sometimes boast about low student-faculty ratios in their classes for good reason. “Are massive courses best practice in online?”

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

In fact, the graduation rate for STEM majors in liberal arts colleges tends to be quite high–because faculty work hard to ensure that students interested in the sciences actually make it through these difficult majors. Nevermind that the drop-out rate from STEM majors is very high, especially at large universities.

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First Latina Miss Coppin State faces social media backlash

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Perez has also experienced a groundswell of support from peers and administrators at Coppin State in response to the social media storm. And for all of the naysayers and the cynical people, we’ll let them go build their own campfire and tell their own stories, but we’re not going to entertain that nonsense.”

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Meet PUC’s 2023-2024 SA President: Kaitlyn Nakanishi

PUC

I believe the most important part of my role is facilitating discussions between the administration and students. She had the rare, perfect balance of personal connection, administrative organization, and preaching experience that the RVP job demands. There were also many sources of entertainment. Tell us about being president.