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MSU Tenure-Track Faculty Look to Unionize

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Michigan State University (MSU) tenure-track faculty have launched a public unionization campaign to gain more influence in administrative decision-making, The State News reported. Though MSU's non-tenure track faculty and many of MSU's non-academic staffers are unionized, its research-focused, tenure-track professors are not.

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Combating Gender-Based Violence on College Campuses Must Start at the Top

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

All too often, instead of taking proactive internal approaches to prevention, schools often spring to action reactively in the face of high-profile Title IX investigations, or legal threats. Our research suggests that few campuses have adopted proactive or comprehensive approaches that move the bar on this important issue.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The impact of DEI programs on student success Recent research continues to demonstrate the positive effects of diversity and inclusion initiatives on student outcomes. He showed through rigorous research that diversity resulted in superior problem solving in both research environments and in broader contexts.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson and a few other African American students came together and created a list of recommendations that was submitted to administration and prompted the formation of a task force. She taught in the physics section for two years, leaving when she became immersed in her doctoral research. During her 23 years at the helm, more than $1.25

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The University of Arkansas appoints its first Black chancellor

University Business

“He now has the opportunity to cast a broader vision for advancing the university as a leading public research university in the region and raise its status on the national stage,” University System President Donald Bobbitt said in a statement.

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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.

The Change Leader, Inc.

Changes in administration or legislative priorities can lead to significant shifts in funding, compliance obligations, and accreditation standards. For example, discussions around loan forgiveness, free community college, or changes to Title IX can directly impact institutional operations.

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How flashpoint response impacts faculty well-being

EAB

In our current landscape—characterized by heightened emotional states , polarized political environments, and perceptions among some faculty that administration may not always have their best interest in mind—academic leaders are spending more time grappling with and addressing these incidents. You guide to manage campus climate flashpoints.

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