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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although she did not have extensive training in public health, she dove into research, finding books, articles, and speaking circuits to learn more. Now, public health is fully integrated into her research agenda.

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It may be time to rethink the college minor (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

He is lead author of How College Affects Students: 21st Century Evidence that Higher Education Works, Volume 3 (Wiley, 2016); has published more than 80 articles in peer-reviewed journals; and has received over $20 million in grant funding. Yes In-Article Careers: 6 Emily Creamer is a postdoctoral scholar at Ohio State University.

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Funding source shouldn't affect postdoc benefits (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Reports of this issue go back decades: see, for example, this 2002 article in Science , which asked, “What will it take to create a single employment class (status) for all postdocs, regardless of funding source?” The policy also precludes institutions from using grant funds to pay for benefits other than health insurance.

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Catalyzing a sense of community in classrooms

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What it is: Chatterjea and her colleagues Nancy Bostrom, associate director of assessment, and Bethany Miller, director of institutional research and assessment, launched the Classroom Community and Connectedness Project at Macalester in September 2021. No In-Article Careers: 3

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Ethicality in academic knowledge production

SRHE

These were sourced from the repositories of the research-intensive universities in Northern Ireland. These included the participation of the related academic-authors, and report-and-respond insights from institutional research officers, and non-academic partners of such studies (n=37).

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. No In-Article Careers: 3

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Pursuit of R-2 status can expand opportunity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

This includes working professionals who want new pathways to graduate school and opportunities to do undergraduate research with faculty close to home, not far away. Editorial Tags: Graduate education Research Image Source: Elizabeth Redden/Inside Higher Ed Multiple Authors: Kim Schatzel KerryAnn O'Meara Is this diversity newsletter?:

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