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Paradigm Shift: DEI, Anti-DEI, or Underrepresentation?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Providing professional development to prepare potential board candidates is everyones responsibility. Expanding the definition of diversity to include diversity of opinion may elicit honest conversations and intentional/inclusive strategies. Diversity is seen as a strength, not as a weakness and is everyones job.

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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trustees reported their college also broadened the definition of diversity to include opinions. Recommendations for practice Data-based best practices were identified to develop a roadmap for a more diverse equity-oriented college. These recommendations include: 1.

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Panel Takes On Higher Ed Burnout

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pope-Ruark emphasized that training for administrators on the psychological definition of burnout is necessary. There was also discussion of how faculty and staff can help institutions see that burnout is occurring.

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New Issue: Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) Vol 22(2)

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

I also have a piece in this issue entitled ‘ Definitions of the Terms Open, Distance, and Flexible in the Context of Formal and Non-Formal Learning ‘ Issue 26 (2) of the Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning (JOFDL) is now available to the world.

Research 263
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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It also added professional development for all the tutors and faculty. With our staff, we’ve engaged in professional development through International Coaching Federation, which is one of the largest governing bodies for coaching,” says Heim. “It Approximately 80% of the students who access EAP are Latino.

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Culturally-Sustaining K-12 Education: Who’s Teaching the Teachers?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Consider this: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 2019 updated definition of burnout includes three dimensions: “Burnout is a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed. Dr. Donna Y. Ford Yet, despite this, far too many equity efforts die on the vine.

Education 264
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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women now receive around 40% of STEM PhDs — far from parity but a definite improvement. This program will feature time for faculty to learn from their mentors as well as professional development workshops, including one on grant-writing. But as time has passed, that excuse has rung less true. Several facts stand out.