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Documenting the Growth of Responsibility Center Management Budget Models in Public Higher Education

Robert Kelchen

1] Both universities that I have worked at (Seton Hall and Tennessee) have adopted variations of RCM budget models, and there is a lot of interest—primarily at research universities—in pursuing RCM. Having been through RCM, I am quite interested in the downstream implications of RCM on how leaders of institutions and units behave.

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Rhodes College Awarded $800,000 for Research on Racial Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rhodes College will receive an $800,000 grant to expand their research on racial equity, discrimination, and justice in the Memphis and Mid-South region. The grant will provide funding for the expansion of faculty and students trained to do racial justice research and advocacy.

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CGS Report Delves Into Under-Researched Field of Graduate-Level Microcredentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Non-degree certificate programs at the graduate level are rarely researched, an issue that the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) aimed to address with the release of its new report. CGS researchers focused on examining microcredentials that are credit-bearing, are documented on academic transcripts, and require bachelor’s degrees.

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Financial Aid Timeline for High School Seniors

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Also, don’t forget that submitting earlier means you have the greatest chance of getting the aid you need. Fall of Senior Year Get Organized Start a physical folder of all the documents you’ll need to file for financial aid including Social Security numbers, prior year tax returns, bank and brokerage account balances, and pay stubs.

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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“It went downhill after the [Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act] documents were submitted due to my severe depression and anxiety. This is all documented and emails sent.” Strayhorn, vice provost and director of research for the Center for the Study of HBCUs at Virginia Union University.

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Florida State Acquires Newly Discovered Papers for Emmett Till Archives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FSU Special Collections & Archives Florida State University has acquired new documents it plans to add to the Emmett Till Archives. The documents are a 33-page, single-spaced research memorandum by journalist William Bradford Huie and his correspondence with lawyer John Whitten Jr., Shown are Emmett and Mamie Till, 1908.

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Have you seen these 10 Terrible Tenure Decision Making Patterns?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Research on tenure denials confirms that women and minorities are more likely to be denied tenure, even when controlling for productivity. The violation should be addressed at the next level, not ‘corrected’ via a re-do at the level that created the biased process in the first place. · Documentation is essential. Dr. Donna Y.

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