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Academic Freedom Under Strain as One-Third of Faculty Report Growing Restrictions, National Survey Finds

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higher education, with more than one-third of faculty members reporting increased constraints on their ability to teach, conduct research, and speak freely compared to six or seven years ago. of faculty believe their institution's administration is under increased pressure from trustees or regents to avoid negative publicity, while 38.6%

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Faculty Groups To Hold National Day of Action April 17

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Faculty and student groups at more than 50 U.S. college and university campuses will hold a nationwide Day of Action for Higher Education on April 17. American Association of University Professors chapters across the country are joining a grassroots effort to counter narratives that malign higher education.

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New Report: Faculty Remain Stubbornly White

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Despite pledges from campus leaders to diversify all facets of their institutions, faculty have remained stubbornly white, according to a new report from the Education Trust, a non-profit that works to close opportunity and achievement gaps. “It Griffin, professor and dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland.

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

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Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D., funded by the Alfred P.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSIs) has released a new report that highlights the unique challenges and needs of early-career faculty at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). Balancing these demands is especially challenging for junior faculty members, said Davis. "I Dr. Cheron H.

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Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes

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Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Course-pass rates are two percentage points higher after faculty have attended a Hub course.

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MSU Tenure-Track Faculty Look to Unionize

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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. To be recognized as a collective bargaining group, the Union of Tenure Stream Faculty will need support from a simple majority of MSU’s tenure-track faculty.

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