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Columbia College Eliminates Vacancies After Faculty Cuts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia College Chicago has laid off 70 faculty and staff members with plans to remove 32 vacant positions to address financial concerns amid declining enrollment numbers. Adjunct professors at the college went on a weeks long strike in October 2023 with demands for job security and health insurance.

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Columbia College Eliminates Vacancies After Faculty Cuts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Columbia College Chicago has laid off 70 faculty and staff members with plans to remove 32 vacant positions to address financial concerns amid declining enrollment numbers. Adjunct professors at the college went on a weeks long strike in October 2023 with demands for job security and health insurance.

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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ACPS, conducted by the American Council on Education and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute, found that 61% of college presidents surveyed were men, and 46% were white men. The 2023 American College Presidents Study (ACPS) was released with sadly predictable results.

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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill. It's not why they chose the online education in the first place.”

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Disabilities Access is About Holding Space

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Crip Spacetime draws upon a mixed-methods study of over 250 disabled faculty and staff members. Much of Price’s work arises from lived experiences — from a minoritized position as a disabled, genderqueer faculty member and from a privileged position as a tenured white faculty member. For the longest time, the U.S.

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New School Part-Time Faculty Reach Agreement with University, Agrees to End Strike

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Part-time faculty at the New School have agreed to end a three-week strike after reaching an agreement with the university late Dec. We have countersigned a tentative agreement and the strike is ending,” the union representing the part-time faculty, the ACT-UAW Local 7902, wrote on Twitter. 10, The New York Times reported. “We

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Alvin Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also serves as a faculty member, teaching courses such as legal research, statutory analysis, alternate dispute resolution, and legal negotiations. Throughout his career, Washington has held community-focused roles, demonstrating expertise in insurance and civil rights. Washington received his B.S.

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