Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Colleges and universities use endowments to support several priorities, such as scholarships, upgraded facilities and faculty hiring. If the past several years has reinforced anything, it’s that none of us knows what lies ahead. Yet each of us has the power to shape events in real time.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 26, 2024

Thirty-two tenured faculty members are slated for layoffs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). This decision weighs heavily on me, as the impact is profound, affecting 32 dedicated tenured faculty members, their families and communities, as well as many other dedicated CGS staff,” said UWM Chancellor Dr. Mark A. Dr. Mark A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

New faculty unions at Howard Community College and Frederick Community College have been certified and recognized, with full-time faculty recognized as AFT-Maryland members, Maryland Matters reported. More than 80% of Howard’s 170 faculty and 100 Frederick faculty submitted cards Aug.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The University of Michigan Faculty Senate voted last week to censure the Board of Regents for its response to pro-Palestinian demonstrations in the spring and its adoption of an institutional neutrality policy without faculty involvement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2024

Real average salaries for full-time faculty members remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to a report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP). Its findings come from AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey. Its findings come from AAUP’s annual Faculty Compensation Survey.

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OCTOBER 26, 2024

It’s all structured around best practices for adult learners and [is] consumable in 5–10-minute increments," said Traci Kirtley, executive director at Believe in Students. Leaders that want to make the course available institution-wide also have the option of offering it within their own learning management systems.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The presence and success of faculty of color in higher ed continues to come up short, as these faculty members continue to face countless obstacles as they attempt to progress in their careers, according to a new report from the American Psychological Association. Dr. Michelle Y. The report provides recommendations to address them.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

University of Florida (UF) faculty have expressed worry about a new regulation that would allow college deans to review employment of tenured faculty every five years instead of seven, The Gainesville Sun reported. UF faculty already have a tenured review process that takes place every seven years.

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The Scholarly Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Keywords: Gamification, Immersion, Faculty Development Introduction The way we live and work has changed dramatically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is true for both faculty and students. We decided to create an on-demand workshop that could be completed by our faculty anytime and anywhere.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The UT System has allocated $55 million across the ERUs to fund the recruitment of research-active faculty to increase its national research prominence and federal funding opportunities. program growth and discovery translations that benefit our city, state, and nation,” he continued. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

In 2020, NJIT created the Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Council, which is made up of students, faculty, staff and alumni as well as business and community leaders who work collaboratively to address recruitment, retention, engagement and persistence among Latinx students. Lim, hosted a campus celebration of the school’s HSI designation.

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The Scholarly Teacher

MARCH 20, 2024

Reprinted with permission. Background As faculty, our (Assif and Kim) collaboration started during COVID. For the next three months, our group reviewed each section of the course master syllabus, based on our lived experiences as students and faculty and informed by the initial readings.

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The Scholarly Teacher

APRIL 12, 2023

Keywords: Student Research, Experiential Learning, High-Impact Practice Introduction We adapted and implemented high-impact practices (HIPs) to engage undergraduate and graduate students in faculty research based on the principles of adult learning theory (Knowles, 1990) and cognitive learning theory (Sincero, 2011). 2019; Schwartz et al.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This is on top of the 50 million already invested over the past few years to elevate talent and innovation at HBCUs across the nation. “Google’s investment is building on the work that is already underway on the campuses of Morehouse and Hampton to incorporate innovative uses of technology to educate students and support faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2024

College students are turning to faculty for career advice, but not as many of these educators are working with their school’s career centers to better respond, according to a new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Awareness is important,” NACE President and CEO Shawn VanDerziel said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

academic employment has dramatically shifted from mostly full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty to mostly contingent positions. That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 15, 2023

Any recent gains in salary for full-time faculty members have been swallowed up by soaring inflation. Full-time faculty saw a 4% bump for the year ending fall 2022, the largest single-year gain since 1991. It’s really hard to track data on adjunct faculty. But skyrocketing inflation caused a 2.4%

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Cavazos , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Ryan McBride , The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Key Statement: Student-faculty partnerships can foster asset-based approaches in teaching and learning that challenge implicit linguistic bias and enhance students’ linguistically diverse resources. 2024; Cook-Sather, 2020).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 30, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Old Dominion University’s (ODU) Darden College of Education and Professional Studies is launching a program to help address disparities in the number of minorritized higher ed faculty. The priority deadline for applications for the two- to three-person initial cohort is Dec.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Faculty resignations have been increasing at Iowa universities, The Daily Iowan reported. According to the state Board of Regents’ Annual Human Resources Report , University of Iowa (UI) faculty resignations rose from 80 to 92 from fiscal year (FY) 2021 to FY 2022 – in FY 2020, there were 73 resignations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 19, 2023

Dr. Jessica Enders COD's leaders support staff development to ensure its faculty, administrators, and staff are up-to-date on issues and teaching and learning strategies. Increased faculty communication and outreach began with the fruitful communications participants had with other members of the CCLP Roadrunner cohort.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2023

Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. There have even been calls for outside oversight agencies to investigate SCC.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2024

The California State University (CSU) has reached a tentative agreement with the California Faculty Association (CFA), ending their systemwide strike after one day. “I This tentative agreement makes major gains for all faculty at the CSU.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2023

Faculty members are more likely to self-censor today than social scientists did during McCarthy era of the 1940s and 50s, according to a recent report from the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). And 42% of untenured faculty reported censoring themselves, compared with 31% of tenured faculty.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Faculty and staff at the University of Colorado Boulder walked out and protested for higher wages and other demands Thursday, CPR reported. Non-tenure track faculty, contracted staff, and student workers demanded raises and better working conditions. In 2021, the majority of CU’s faculty is non-tenure-track (66%).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. Community college faculty are usually prepared to respond to these questions, with varying reasons for their career choice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 15, 2023

They pledged millions to initiatives such as hiring diverse faculty, appointing Chief Diversity Officers, revising curricula to address issues of race and power, and implementing new systems to report and address bias and discrimination. For Latinx students in our sample, 17% reported experiencing racism from white faculty in class.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

A new study by Course Hero, an online learning platform for educators, suggests that a rise in job satisfaction among faculty has improved since the start of the pandemic. According to the American Association of University Women (AAUW) women make up the majority of non tenure-track faculty across institutions in higher education.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Katie Morales , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Cindy Johnson , Tanner Health System School of Nursing University of West Georgia Key Statement: Reflection can create connection and caring between faculty and students, enhance learning and success, and promote collaborative professional encounters.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

Faculty members will vote next week on resolutions to express no confidence in embattled president E. The University Assembly, which includes almost all full-time WVU faculty, will meet to vote on the resolutions on September 6 th. The turmoil at West Virginia University continues. Gee responded in a news release. “I

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2023

Carolyn Terry The annual Delphi Award – sponsored by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the University of Southern California’s Pullias Center for Higher Education – commends and rewards schools giving support to non-tenure-track, contingent and/or adjunct faculty, according to its website.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Emilio Flores/Cal State LA California State University faculty have voted to authorize a strike, in pursuit of higher pay, lower class sizes, and more manageable workloads, the Press-Telegram reported. 30 statement. Despite approved authorization, a strike is not guaranteed. 7 board of trustees meeting.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

AUGUST 20, 2024

Library Faculty Eliminated Amid ‘Fiscal Insanity’ at Western Illinois kathryn.palmer… Tue, 08/20/2024 - 03:00 AM The university laid off all its library faculty as part of massive cuts, leaving employees and supporters to wonder how the library will serve campus constituents. Byline(s) Kathryn Palmer

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The Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2024

Scholarship wrappers can help faculty get more out of their scholarship and support deeper reflection on professional learning. How can faculty support critical reflection while at the beginning or in the middle of a scholarly project, extend their learning after completion of the project, and identify and learn from mistakes?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

California’s community colleges are lacking in full-time faculty, according to a recent report from California’s state auditor. The state-ordered audit looked at hiring and state funds spending practices for full-time faculty at four community college districts: Foothill-De Anza, Kern, Los Rios and San Diego.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 24, 2023

The University of Michigan’s Faculty Senate has been approved to expand by 2,800 members, MLive reported. UMich’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the expansion Jul. 2,800 more voices will be added to the Senate’s current approximate 4,300. Members voted 1,082 for and 567 against. All of these people can vote,” Braun said.

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