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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson is a Life Member Emerita of the MIT Corporation (MIT’s board of trustees). Time Magazine once referred to Jackson as “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science.” Sponsored research awards tripled and more than 325 tenure-track faculty members were hired. During her 23 years at the helm, more than $1.25

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Our students have a professional advisor on my team who works with them until they earn 24 credits with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 At that time, they transition to either a professional advisor in their school or major or mostly to faculty advisement.” We monitor and follow up with all of those faculty alerts.”

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Iowa prepares students to learn

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What it is: Learning at Iowa launched in 2022 after a pilot the year prior to support students directly with learning habits from an institutional level. Students first encounter the program during orientation in a faculty-led session on the expectations of college coursework. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Career Q&A: UT Knoxville's vice provost for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: Many universities have positions that work closely with student success; sometimes, those positions are vice provosts of academic affairs or are aligned with student life or with enrollment management. It’s vital to have a good understanding of academic curriculum, faculty observations and academic goals.

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When a college president is also a tech entrepreneur

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some faculty members fear Rize’s creep into the college’s general education courses and worry that it poses a threat to their jobs; Docking denies any possibility of a conflict of interest. Some faculty members said the experiment generated excitement and boosted revenue, though both have fallen off in recent years.

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City College of San Francisco struggles to heat classrooms

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The meeting came after months—and some say years—of complaints from students, faculty and staff members about overly chilly classrooms caused by aging or broken heating systems. “I had a student last week literally ask me why nobody cares,” Finkelstein said.

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” ‘Listen to Students’ Dynamic teaching can work for neurodivergent students, with some clarifications, says Liz Norell, an associate professor of political science at Chattanooga State Community College and faculty developer who identifies as neurodivergent. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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