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Report: Racial and Gender Hiring Practices in College Athletics is Concerning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report examines personnel data – from sources such as the NCAA Demographics Database – concerning university presidents, athletics directors, coaches, administrative staff, and faculty athletics representatives for college sports. of faculty athletic representatives, 80.0% points, a decrease from 2021’s 75.8 points in 2021.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Jackson leveraged her knowledge of physics to advance telecommunications research at Bell Laboratories, which influenced the creation of the portable fax, the touch-tone phone and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting,” the Black digital media publication notes. I believed we’re going to live out Title IX,” she said.

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Open to Change

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By summer, the college had taken decisive action — hiring Donald Jaamal to be dean of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and Title IX coordinator. “In While Coe has had previous diversity officers, Jaamal operates in an expanded capacity, which is what students, faculty, and staff requested.

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How flashpoint response impacts faculty well-being

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How flashpoint response impacts faculty well-being. natural disasters, life-altering political decisions), especially when they want to reassure faculty that their well-being is top of mind. Flashpoints are climate-related incidents or events that cause disturbances in the community or media. Impact on faculty.

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Are Northwestern’s recent athletic firings indicative of a deeper problem?

University Business

Less than two months after President Michael Schill’s inauguration at Northwestern University, more than 250 faculty are calling for long-term institutionalized oversight of the university’s athletics department following the firing of the men’s football and baseball head coaches in one week.

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$16B College Sports Revenue and Regulations: Knight Commission Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 171 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amy Privette Perko

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By 2032, according to a new report from Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics in partnership with CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), college sports revenue, including college football playoff revenue and new lucrative conference media contracts, is projected to reach $16 billion annually for 54 schools with the most lucrative football programs.

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College Sports: A Work in Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He says he also looks forward to collaborating with faculty on campus to pursue and publish research on issues related to student-athletes of color. The firm is consulted by colleges and universities on DEI and Title IX issues, but often such requests come after a complaint has been filed. “We

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