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Columbia College Eliminates Vacancies After Faculty Cuts

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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. The college plans to sustain student services through reassignments, modifications to existing duties, and staggered work schedules.

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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

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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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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. The college plans to sustain student services through reassignments, modifications to existing duties, and staggered work schedules.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

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Caring Campus, developed by the Institute for Evidence-Based Change, intentionally equips staff and faculty with strategies and tools to create a welcoming, supportive environment for every student. This is critical in the face of a shrinking student population.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) Some African American student-athletes said professors, too, cared a lot and helped them with their classes. Community College.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. The Impact Internship is part of a campus wide effort to support undocumented students in their completion of the Dream Service Incentive Grant requirements.

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Rhode Island College Requires Masks in Classrooms for Students and Faculty Amid COVID Surge

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Rhode Island College (RIC) will be requiring masks in classrooms for students and faculty when spring semester starts next week, given a slight surge in COVID-19 cases in Providence County, WJAR reported. The masking requirement will also apply to faculty offices, labs, and student services staff offices.

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