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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. His tough and controversial leadership decisions, set against a backdrop of the university's retreat from diversity efforts, led to a 2023 investigation into the center's finances and culture.

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College Hiring Dips, But Most Employers Will Maintain or Increase Hiring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of respondents plan to decrease hires, nearly 83% of employers anticipate increasing (24.9%) or maintaining (57.7%) hiring for the college Class of 2024, according to research conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). In the business sector, finance, insurance, and real estate organizations are planning a 14.5%

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AI and the Mass Production of Academic Research (Ethan Mollick)

Higher Education Inquirer

Two researchers used AI to generate 288 complete academic finance papers predicting stock returns, complete with plausible theoretical frameworks and citations. They did this to show how easy it now is to mass produce seemingly credible research. A warning about industrialized academic paper generation becoming reality.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell has been with the organization since 2015 and will bring deep industry and organizational knowledge to her new role.

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Brown University Launches Revamped and Expanded Career Services Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Instead of offering just generalized career services, this revamped center will seek to have knowledge bases and advising about specific industry sectors. Through more internships, research opportunities and shadowing experiences, we can help students prototype career possibilities for themselves.

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Five Questions That College Leaders Should Be Asking to Improve Student Success in 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While some individual campuses have emerged as success stories around college completion, growth in the nation’s college completion rate has stalled at 62.2%, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Once students earn a certificate, they can gain a foothold in an industry.

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Brattle Group’s Sophomore Consulting Exploratory Program – Apply by April 30!

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This unique experience is designed to help you learn more about how you could apply the economic, finance, policy, computer science, and/or engineering concepts from the classroom to a career path in economic consulting. Economic consulting intersects with many industries, so you may be majoring in one of these areas, or still deciding.