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Strong Networks Help Turn Black Faculty into University Presidents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The ACPS, conducted by the American Council on Education and the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) Institute, found that 61% of college presidents surveyed were men, and 46% were white men. Whites make up more than 75% of all professionals in higher education. More than 80% were white.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham Awarded $4.6 Million Grant Renewal to Bolster Cybersecurity Workforce Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The grant also includes scholarships – covering tuition, education-related fees, a health insurance reimbursement allowance, and a professional development allowance – for students to enroll in any of three master’s programs offered by UAB’s computer science department. 32 students will be selected over five years.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, higher education enrollments and retention have declined overall, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels (Cassell, 2022). There are liability release forms to consider, as well as liability insurance. What do students want from higher education? Eshbaugh, W. & Shi, T.

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Via in the Field: Inside the OSAC Academic Sector Committee Meeting

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Department of State’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) and security professionals from U.S. The Academic Sector Committee serves public and private higher education institutions, education abroad third-party providers, and other educational institutions. organizations.

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Making financial wellness a priority for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“It’s about setting up that mind-set: even though you don’t have a full-time job, the concept of saving, the concept of living within your means, budgeting,” shares Dana Kelly, vice president of professional development for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Share here.

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The Future Role of Faculty in Higher Ed Part 1: The Changing Face of Higher Ed Part 7

The Change Leader, Inc.

Colleges and universities are not known for making rapid changes, although many who work in higher education especially faculty members — have strong feelings about the ways others need to change. Adjunct faculty members often cannot tap into professional development opportunities. This ultimately hurts students.

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Masters in Australia – Benefits, Academic Format, Rankings, Requirements (Updates)

Buddy4Study

The most important factor, however, remains that Australian universities perform impressively in the world’s top universities list, with at least 8 featuring in the top 150 as per the rankings of Times Higher Education, QS and the Academic Ranking of World Universities. University of Melbourne. Australian National University.