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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

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The institute's research agenda is ambitious, targeting persistent inequities across multiple sectors including technology, healthcare, education, environmental issues, economics, governance, and the criminal legal system.

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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

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Elisabeth Lackner, director of institutional research at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in New York City, said the report reflects what QCC students experience. “We Respondents held mixed impressions of whether their colleges placed a priority on mental health.

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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

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But for Dr. Jason Garvey, executive director of the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment and professor of education at UVM, going above and beyond is characteristic for Williams.

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Dr. Lynn Akey Appointed Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside

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Other roles Akey has served in at the school since her arrival in 2000 include associate vice president for institutional research, strategy, and effectiveness; assistant vice president for institutional research, planning, and assessment; director of institutional research, planning, and assessment; assistant to the vice president for student affairs; (..)

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MUSA ELBULOK

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Musa Elbulok Musa Elbulok has been named acting assistant vice president of institutional effectiveness and strategic planning at Borough of Manhattan Community College. He served as director of institutional research and data analysis. in measurement and evaluation from Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Updated regularly by the Office of Institutional Research, it incorporates evolving data sources, improving data quality and relevancy, and includes comprehensive training for staff and faculty. In particular, our Office of Institutional Research has developed detailed dashboards that reveal equity gaps at the course level.

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

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Prior to NASPA, Parnell was director of research initiatives at the Association for Institutional Research and director of national survey research for the Association for Institutional Research. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.