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'Need for Love More Profound, Harder than It's Ever Been'

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, housed within the North Carolina State University’s (NCSU) College of Education, held its tenth annual Dallas Herring Lecture on Tuesday, featuring Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, chancellor of the Austin Community College District (ACC). She’s remarkable. She’s smart. She’s ambitious.

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Engaging Students in Faculty Research

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Student Research, Experiential Learning, High-Impact Practice Introduction We adapted and implemented high-impact practices (HIPs) to engage undergraduate and graduate students in faculty research based on the principles of adult learning theory (Knowles, 1990) and cognitive learning theory (Sincero, 2011).

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Developing Young Assessment Professionals: A Year-long Professional Development Series for Assessment Graduate Assistants

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Seeing this need, I initiated the creation of a professional development series designed to enhance graduate assistants’ (GAs) capabilities, and empower their growth and development as assessment professionals. Identify your priorities. Narrow down your goals for the series.

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Melvin C. Terrell Scholars Dive into Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I had no idea how to do research,” she said. Vanessa Cerano, a master’s candidate in educational leadership at the California State University, Fullerton College of Education Vanessa Cerano was always curious about academic research, but she, like Evans, never saw herself actually doing any. “I It’s not my strong suit.”

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Faculty Job Search Series & more graduate careers and professional development updates

CAPD

CAPD’s team devoted to graduate student career and professional development has been busy this semester. Stay tuned for programming that covers the application dossier itself, from crafting and polishing the CV and cover letter to the all-important research statement, teaching statement, and diversity statement.

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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Supporting Early Career Faculty at Minority Serving Institutions,” examines CMSI’s ELEVATE program launched in 2015, which supports professional development, mentorship, and retention for MSI faculty. That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.”

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What next for career planning for researchers?

University Business

It is now widely recognized that doctoral and postdoctoral research programs encompass not only a diverse range of participants, but also a cornucopia of potential outcomes. The stereotype of the monk-like researcher whose sole focus is an academic career is perhaps not so prevalent today as a result.