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

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Also, the number of graduate student employees increased 44% from fall 2002 to fall 2021. Overreliance on contingent appointments threatens the success of institutions in fulfilling their obligations to students and society. “I The report’s author, Glenn Colby, AAUP senior researcher, said it’s the most common question he receives.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

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The impact of DEI programs on student success Recent research continues to demonstrate the positive effects of diversity and inclusion initiatives on student outcomes. in a 2002 study , explored the educational benefits of diversity in college settings, particularly in light of challenges to affirmative action policies.

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Creating Safe Spaces for Black Students

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She says the goal of her research is to help Black students to “freedom dream,” a term inspired by Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination , a 2002 book by Dr. Robin D.G. Mims attributes much of her career success to the late Elijah Cummings, the longtime U.S. Kelley, Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S.

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Dr. S. Keith Hargrove Named Chancellor of Elizabeth City State University

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I am excited to lead Elizabeth City State University with a focus on academic excellence and success, fiscal and leadership stability, and a vision for growth and elevated reputation." From 2002 to 2009, he chaired Morgan State University's Department of Industrial, Manufacturing and Information Engineering.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

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In 1998, he began teaching at the University of Alabama, and then joined the University of Cincinnati in 2002, where he rose to full professor, department head, associate dean for graduate studies and research, and ultimately dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

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Athletics and Academics

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In 2002, the Armory Foundation launched Armory College Prep (ACP) to help students training at the Armory Track attain a college degree at no cost to participants. College success “In fencing, you have to make split-second decisions that aren’t always instinctive,” says Prescod. “It We wanted to be a college success program.”

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Ivy League to Become Collegiate Outlier in Top Women Leadership

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He said Columbia seriously considered female candidates prior to the hiring of outgoing President Lee Bollinger in 2002. The other thing is we lay a lot of things at the feet of the president — the successes and the failures,” she said. The reality is that leadership at an institution is a team of people.