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Employers Seek ‘Success Skills’ Among Potential Employees: Report

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Communication, teamwork, and problem-solving are key “success skills” employers seek in potential employees, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). The report summarizes a decade of studies, between 2013 and 2023, and analyzes job postings in 16 SREB states.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2013 Princeton University study found that students who engaged in more diverse interactions during college were more likely to challenge their own beliefs and develop more inclusive attitudes. Our higher education institutions must reflect this reality and prepare students for the world they will inherit.

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collaborators will have to agree to publish digitally using Creative Commons licenses; use only the publishing platforms and resources provided by UVM Press; forgo processing charges, subscription fees, and membership requirements; engage in peer review; and maintain a rolling publication schedule for journal articles.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My approach was to foster an environment where global collaboration was not only encouraged but embedded into the fabric of our educational practices. Institutions now must adapt to a world where international collaboration is crucial for research, innovation, and cultural exchange. Arizona State University. Arizona State University.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Due to the program’s success and the employment rates of students who participated in the translation certificate program, in 2013 additional faculty was hired, which allowed for the development of the interpreting certificate and the major in Spanish Translation and Interpreting.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

University of La Verne President Dr. Devorah Lieberman is shown with graduating students in 2013. To accomplish the goals that the fundraising will enable, she sees it as essential that the faculty, staff and board work collaboratively on the visioning for the university. This includes creating new means for retention.

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Distance Education Lowers the Cost of a College Degree

College Planners of America

By 2013, the majority of American colleges, both public and private, offered some courses online. DE employs a range of advanced communication technologies, including modems with copper and fiber optic lines, microwave communications, satellites, the hypertext communications protocol, DVD’s, e-documents, e-videos, and email.