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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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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

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Among those ages 25–59 who are English majors, the median earnings of Black graduates in 2010–14 was $46,000 and the median for Latino grads in 2009-2013 was $48,000. Meanwhile, for English grads overall from 2009-2013, the median was $53,000, according to the report. in philosophy.

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Nichols College President Glenn Sulmasy Resigns Amid Allegations of Past Sexual Misconduct

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In 2016, Coast Guard attorneys recommended that Sulmasy be prosecuted in a military court-martial for conduct unbecoming an officer and willful dereliction of duty, however Coast Guard leaders rejected the recommendation.

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Professor Examines Asian American Representation Across Media, Diaspora

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Part of the harm of the model-minority myth Asian Americans face in the United States is that they are often not understood as being interesting, said Dr. David Oh, an associate professor of communication arts at Ramapo College of New Jersey. Oh joined Ramapo in 2013. in mass communications and an M.A. He holds a Ph.D.

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

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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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A Snapshot in Time: The Cancer Cluster at NC State

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Masier spent hours within Poe Hall as a graduate student and assistant between 2009 and 2013. One of the main reasons Masier, through Brice’s law firm, filed a motion for discovery against NC State was so that he could have more information to communicate with his doctor. And I said, ‘Not that I know of,’” says Masier.

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

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Before UVM, he helped launch the Amherst College Press in 2013 and led a consortium of libraries in creating the open-access Lever Press in 2016. This is particularly worrying for folks who are working at underfunded institutions, especially in the Global South.” Geffert himself has prior experience with o pen-access models.

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