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Business and Health Professions Lead Faculty Growth as Humanities Decline, CUPA-HR Report Finds

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The report, "Two Decades of Change: Faculty Discipline Trends in Higher Education," analyzes data from CUPA-HR's Faculty in Higher Education Survey from 2003-04 to 2023-24, revealing significant shifts in faculty size, tenure status, and salaries across academic disciplines. Business also showed robust growth of 20.8%

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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 English. “[It

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NC A&T Provost Tonya Smith-Jackson Named Chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark

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Smith-Jackson, a human factors engineer who has served as provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at NC A&T since 2013, will assume her new role on August 1. Tonya Smith-Jackson has been appointed chancellor of Rutgers UniversityNewark, marking a significant leadership transition for the public research university.

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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. For faculty members: As educators, you have a profound influence on shaping future leaders.

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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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A Snapshot in Time: The Cancer Cluster at NC State

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Brice says he has fielded calls from over 250 people, including former students, staff, faculty, and administrators who spent time in Poe Hall and have since become sick with cancers or other illnesses. Masier spent hours within Poe Hall as a graduate student and assistant between 2009 and 2013.

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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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