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Faculty Resignations Rising at Iowa Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The average salary at UI has increased steadily for faculty, postdoctoral and scientific employees, and merit employees since FY 2018, according to the regents report. COGS is scheduled to meet with the regents to continue negotiations in a closed session meeting Feb.

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Study: Number of Surgeries on Black, Latino, and Asian Children Lower Than on White Children

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The study looked at surgery data for more than 200,000 children from the 1999-2018 National Health Interview Surveys. “For children who had surgery, we also found differences in the types of surgery obtained, notably that Latino children were more likely to require urgent or emergent surgery," said Sanford.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We These concrete strategies have led to increases in Latinx staff from 33% to 41% and Latinx management from 17% to 19%, between 2018-19 and 2022-23.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2018, the graduation rate for Latine/x students has increased from 24% to 34%. Six years ago, the university transitioned from a quarter to a semester system, significantly streamlining the path to degree completion. Coupled with enhanced academic flexibility it has led to improved graduation rates.

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And despite a grueling schedule that has taken him overseas recently to strengthen partnerships with schools in China and Japan, he regularly makes time to engage in a game of basketball with a regular group of international students or to snap selfies with student leaders.

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

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She saw that certain processes and procedures, such as schedules and transcript evaluations, could be unique and not simply replications from four-year institutions. Since 2018, she has been coaching Harford toward improving success measures. As technology developed, she embraced it.

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Spring check-in: How are you doing?

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Scheduled Care Scheduled Medical: Choose the day, time, and medical provider that best works for you. Scheduled Counseling: Choose the day, time, and mental health provider that works best for you. (12 When sleep becomes dysregulated, your whole schedule can be off. Keep a consistent sleep schedule. (If