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Missouri State Announces Its 12th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Richard "Biff" Williams “I’m humbled by the honor and excited by the opportunity to lead Missouri State University toward a future where innovation, collaboration, and excellence define our educational journey,” said Williams, who becomes the university’s 12th president.

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Children are facing potentially permanent learning loss. But additional instructional time alone won’t help.

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But additional instructional time alone won’t help. There are many strategies district leaders have used to combat learning loss that focus on building more instructional time, like extending the school year and encouraging summer prep classes. What district leaders need to focus on now is the quality and efficacy of that instruction.

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Combating the Illusion of DEI Collusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Summarily, such DEI inquiry should help detect demonstrated achievement at transferring knowledge, engaging in advocacy, and impacting relevant change in human behavior across diverse groups. How can faculty with demonstrated instruction to 21st Century students improve our classrooms?

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The Consuming Effects of Commodifying Education on Faculty Members

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Bennett As a team, we are a recent doctoral graduate, now administrator, and a faculty member, formerly a mentor and now colleague, to the first author; we have collaborated via mentorship, co-instruction, and co-research. How can resistance to neoliberal positionings reinforce learning, academic rigor, and basic human decency?

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Earning the Commitment of the People You Lead

Steve Keating

They are attempting to do the impossible, which is manage another human being. It’s impossible because human beings mostly refuse to be managed. Provide clear instructions, share information openly, and actively listen to your team members’ feedback and concerns. Encourage teamwork, collaboration, and a sense of belonging.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The state awarded $18 million each to six regional collaboratives consisting of at least one K-12 school district, University of California campus, California State University campus, and community college district. We have the human capital to prepare students [for] these roles.”

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. In this chapter, best practices focused on the areas of advising, engagement, instruction, and programing will be discussed.

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