Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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Dr. Jose Coll will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Western Oregon University, effective June 30. Dr. Jose Coll He is currently dean of the School of Social Work and interim dean of the College of Education at Portland State University. Previously, he served as director of the School of Social Work at Texas State University and director of veteran student services at Saint Leo University.

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Gil Rogers, the host of FYI , is joined by Michelle McAnaney , founder of The College Spy. Michelle shares her experiences from over 20 years as a high school counselor and visits to over 240 campuses. Tune in to hear Michelle and Gil discuss the annual admissions hype machine, the campus tour experience, and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been appointed a Richard L. and Ronay A. Menschel Senior Leadership Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Lori Lightfoot Lightfoot is Chicago’s first Black woman and first openly gay mayor. She concluded her mayoral tenure May 15. Lightfoot will be a fellow for the fall 2023 term, during which she will teach a course, tentatively titled, “Health Policy and Leadership” in the school’s Department of Health Policy and Management.

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Podcast Are You Treating Student-Parents as a Liability or Asset? Episode 153. June 6, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Dr. Stevie Lawrence II will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Lincoln University of Missouri , effective July 1. Dr. Stevie L. Lawrence II “I especially look forward to working with the academic deans, department chairs, and the faculty – including them in the decision-making process to move Lincoln University to its next level of preeminence,” Lawrence said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

City College of San Francisco (CCSF) will be rehiring faculty who were laid off last spring, the San Francisco Examiner reported. City College of San Francisco expects to rehire faculty members who were laid off last spring, according to reports. Last May, the school reportedly laid off 38 full-time faculty , a move met with protests and arrests of teachers and students.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

W. Rebecca Brown W. Rebecca Brown has been named chief financial officer and vice president for finance and administration at Florida A&M University. She served as assistant vice president for finance and administration in charge of business and auxiliary services. Brown is a graduate of Florida A&M University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Dr. Monica Smith will become associate vice president for equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging for the University of Wisconsin system, effective June 12. Dr. Monica Smith Smith is currently the first vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for Augustana College. Previously, she was director of diversity and inclusion at Elizabethtown College and director of inclusion and diversity at Saint Joseph's University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced an abrupt shift to online learning, stakeholders expressed several concerns. Would students really be able to learn as well remotely as they had in-person? Would student engagement suffer? Now, more than three years after higher ed was thrown into upheaval, results are beginning to come in about the shift to online learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

Prominent Black scholar, author, activist, and philosopher Dr. Cornel West has announced he will be running to become president of the United States as a third-party candidate, Associated Press reported. Dr. Cornel West West will seek nomination as a member of The People’s Party. He said he wants to empower the marginalized and criticized both major political parties and their leaders, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump , both of whom are running again in 2024.

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