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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. He will do the same as provost at Western Michigan University.”

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MAY 10, 2023

About 93% of Rutgers University educators, researchers, and clinicians have voted to ratify tentative agreements reached by their bargaining committees, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. increase by the final year, raising their salary to $40,000; adjuncts a 43.7% raise over the contract.

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AUGUST 14, 2024

The American Association of University Professors, or AAUP, has responded to a proliferation of administrative actions it deems as hastily enacted policies restricting rights to assemble and protest on college and university campuses. Third, many such policies are being imposed with little to no faculty input.

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JULY 15, 2024

As institutions of higher education turn to AI machine learning and data-driven algorithms to make their work more efficient, a new study published in the American Educational Research Association (AERA) peer-reviewed journal , AERA Open , reminds administrators that algorithms can be racially biased.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. The instrument also revealed that some basic DEI practices were less common.

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JUNE 12, 2023

Under the University of Vermont’s (UVM) new open-access academic press, authors and readers will not have to pay fees to publish or access published materials. And this is one of the ways that we can do that,” Prelock said. The power of knowledge access can't be understated.

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JUNE 21, 2024

The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has dropped criminal charges against 31 people, including students and faculty members, among the protesters in antiwar demonstrations at Columbia University. The prosecutor also noted the defendants had no criminal histories but would face internal disciplinary proceedings at the university.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Barbara Jones will become dean of the Boston University School of Social Work (BUSSW), effective Aug. I will dedicate myself to further BUSSW’s impressive national and global leadership and innovation in social work education, research, and practice.” and MSW in social welfare from the University at Albany.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2024

AERA Fellows were announced on Thursday and a distinguished list of researchers topped the list including Dr. Jerlando F. Jackson, a professor and dean of the Michigan State University (MSU) College of Education, is among 24 exemplary scholars selected by the American Educational Research Association.

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APRIL 27, 2023

“While we know that they bring value to the classroom, they’re very much absent in the classroom as educators, as teachers,” said Strachan, acting chair of the Department of Teacher Education & Leadership at Alabama A&M University. in biology from Mount Allison University.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Ford, a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, says she is impressed by Leyva’s scholarly productivity, noting that his research addresses important gaps in STEM educational research and literature. mathematics, Rutgers University; Ed.M., Dr. Donna Y.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Morgan and Helen Chu Karen Umemoto/UCLA Asian American Studies Center This pledge – the largest gift made to the institute since its founding in 1969 – came from Morgan and Helen Chu, two UCLA graduates who have historic ties to the university and the institute’s centers. from Yale University and a law degree from Harvard University.

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OCTOBER 9, 2024

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. Black student enrollment, for example, went up 2.3% in Hispanic enrollment.

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APRIL 16, 2024

. — remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. Dr. Luis A.

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OCTOBER 13, 2023

After an organized disinformation campaign by conservative groups and individuals about the scope of its impact on the higher education community, the U.S. Following are some ideas about how progress might be made in diversifying the academy as we enter this post affirmative action era. Coordinated scholarly presentations.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Half of the top 20 bachelor’s degrees of Black STEM PhD recipients from 2010–20 were earned at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). It goes back to the support that they have,” said Dr. Erin Dunlop Velez, director of educational research at RTI International and one of the report’s authors.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Associate Professor of Counseling, Department of Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Affiliate Faculty, Education Policy Center, University of Arizona Tenured: Yes Age: 37 Education: B.S., school counseling, University of Maryland, College Park; and Ph.D.,

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A brand-new video series that highlights the diverse experiences of Black boys and men in the science, technology, engineering and mathematic (STEM) fields, has launched under the direction of a prominent researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Brian A.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

That quote from Jack Welch, American business executive and writer, has stuck with Dr. Juan Alexander, associate vice president for enrollment management at Norfolk State University (NSU), a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in Virginia. A lot of these schools have been underfunded for many years,” said Runcie.

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MAY 8, 2024

Zamani-Gallaher has been named the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. “I Zamani-Gallaher holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Illinois University, a master’s in general experimental psychology, and a Ph.D.

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JANUARY 12, 2023

Means Title: Assistant Professor, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh Age: 39 Education: B.A., sociology and political science, Elon University; M.Ed., counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., My interests in higher education are focused on access,” Means said. “I

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

Bowman (left), Michigan State University’s associate dean for academic and student affairs, and other leaders from the university’s college of education. Photo by Trevor Hawks | Michigan State University College of Education Dr. Jerlando F. Moore III of The Ohio State University. Dr. Jerlando F.

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MARCH 1, 2023

Janelle Scott has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). Outside of AERA, Scott is a trustee of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a Dean’s Distinguished Research Fellow at Monash University, and member of the National Academy of Education.

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APRIL 9, 2024

Nearly 60 early career scholars and advanced graduate students from across the nation gathered in Philadelphia on Wednesday, ahead of the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) conference to explore questions and methods related to the experiences of African Americans in education. Dr. Chance W.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Dr. DeLeon Gray Gray is an associate professor of educational psychology and equity at North Carolina State University. Gray began his academic career studying motivation in graduate school at The Ohio State University. I thought research could help write their tickets to other places.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. Hines is associate professor and program coordinator of counselor education at Florida State University. Dr. Donna Y. Fletcher Jr.,

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Blogs Necessary infrastructure to support interdisciplinary programs August 9, 2023 Kimber McKay Interim Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Montana The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. we’re already interdisciplinary!”

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

Assuming the Mantle of Interim University Leadership When Chancellor Reyes first considered filling the top leadership vacancy, his expectations were somewhat different from what actually happened: "My idea at that moment was, we're going to be a strong team and we're going to be leading the university as a 'we,' not necessarily as an 'I.'

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Supporting Student Success

APRIL 1, 2021

By Tricia Seifert , Associate Professor of Adult & Higher Education at Montana State University. This was the start to the excellent Rural Student Success Unconference hosted by the University of Georgia, March 19-20, 2021. Great works is being done in the rural education front. Community Assets.

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AUGUST 7, 2023

Professional and Adult Education Adult learners are a unique audience whether they are served through traditional graduate programs, non-credit offerings, degree completion programs, or short-format credentials across on-campus, online, and hybrid modalities. Explore the resources today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Like nearly everyone in my doctoral program, I received a research assistantship, covering my tuition and paying a modest hourly salary. But I went to a university where faculty bring in grants large enough to fund their students. universities with the highest research activity.

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JULY 24, 2024

And its impact on social issues has been dramatic, say scholars who add that the need for a social justice think tank, particularly with a focus on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is critically important. Research topics are driven by the mission and by the Agora Strategy Council of which Dr. Christopher B.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

It was a small unit, with fewer than five professors, and Mwantuali, an immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was the only faculty member of color. “It Only around 60% of Black faculty believe that faculty of color are treated fairly. I was just trying to see how things go.”

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APRIL 25, 2023

It is the weekend, and we are in Chicago, having just attended the four-day 2023 AERA (The American Educational Research Association) Annual Meeting, "Interrogating Consequential Education Research in Pursuit of Truth." Davis is Associate Professor of Education Florida A&M University.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Dear Black women in higher education, 2023 should have been a wake-up call to our community, yet the red flags persist. Epps of Temple University and Dr. Orinthia T. Montague of Volunteer State Community College, was a signal to all other Black women in higher education.

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JULY 28, 2024

This success story must inspire us to save our historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) nationwide, which now face similar existential threats. America’s HBCUs are monuments to the beginnings of higher education for Black Americans. Similarly, faculty and staff will avoid unsafe environments.

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MAY 6, 2025

Milliken The University of California Board of Regents recently appointed James B. Milliken, current chancellor of the University of Texas system, as the 22nd president of the UC system, effective August 1, 2025. The 68-year-old Nebraska native brings extensive leadership experience in public higher education.

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