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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alessandra Lynch, Butler University; Dr. Joshua Bennett Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Teach your students to be human as you teach them everything else. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof. Thomas Kneeland went to college with his mind set on becoming a physician.

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A Poetic Path to Social Change - Thomas Kneeland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Alessandra Lynch, Butler University; Dr. Joshua Bennett Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Teach your students to be human as you teach them everything else. Douglas, Indiana University - Indianapolis; Prof. Thomas Kneeland went to college with his mind set on becoming a physician.

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Coastline College Offers Program to Teach Faculty About Vietnam War Nuances

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coastline College is now offering a program to help teach faculty about the complexities and nuances of the Vietnam War. The goal is to help faculty create curricular materials for humanities courses and provide veterans and Southeast Asian students more access to meaningful content. The program will run Jun. 19-23 virtually.

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Faculty Resignations Rising at Iowa Universities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty resignations have been increasing at Iowa universities, The Daily Iowan reported. According to the state Board of Regents’ Annual Human Resources Report , University of Iowa (UI) faculty resignations rose from 80 to 92 from fiscal year (FY) 2021 to FY 2022 – in FY 2020, there were 73 resignations.

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Colleges Look to Cluster Hires Amid Diversity Hostilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But all of that changed in 2022, when Steele saw a listing for a job at the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education and Human Development. Rochester was looking to hire faculty whose work focused on diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Louis Filmmakers Showcase and is scheduled to screen at the St.

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Panel Takes On Higher Ed Burnout

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in higher education. Many faculty and staff, she pointed out, have had to take on extra responsibilities from other positions that have gone unfilled.

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How Colleges and Universities Nationwide are Commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The MLK Day programming schedules for several schools span multiple days full of various events, recognizing the numerous facets and aspects of the Civil Rights Movement. For many of them, the school has scheduled a “day of service,” wherein students, faculty, and staff can volunteer in their community. 12, Crawford said.