Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 12, 2024
In 2004, Edley joined UC Berkely as dean of the law school, but stepped down from the role in 2013 and took a medical leave to battle prostate cancer. In 2008, he was a board member for the Obama presidential transition with general responsibility for healthcare, education, and immigration. He returned as the Honorable William H.
Ray Schroeder
MARCH 8, 2024
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, in New York, will offer free tuition following a $1 billion donation from its board chair — a gift the institution called the largest ever to an American medical school. The donor, Ruth Gottesman, is a former professor at the medical school and current member of the Montefiore board.
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University Business
JUNE 14, 2023
Salary, along with contributions to retirement and medical benefits, has sharply declined for full-time faculty across higher ed since the fall of 2019 thanks to another massive increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), according to an annual report by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
Confessions of a Community College Dean
APRIL 5, 2023
After all, the humanities are frequently characterized as being in crisis and, since 2008, have suffered massive hemorrhaging in the numbers of new majors. The humanities might not-too-facetiously be labeled the black sheep of academia.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2023
They give voice to limited English proficient individuals during some of their most vulnerable moments—whether it’s a medical appointment, a court proceeding, or accessing educational and social services.” Mónica de la Fuente Iglesias, an assistant professor of Spanish and director of the Certificate in Spanish Interpreting, UTA.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
According to the Department of Defense, upwards of 70 percent of American youth are ineligible to serve even if inclined to do so, most commonly for reasons of obesity, drug or alcohol abuse, or other disqualifying medical conditions. In many ways, the same challenges facing the military are also disrupting higher education.
Supporting Student Success
MAY 6, 2021
In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. In 2008, I was recruited to run a grant with the purpose of connecting adult learners with data to inform their college choices so they didn’t need to depend on marketing hype from lead generation websites.
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