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Researcher-Mentor Challenges Students to Pursue Purpose

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shana Stoddard Having first come to Rhodes as a William Randolph Hearst Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in 2015, Stoddard has cemented a role for herself at the school over time, attaining the position of associate professor of chemistry in 2022. “I I knew that I wanted an undergraduate research lab,” Stoddard said. She holds a Ph.D.

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Report: National Six-Year College Completion Rates Stalling

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s national college completion rate has remained stagnant, with rates even falling for some populations, according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC). Completion rates for the nation have stalled overall,” said NSCRC executive director Dr. Doug Shapiro, vice president of research.

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Stanford President Dr. Marc Tessier-Lavigne to Resign After Investigation Found Research Data Manipulation

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Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign and retract or issue significant corrections to five of his papers after a Stanford-sponsored investigation found research data manipulation, The Stanford Daily reported. At various times when concerns with Dr. Tessier-Lavigne’s papers emerged—in 2001, the early 2010s, 2015-2016, and March 2021—Dr.

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Credentials Awarded Drop for Second Year in a Row

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More students earned certificates than any year in the past decade, while associate degrees awarded fell to its lowest point in a decade and bachelor's degrees awarded fell to its lowest since 2015–16 academic year. Those are the findings of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Undergraduate Earner’s Report for Spring 2024.

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Research in Action: Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson

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Jackson’s journey to Michigan State began — in earnest — some two decades earlier, when the young Jackson embarked on an ambitious research agenda of studying education deans as a doctoral student at Iowa State University. I just fell completely in love with focusing on the research, working with students, teaching classes.

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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

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Winn has been elected to a leadership post at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She has served on the Social Justice Action, Review of Research Award, and Minority Fellowship Selection Committees, and is a member of AERA Divisions K and G.

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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell has been with the organization since 2015 and will bring deep industry and organizational knowledge to her new role.