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Study: Minority Students Still Underrepresented in Public Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Diversity of the US Public Health Workforce Pipeline (2016-2020): Role of Academic Institutions ,” developed by researchers at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health and the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) looked at public health student diversity from 2016-2020 using a Diversity Index (DI).

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Liberty University Fined $14M for Clery Act Violations

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Richard Cordray “Students, faculty, and staff deserve to know that they can be safe and secure in their school communities. The findings point to Clery Act violations such as failing to compile and publish accurate crime statistics, from 2016-2021.

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Historic faculty pay increase still beaten by inflation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: While this academic year saw the largest one-year increase in full-time faculty members’ average salaries in over three decades, that still wasn’t enough to stop their real wages from falling due to inflation, the American Association of University Professors noted this Thursday alongside its latest salary survey data.

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Dr. Pamela Haney Appointed President of Moraine Valley Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Previously, she has served as program administrator and assistant professor of communication arts at Defiance College; and assistant professor of speech communication at Norfolk State University. Pamela Haney will become president of Moraine Valley Community College, effective Jul. 1, Patch reported. Dr. Pamela J. Department of Education.

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Dr. Richard Englert Appointed Temporary President of Temple University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Englert has served in a number of roles at Temple over the years, including president from 2016-2021. “Dr. in educational administration from UCLA. Epps started and provide a steady hand of leadership while the search for Temple’s next chief executive continues,” Trustees Chair Mitchell L. Englert holds a B.A. in philosophy from St.

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AAC&U Annual Meeting Explore Liberal Education’s Role in Preserving Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College administrators and faculty have to be much more aggressive in reclaiming the importance of a liberal education, particularly in the wake of sweeping legislative efforts in some states to restrict academic freedom and to outlaw the teaching of some subjects. We need to start controlling the narrative.”

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Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson to Become President of San José State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education Hispanic serving institution (HSI) designation in 2016; received the Seal of Excelencia certification in 2021; created the Mays Center for Experiential Learning and Community Engagement; developed the Engineering Technology/Cyber Security Research Center; and established the Institute for Autism and Related Disorders.

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