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Indiana University faculty vote no confidence in President Whitten, provosts

University Business

Indiana University’s Bloomington faculty declared no confidence in President Pamela Whitten and two top academic administrators in a vote held Tuesday. The Bloomington Faculty Council hosted the vote and reported that 948 faculty attended the meeting at the IU Auditorium. Read more from WFYI.

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York College academic administrator won't leave students behind

Confessions of a Community College Dean

He had not declared a major or developed an awareness of his needed academic tools, but Landau was motivated to learn for the sake of learning. Now, as a higher education professional, he wants to support others to succeed in the ways he did. Q: What inspired your career in higher education?

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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Reed spoke with Inside Higher Ed about his cross-departmental work and a new initiative at Montana to match course objectives with professional experience. Q: What led you to your career in higher education? ” Seeking stories from campus leaders, faculty members and staff for our new Student Success focus.

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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johanna Bond Bond is currently the tenured Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and an affiliate faculty member in the university’s Africana Studies and the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies programs. “An

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Tenured faculty in steady decline while part-time and graduate workers rise, per report

University Business

The academic workforce in the U.S. is slowly but surely relying more heavily on contingent faculty and graduate student employees as tenure and tenure-track faculty positions decline, according to a key summary from the American Association of University Professors. In 1987, part-time faculty made up 33% of the workforce.

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Leaders weigh in on why the time to improve faculty affairs is now

University Business

Through the tuition revenue they accrue by teaching lectures to the federal grant dollars they gain through sponsored research, faculty may be the financial pulse of an institution. Not only does their work drive revenue, but it also serves as the beacon of a school’s academic reputation. ” Brooks says.

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Here are 4 ways AI is already impacting higher education

University Business

Artificial intelligence is finding evermore creative ways to interweave within our everyday lives, and it’s no different in higher education. When OpenAI released ChatGPT in November, administrators clamored to adapt curriculum around AI-powered students.