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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

This article describes a Future Teachers of Color Summit. Our Why The faculty involved in this project identify as BIPOC teacher educators. We are five out of nine BIPOC faculty in the same teacher education department, and, as such, we often are asked or “voluntold” to do this as part of our higher education service duties.

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Paying it Forward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gretchen Matthews, Virginia Tech Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Try, try, and try, and then you will get it. He has written more than 20 journal articles on algebraic coding and cryptography. He’s looking around, seeing what’s here, and seeing possibilities for growth, extension, development.”

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College endowments dropped in fiscal year 2022

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Even as endowment returns dipped, colleges tapped those assets to fund their needs. The median percentage of budgets funded by endowments was 5.3 Study respondents reported spending $25.8 billion from their endowments in fiscal 2022, roughly $2 billion more than the $23.9 billion institutions spent in fiscal 2021.

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U of Houston removes social justice–focused dean of social work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The former dean, Alan Dettlaff—who is returning to the social work faculty, for now—says his views on racial justice got him fired. This, he said, became controversial among the school’s senior faculty, eventually leading to his ouster by an interim provost. But I hope that you will try to understand what that is.

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How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: Q&A with Terri Givens

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

See original article by Kathryn Peterson for Salesforce.org on June 11, 2020. Leadership is critical for developing a climate that is supportive of black students and faculty. It requires taking action like improving diversity among faculty and staff and investing in organizations that support minority students.

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10 Steps to Increase Study Abroad Participation

Study Aborad Association

Faculty can share their stories as well, giving students information they need about how the programs can help further their education. Organize a Faculty Development Workshop. Faculty development workshops are for professors who are interested in learning more about organizing and leading their own study abroad programs.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Perhaps the following conversation between Anita Casavantes Bradford and Steven Mintz about how R-1s can support their faculty to find fulfillment in meaningful research and as transformative teachers and mentors can suggest some answers. ” However, our campuses and our faculty roles have changed dramatically in the last few decades.