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Striking U of Washington Postdocs, Scientists Reach Tentative Deal

Confessions of a Community College Dean

University of Washington postdoctoral researchers and research scientists and engineers announced Thursday that they have paused their strike after reaching tentative agreements with the institution that would grant significant raises, among other things. The strike began June 7.

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2023 Year in Review

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This leaves the door open for alternatives such as considerations of socioeconomic status in admissions, though research has indicated that cutting affirmative action in admissions leads to declines in underrepresented minorities at colleges. Those who did not receive a Pell Grant would have been eligible for up to $10,000 in relief.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton discusses the misconceptions and essential roles these institutions have in their communities with Executive Director Dr. Andrew Koricich of the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges, a research collaborative and resource hub that has completed the insurmountable task of defining what rural-serving institutions are.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

The university has established over 1,300 articulation agreements with community colleges across the country. When a student from any of these community colleges applies to Franklin University, the system can instantly inform them about the transferability of their courses into their desired degree program.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly of Microcredentials

Parchment

And if you look at research like Adam Grant out of Wharton School of Business, and you know, it says that we’re really bad at it. It’s at community colleges. And you know that when employers are looking, you know, to fill a position, they have our resume, they have our cover letter, they have our interview.

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugy of Microcredentials

Parchment

And if you look at research like Adam Grant out of Wharton School of Business, and you know, it says that we’re really bad at it. It’s at community colleges. And you know that when employers are looking, you know, to fill a position, they have our resume, they have our cover letter, they have our interview.

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