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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She taught in the physics section for two years, leaving when she became immersed in her doctoral research. A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. As RPI’s 18th president, Jackson was the first African American woman to lead a top-ranked research university.

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CCS Introduces Reenvisioned Studio Art & Craft Program

College for Creative Study

Led by contemporary multi-disciplinary visual artist and educator Valerie Jenkins , Studio Art and Craft is rooted in the disciplines of ceramics, digital fabrication, digital media, drawing, fibers/textiles, glass, installation, metalsmithing/jewelry, painting, performance, print media and sculpture.

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Student podcast evaluates student success measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Appropriately titled Good School , the podcast dives into the framework of higher ed from the application process to rankings and faculty experience and how each portion impacts the student’s perception of and experience attending their institution. “The system is set up to keep people out,” Baunoch says.

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Strong Opposition to Art Sale at Valparaiso

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A Valparaiso University plan to sell off artworks by Georgia O’Keeffe and others has led to strong opposition from some faculty members and students questioning the ethics of selling off prized and valuable parts of the university museum’s collection to pay for residence hall renovations.

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Reflecting on "The End of the English Major" (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

English faculty members took to Twitter to push back on virtually every point in the essay. Aging English faculties, like the one depicted in Netflix’s The Chair , have the dismal sense that there is no next generation. Similarly, Heller is neglecting research into the interactions between literature and the human brain.

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2022 Digital PR Strategies, Examples and Functions

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

A robust digital PR strategy creates conversations that speak directly to a target audience online, showcases and spotlights thought leadership, and positions brands as authorities in their space.Two of the most common methods higher education institutions use to promote their brand are expert commentary and bylines by faculty.

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Building a Sustainable Higher Education Model: CSCU’s Partnership for Workforce Readiness: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 175 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Terrence Cheng

The Change Leader, Inc.

He served as campus director of the University of Connecticut Stamford campus from 2016 to 2021, where he also served as a faculty member in the English department. They are a Research I university. They’re doing probably $500 million in research expenditures every year. You’re looking for digital media folks.