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2022 Delphi Award Winners Share Practices to Support Part-Time Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Offering advice about professional development opportunities, shared governance, and health benefits were but some of the practices presented and discussed by Montgomery College and the Dominican University of California, the two winners of the 2022 Delphi Award, at a webinar onWednesday.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. Community college faculty are usually prepared to respond to these questions, with varying reasons for their career choice.

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A State of Affairs, the Underrepresentation of Minority Community College Trustees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is considerable research generated about African Americans in higher education, specifically faculty. In fact, most studies concerning African Americans have focused on the retention of students or faculty (Wolfe & Dilworth, 2015).

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Here are 5 ways leaders can implement AI at the highest rungs of an institution

University Business

The resulting report outlines how they learned it could be implemented in a governed framework with viable checks and balances to ensure it’s used responsibly —and how to maximize its operational potential. For example, they can focus on risk assessment and compliance monitoring, policy development and review and ethical oversight.

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Roueche Center Forum: A View from the Maricopa Community College District

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million credit and non-credit students for the 2021-22 academic year; the need to retain top talent among faculty and staff continues to grow. Restore competitive compensation In 2020, MCCCD’s Governing Board approved our multi-year Strategic Compensation Plan.

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Empower Learners for the Age of AI: a reflection

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

But beyond the hype and enthusiasm there are enormous strategic policy decisions to be made, by governments, institutions, faculty and individual students. I want to unpack these from three different perspectives, the individual student, faculty, and institutions. Individual Learner. What of the in-classroom teaching spaces.

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AAUP on Florida College System: “We are appalled”

University Business

“The AAUP is appalled at the blatant violation of academic freedom and shared governance that the presidents of the Florida College System (FCS) have pledged to commit,” wrote the AAUP in a recent statement. The AAUP is exploring options to defend what they view as a threat to academic freedom and shared governance.

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