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Report Shows the Shift Away from Tenured Faculty in the U.S. Academic Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

academic employment has dramatically shifted from mostly full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty to mostly contingent positions. That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) Some African American student-athletes said professors, too, cared a lot and helped them with their classes. Community College.

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Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

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The annual forum brought together more than 650 students, faculty, athletic directors, and administrators for a three-day conversation focused on enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives at colleges and universities. The forum also focused on the intersectional identities of student-athletes.

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Bazan Named Union College's Next President

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The values and mission are lived beautifully by the faculty, students, staff, and administration. As vice president of Student Life at La Sierra University from 2007 to 2021, she led 10 departments ranging from athletics and counseling to campus security and spiritual life.

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Meet the team: Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services, Florence

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We’re continuing the series introducing the team behind AIFS Customized , who create faculty-led study abroad programs for hundreds of colleges and universities throughout the US. This week, we meet Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services in our Florence Study Center, Italy. Any advice for students thinking of studying abroad?

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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

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For institutions looking to measure their DEI efforts, the tool of choice has typically been campus climate assessments, surveys of groups like faculty or students that provide an aggregate picture of the impact of a college’s endeavors. They hope to release the update within six months to a year.

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At University of Hawai’i at M?noa, Native Hawaiian Representation is Growing

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Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa. noa’s Native Hawaiian population has grown tremendously since the 1990s, and doubled between 2007 and 2020, thanks to deliberate efforts to recruit and retain these students, said Dr. Willy Kauai, director of Native Hawaiian student services at UH M?noa.