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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. As early as the program’s first course, students will be taught about policy issues, incarceration, criminal justice, and racial bias as it relates to cannabis, Poli said. According to U.S.

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How the “next phase” of LGBTQ+ student support is stirring at this Ivy League

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“This is the next phase of how to address what we might call a social conversation, a social problem, a current issue that needs all hands on deck,” says Jessica Halem, former LGBTQ+ director at Harvard Medical School and current senior director of Eidos. population. as of 2022, double the rate it was a decade prior.

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Connecticut College president is stepping down

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I care deeply—and I always have—for the success of our faculty, the well-being of our staff, and above all, the intellectual, social, and professional development of our students. ” Diversity Administration Editorial Tags: Breaking News College administration Presidents Trustees/regents Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Do you need to sunset academic programs? Consider these 3 steps.

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As any faculty member or administrator will tell you, growing new programs is a lot easier than changing—or sunsetting—existing program offerings. This might mean redesigning program curriculum, rethinking the enrollment strategy, working on cost structure, and more. Blogs Do you need to sunset academic programs?

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Microcredentials confuse employers, colleges and learners

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Digital credential options are fairly easy to find on the internet where websites describe the curriculum,” Albert said. But there is good news, too. The employer respondents laid bare their desire to engage with colleges on curriculum design for these non-credit-bearing offerings.

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Outrage follows Florida college presidents' statement on CRT

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some faculty members were incensed. “Pretty much every course that I work in is influenced by critical race analysis of social issues.” But these kinds of restrictions, no matter how vague, make faculty members afraid to teach certain subjects. Black teachers disproportionately were the ones changing their teaching.

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Leadership in Extraordinary Times

Higher Ed Connects: News

I happened to be in Portland for an event at my son’s college, Lewis and Clark, when I first heard the news that University of Washington (UW) would be the first campus to shift to teaching online on March 6, after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. by Terri E. Another way to send alerts is via Twitter.