A Pocket Guide to Academic Ranks - Inside Higher Ed
WEBJan 17, 2022 · A Pocket Guide to Academic Ranks. Explaining what titles mean for faculty members and academic administrators. By Kathy Johnson Bowles. “When I look at the position titles in academic affairs, I have no idea what they mean.”. While job titles in most higher education divisions seem straightforward, academic affairs structures its position ...
7 Hard Truths and a Few Lies - Inside Higher Ed
WEBNov 17, 2021 · Truth No. 2: You might be hired because of your innovative thoughts, but be aware that most faculty members will resent change. Graduate students and junior faculty bring to our campuses the most current research and pedagogical approaches, along with the lack of the jadedness of how it was “all better 30 years ago.”.
8 Tips for Balancing Grad School and Full-Time Work - Inside …
WEBJun 2, 2021 · No. 3: Work your classwork into your professional work, and vice versa. One of the most rewarding aspects of working full-time while completing graduate school is being able to put theory into practice and bringing real-world examples and issues to class discussions. Take advantage of your anecdotal evidence …
Efforts are making education for deaf students more accessible …
WEBApr 14, 2021 · Colleges and individuals are endeavoring to make education for deaf people more inclusive and accessible by developing technical vocabulary, training interpreters of color and ensuring greater access. Educational attainment for deaf people, according to the latest research from the National Deaf Center on Postsecondary Outcomes, has been ...
Two years in, NIL is fueling chaos in college athletics - Inside …
WEBJun 7, 2023 · “NIL is a powerful vehicle that rightfully allows student-athletes the ability to earn compensation from their unique market value. At the same time, the lack of transparency in today’s NIL marketplace puts student-athletes in jeopardy of exploitation by bad actors,” Baker tweeted. For the highly competitive SEC conference—which spans 11 states and has produced the last four national ...
More data on faculty role in shared governance - Inside Higher Ed
WEBOct 13, 2021 · The American Association of University Professors today released the third set of findings from its major survey of faculty governance leaders on shared governance. The new data indicate increased faculty participation in some aspects of governance over time, but also a decline in some areas.. First, the good news, as far as the AAUP is concerned: since the group’s last major survey on ...
A Look Back at College Closures and Mergers - Inside Higher Ed
WEBDec 21, 2023 · More than a dozen colleges announced closures this year. Most struggled with enrollment issues that only accelerated after the coronavirus pandemic. Nonprofit colleges and universities that announced closures this year largely fit the same profile: mostly small, private, tuition-dependent institutions with meager endowments that have seen enrollment slipping for years and have been unable to ...
Did Trump Save HBCUs? - Inside Higher Ed
WEBJan 22, 2020 · Their success has shown that more options help students flourish.”. Beyond his claim this week to have saved HBCUs, the Trump administration appears to have overbilled other purported achievements with HBCUs. For example, last September Trump said he would lift restrictions on capital financing …
How to prepare for screening interviews for faculty jobs (opinion)
WEBDec 5, 2021 · Prepare two or three open-ended questions in advance to demonstrate your strong interest in the opportunity and your prior research on the department/institution. Also, if possible, ask at least one question that connects with what you have learned during the interview. (“I remember Dr. A mentioned XXX.
WEBGenerative AI presents solutions and carries limitations for administrators, faculty, and students in the higher education setting. For administrative staff, generative AI can help scale support services and more efficiently evaluate applications from prospective students. Faculty can use AI to assist with simple research tasks, curriculum ...
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