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Report Highlights Key Challenges and Support Needs for Early Career Faculty at MSIs

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The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSIs) has released a new report that highlights the unique challenges and needs of early-career faculty at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs). That’s why professional development and mentorship play a critical role in fostering a diverse and dynamic faculty at MSIs.”

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Jones Cultivates Inaugural Role in Faculty Development at Brown

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Esther Jones Dr. Esther Jones has been named associate dean for faculty development in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty at Brown University. Before her latest post, Jones served in various leadership capacities including as an associate provost in the Office of Faculty Affairs at Clark University.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F. The flag was finally removed from the State House grounds in 2015 after nine people were killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. The University of South Carolina has announced that former South Carolina Gov. Rice School of Law.

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Bills in NC and FL Lead to Faculty Concern, Protest

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Among the latest efforts are HB 715 in North Carolina, which would remove tenure for future faculty in the University of North Carolina (UNC) system and at public community colleges, and SB 266 in Florida, which would give the state more control over the content of core classes and limit funding for DEI efforts.

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Helping People Be Their Best

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In 1996, she returned to campus as a dean, and, in 2015, she became president of her alma mater. That dedication to hearing students’ voices helped her discover her students were concerned by a lack of diversity in the faculty and board of trustees. So, De Vinne created the Faculty Diversity Fellowship Program, where new Ph.D.

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Earlham College to Launch Summer Immersion Experience for Indiana High School Students

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Earlham Summer: A Pre-College Program for High School Students will give up to 120 high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors the opportunity to take classes from Earlham faculty, stay overnight on campus, and learn about admissions and scholarship opportunities. 18-23 and 25-30. 18-23 and 25-30.

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Dr. Yolanda Pierce Named Dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School

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Pierce has previously been a tenured faculty member in English and African American studies at the University of Kentucky and associate professor of religion and literature and founding director of the Center for Black Church Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary.