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Study: More Collaboration Needed Between Faculty and Career Centers to Provide Workforce Preparation

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College students are turning to faculty for career advice, but not as many of these educators are working with their school’s career centers to better respond, according to a new study from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Awareness is important,” NACE President and CEO Shawn VanDerziel said.

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UTSA Faculty Hiring Program Aims to Compete for Researchers

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The UT System has allocated $55 million across the ERUs to fund the recruitment of research-active faculty to increase its national research prominence and federal funding opportunities. program growth and discovery translations that benefit our city, state, and nation,” he continued. “We

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The University of Chicago Engages in Faculty Diversity Initiative

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Lee The initiative comes from university consortium Ivy+ Faculty Advancement Network (FAN), of which UChicago is the host institution. Diversity is a core value of our institution, and collaboration is essential in order to address the common challenges we share across institutions of higher learning,” said UChicago Provost Dr. Ka Yee C.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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Jessica Enders COD's leaders support staff development to ensure its faculty, administrators, and staff are up-to-date on issues and teaching and learning strategies. The program is offered in a cohort model to encourage collaborative learning and networking.

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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

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Collaborations between Virginia Tech and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) or other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) have led to 15 research projects supported by grant funding. This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to

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CUNY Graduate Center Selects 65 Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Doctoral and Faculty Fellows

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The fellows – 20 CUNY Graduate Center doctoral student fellows and 45 faculty fellows – will be affiliated with CUNY’s BRES Collaboration Hub and will do research and create curricula to improve Black, race, and ethnic studies at CUNY. Faculty fellows get $2,000 stipends for research and curriculum development projects.

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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

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Jonelle Knox When I reviewed the question posed to me about [re]engaging the college community, I started thinking about a missed opportunity that many colleges and university leaders are not taking advantage of; the collaboration of student affairs and human resources to create [re]engagement activities.