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Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Course-pass rates are two percentage points higher after faculty have attended a Hub course.

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Faculty members are sometimes questioned about their choice to teach at a community college rather than at other higher education institutions. Community college faculty are usually prepared to respond to these questions, with varying reasons for their career choice.

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Bills in NC and FL Lead to Faculty Concern, Protest

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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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Morgan State University Wins 2022 ETS/CGS Award for Innovation in Promoting Success in Graduate Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The award applauds promising and innovative proposals to improve student success and degree completion at master’s and doctoral levels while promoting inclusiveness, with the winner receiving a two-year, $20,000 matching grant. Its instructional curriculum is built on a series of four courses.

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California Community College Professors Sue, Alleging New DEI Rules Violate First Amendment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California community college professors are suing state officials, alleging that new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) rules put in place violated their First Amendment rights, The Hill reported. How am I supposed to incorporate DEI into my classroom instruction?” I’m a professor of chemistry.

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Championing Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. The concept is quite simple. At FSU, the program has also worked to increase access to STEM majors. “My This is praxis.

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Dr. George Timmons Appointed President of Holyoke Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As president, he added that his goals include discerning which student age groups need more support and improving diversity, equity, and inclusion at Holyoke. Timmons holds a doctorate in higher education administration from Bowling Green State University.