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This past week, I had the pleasure of attending a session on empowering women for academic leadership roles. The event was held at the University of Pennsylvania and featured female academic leaders — our president, deans, center leaders and department chairs. Together, these impressive women offered advice to all of
My very favorite aspect of being a faculty member is the work I get to do with new scholars. This past week at the American Education Research Association’s annual meeting in New Orleans, my colleague Clif Conrad of the University of Wisconsin and I hosted a lunch for new scholars.
I have taught a course called the History of American Higher Education for the past 8 years. It is my very favorite course to teach. Not only is it the course in which I feel most comfortable, but it typically has younger students – mainly master’s students – in it.
At a time of fiscal constraint and severe cuts to numerous federal programs, President Obama’s fiscal year 2012 budget proposal confirms his commitment to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. On numerous occasions–including during last month’s State of the Union address–the president has pointed to the importance of
“Hatred paralyzes life; love releases it. Hatred confuses life; love harmonizes it. Hatred darkens life; love illuminates it.” -- Martin Luther King Jr. We often remember Martin Luther King Jr. as someone who urged peace, even gave his life for it. We remember him as someone who marched with others to make
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Journalist Janet Roach reports on the Diverse-sponsored panel discussion, “The Critical Role of Mentoring in Increasing Graduates and Faculty of Color”. The panel discussion was held in Washington, D.C. during the 98th annual conference of the Association of American Colleges and Universities.