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New on the Job: Q&A With Sarah Ellison, Sonoma State University

The associate vice president of student affairs shares how her career trajectory informs the work she does now managing student access and success services on campus.

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Opinion

A Path to Wellness for Women of Color Academics

Kenyatta Y. Dawson writes of the power of slowing down.

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All in a Day’s Work: 3 Stories of Changing Lives

Three professionals working in higher education share testimonies of how they’ve impacted students’ learning and future goals.

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U of Michigan Says DEI Official Fired Over ‘Behavior’ at Protest, Conference

The New York Times reported that Rachel Dawson was fired after allegedly saying that Jews didn’t need her office’s diversity services. After that article, the university added that she misbehaved at a protest. 

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California’s Higher Ed Workforce Makes Diversity Gains

A new research brief finds that California higher ed institutions employ more Latino and Asian faculty and staff than a decade ago. Newer faculty in particular are more diverse.

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Opinion

Imagining More Sustainable Higher Ed Careers

Genia M. Bettencourt, Lauren N. Irwin and Rosemary J. Perez offer strategies for achieving more sustainable careers even as they call for a deeper reimagining of roles.

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Higher Ed Unionization Boomed Under Biden. Will That Change Under Trumpov?

Graduate student labor ranks have swelled since 2020, and they joined faculty and other university workers in historic strikes. But the coming Republican federal takeover could threaten that growth.

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Opinion

Giving Thanks

Building a culture of gratitude on campus can help shape a learning community for the better, M’hammed Abdous and Annette Finley-Croswhite write.