This recorded presentation describes a project to train librarians to create subject headings for Indigenous nations. It also reports on the creation of a set of best practices based on feedback from participants in the project.
From my personal experiences, I’ve noticed that Latinx students and families are most receptive to college-related information communicated as anecdotes. Latinx students are among the most poorly represented demographic at universities nationwide, which I believe can be mitigated through calculated efforts to increase collegiate literacy and understanding. This project is...
Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of the University of California will address the audience about recognizing innovation transfer and entrepreneurship in the academic personnel process.
Since its establishment in 1950, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has funded discoveries and innovations that have transformed our lives, from the Internet to Google to MRI machines. In this session, I will provide an overview of NSF’s first new directorate in more than three decades, the Directorate for Technology,...
Discussion and Presentation of Promotion and Tenure Criteria Working Group Activities. This group considered proposals on topics of open-access, innovation, entrepreneurship, Hispanic-Serving mission, mentorship considerations, and service considerations. This presentation will discuss the importance of consideration of the wide range of factors in creating a culture shift for higher education.
Tenure has often been situated as a non-negotiable tenet of modern academia, a status granted after a probationary period and extensive review, and critical for academic freedom. However, the processes by which promotion and tenure (P&T) are vetted depart in practice from the meritocratic ideal that is frequently used to...
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