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Windchief, Sweeney – New Directions for Higher Education, 2019
This chapter provides a rationale for supporting American Indians and Alaska Natives in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields particularly at the graduate level through Pacific Northwest Circle of Success: Mentoring Opportunities in STEM (PNW-COSMOS) Alliance activities and offers direction for the development of programming…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Mentors, American Indian Students, Alaska Natives
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Franker, Karen; James, Dennis – New Directions for Higher Education, 2016
A key step in distance learning project management is the creation of a course development plan. The plan should account for decisions related to materials, curriculum, delivery methods, staffing, technology applications, resources, reporting lines, and project management--issues that may require administrator involvement and support, particularly…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Electronic Learning
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Sáenz, Victor B.; Ponjuan, Luis; Segovia, Jorge, Jr.; Del Real Viramontes, José – New Directions for Higher Education, 2015
This chapter highlights the development of Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success). At the center of Project MALES is a mentoring program that aims to cultivate an engaged support network for males of color at the University of Texas at Austin and across surrounding communities. Specifically, there is a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Males, Supervisory Methods, Social Networks
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Meade, Tracy – New Directions for Higher Education, 2012
In March 2008, The City University of New York (CUNY) Chancellor Matthew Goldstein formally launched an initiative to create the university's seventh community college. The development of the concept for this new college is informed in part by the knowledge and practices acquired through working with high school and GED students. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Expertise, Student Needs, Community Colleges, Dual Enrollment
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Gray, Peter J.; Diamond, Robert M. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1989
The evaluation and research unit of the Syracuse University Center for Instructional Development is described. The center provides information relative to courses, curricula, academic and nonacademic programs, academic and nonacademic administrative concerns, and institutional issues. The development of a new teaching assistant orientation program…
Descriptors: College Administration, Courses, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
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Gallagher, James P. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1994
Development of leadership teams, a technique developed in the corporate sector, can help colleges and universities create a leadership culture to cope with institutional issues. The experience of the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science (Pennsylvania) is offered as an illustration. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Environment, College Presidents
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McDade, Sharon A.; And Others – New Directions for Higher Education, 1994
Leadership training and professional development programs offered by college and university consortia, systems, and professional groups illustrate a variety of program models. All use shared resources and pooled opportunities of institutions of similar types, missions, and interests, keeping costs down and enhancing opportunities for professional…
Descriptors: College Administration, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Faculty Development