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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Provost"”.
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A study of the provost at the University of Chicago
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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Navigating Power and Politics: Women of Color Senior Leaders in Academe
… institutions; seven were presidents, one was a provost, and one was a vice-provost. Three participants came from historically Black colleges and universities, one woman held a position at a Tribal college, and one worked at a Hispanic serving institution. Drawing upon five theoretical …
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Relationships Among Selected Internal/External Variables Affecting Decision Making in the Roles/Functions of Research University Provosts
… decision-making in the research university provosts' roles and functions. It was the purpose of this study to investigate the effects of selected variables on provost decision-making within their many functions.</p> <p>Method</p> <p>The survey research method was used to study the …
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A study of a workflow management system in higher education.
… Technology Services and the Office of the Vice Provost for Research at Baylor University. The system is secure and modular. The system automates certain processes in an effort to streamline the protocol procedure of the Institutional Review Board in preparation of the influx of protocols from …
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Second in command: Examining the factors that impact the career advancement of black women chief academic officers
… of Black women chief academic officers and provosts at four-year, public, doctoral degree-granting institutions (but not historically Black colleges and universities) by exploring factors, personal or professional, that may hinder and/or support career advancement. Jerlando Jackson's (2004) …
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The campaign for the tenant right to purchase in Greater Boston
… I worked with State Representative Denise Provost, local elected officials, and affordable housing practitioners to write legislation based on Washington D.C.'s Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) for Massachusetts. While developing this legislation, I lobbied legislators, mobilized …
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AN EMERGING GROUNDED THEORY OF FACULTY HIRING PROCESSES IN UNIONIZED COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITIES
… chart (i.e., department chair, dean, and provost) follow a cycle of activities that results in both direct and indirect (or systemic), outcomes in faculty hiring. First, they scan the environments in which they are situated for possible risks to their work including faculty hiring. Second, …
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Change Processes in Selected Private Institutions of Higher Education
… Semi-structured interviews with the President, Provost or Academic Vice- President, the Chief Financial Officer, and the President of the Faculty Senate formed the data for the study.</p> <p><em>Results and Conclusions</em>. Four major themes were found in the data from all three schools with …
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Dialectical dimensions: the emergence and evolution of African American Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1968-2008
… Chancellors, Deans, Directors, faculty, Heads, Provost, students, staff, and community members from 1968-2008. The theoretical frameworks of ""insurgency"" and ""ideological state apparatuses"" are employed help articulate the challenges, negotiations, and institutional adjustments, which …
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Characterizing Organic Coatings on Renaissance Bronzes with Short-Wave Infrared and Mid-Infrared Spectroscopy
This thesis investigates the historical composition, application, and identification of surface organic coatings (SOCs) used on small Renaissance bronze sculptures. During the Renaissance, sculptors and founders employed oil- and resin-based coatings to enhance the visual and physical properties of …
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A phenomenological inquiry into sacred time in Hinduism
<p>In this work, I examine the nature of sacred time in religious experience. Applying the methodology of phenomenology of religion, I inspect the ways in which human beings experience sacred time in Hinduism and present an argument against Mircea Eliade’s understanding of the nature of sacred time …
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Density Functional Theory Study of Aromatic Adsorption on Iron Surfaces
This thesis studies the adsorption behaviour of aromatic molecules on iron surfaces using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The adsorbates studied are benzene ($C_{6}H_{6}$), naphthalene ($C_{8}H_{10}$) and quinolinium ($C_{7}H_{10}N^{+}$) as well as a molecule composed of these …
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Engagement Among Faculty: Impact on Promotion and/or Tenure
… votes at the college level and negative Provost votes as White candidates, but the slopes are larger for Hispanic candidates, creating a larger disparity at higher levels of DEI language, and thus hurting their chance at promotion. Similar patterns emerged for Black candidates, such that …
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Campaigns of a veteran volunteer organization: the service of the 5th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry, Duryee's Zouaves, 1863-1865
… In Alexandria the outfit performed duty at the provost marshal's office and undertook various responsibilities. In the Spring of 1864, the Zouaves acted as guards along the vital Orange and Alexandria Railroad, which carried supplies to the Army of the Potomac. Although the 5th New York …
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The Multifaceted Nature of Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching: Understanding the Use of Teachers' Specialized Content Knowledge and the Role of Teachers' Beliefs from a Practice-based Perspective
<p>This work investigates middle school teachers' mathematics knowledge for teaching (MKT) as defined by Hill (2007). Within this two-part dissertation, the level of MKT was considered as well as the role of teacher beliefs in actual specialized content knowledge (SCK) use, a specific type of …
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The Perceptions Of Instructional Coaches Regarding Relational Trust With Teachers: A Qualitative Phenomenological Study
<p>Instructional coaching continues to be a professional development model that many districts utilize to foster professional growth among their teaching staff. Although instructional coaches are usually content area and pedagogical specialists hired as experts, there is a high level of teacher …
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