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It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of Dr. Solon B. Holstein, who lost his long battle with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma on November 27, 2023. He died at home in Eureka. He is survived by his loving wife, Shelley Jaeger Holstein (née Wolk) of 50 years, his daughters, Jennifer and Julie H
Colleges and universities should also protect BIPOC women from inappropriate resistance from students and colleagues. To do so, they should: Establish a policy for disruptive student classroom behavior. That behavior includes challenging BIPOC women’s authority and questioning their expertise, as well as various forms of harassment. BIPOC women often have no institutional recourse when they face raced and gendered challenges from students. Instead of leaving them to fend for themselves in a hostile climate, each institution should establish a policy for disruptive classroom behavior. It sho...
New Study Examines Gendered and Racialized Perceptions of Faculty Workloads Researchers, including UMass Amherst’s Joya Misra, say greater transparency, clarity in workload and assignments may grant women more success in wide range of occupations April 14, 2021 Joya Misra AMHERST, Mass. – An exploration of how higher education faculty members perceive the equity and fairness of workloads in their departments may provide insight for creating pathways for women – and women of color, in particular – to be more successful in a wide range of o...
Tools, Webinar Address Equity Concerns and Faculty Workload January 11, 2021 Section 1 Content Faculty leaders and academic administrators who want to reform faculty workloads with equity in mind will find new tools and research available from ACE and can also register for a corresponding webinar happening this week. The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked concerns among faculty about reasonable workloads. The paper, “Equity-Minded Faculty Workloads: What We Can and Should Do Now,” provides examples of policies and practices that promote equity-minded workplaces as well as tools, such as...