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Beyond the Classroom: Building Faculty Capacity for Success: Virtual Workshop

Political Science Now

She was granted tenure in 2010 and promoted to Senior II Tenured Faculty in 2018. A tenured Professor at the College of Southern Nevada, Professor Levy teaches courses in American Politics and Government, American Public Policy, Political Philosophy, Social Justice Movements, Minority Politics and Women in Politics.

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Enrollment and financial crises threaten growing list of academic disciplines

The Hechinger Report

With its state allocation deeply cut and its enrollment plummeting, the University of Alaska Anchorage in February proposed eliminating 17 degree programs , including English, theater, creative writing, sociology and environment and society. It should absolutely not be about only numbers and revenue,” said another, Jocelyn Moylan.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

If we are not doing this,” he said, “it is a social justice issue. Thompson, whose father “was an illiterate coal miner” and mother only completed eighth grade, but who earned a doctorate in sociology, said raising educational levels is critical to prosperity in the state.

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