Dr. KC Culver (@kcculver) 's Twitter Profile
Dr. KC Culver

@kcculver

Assistant Professor of Higher Education Admin, University of Alabama. Increasing learning & equity for VITAL faculty & college students. Opinions/views my own.

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Thinking about applying for the 2024 Delphi Award? Read about the 2023 winning applications in this AAC&U Liberal Education article. Applications open next week! aacu.org/liberaleducati… USC Rossier, @adriannakezar, Dr. KC Culver #DelphiAward

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"Faculty are starting to understand that if we don’t also participate in budgetary issues, ultimately faculty governance is meaningless. This may be the last stand for being able to have some meaningful participation in the direction of universities.” chronicle.com/article/the-ri…

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Devastating for #highereducation in Indiana. SB 202, now law, will impact the state's ability to recruit top faculty and students, drain resources from teaching & learning and curtail free speech on campus. insidehighered.com/news/quick-tak…

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Many college faculty live paycheck-to-paycheck or cannot cover their monthly expenses thanks to the gig academy. Data from forbes.com/advisor/bankin….

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ICYMI: Given the ongoing challenges in Ukraine — this is an important question for all campuses top be asking! Check out this 2003 archival Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning article, 'Reclaiming Our Soul: Democracy and Higher Education': tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… Adrianna Kezar, Dr. KC Culver, USC Rossier

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Our valuable partnership with TIAA Institute has produced this insightful new report: what do VITAL/contingent faculty value most, and how can campuses better understand their needs? pullias.usc.edu/download/what-… USC Rossier, Adrianna Kezar, Dr. KC Culver, #DelphiProject, #DelphiAward

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She offered the solution more than 20 years ago — are we finally ready to listen? In this 2003 archival Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning article by Carol A. Twigg, she examines 'Improving Quality and Reducing Costs: Designs for Effective Learning.' doi.org/10.1080/000913…

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"This special edition of Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning is a response to the recent escalation & shift in direction of higher ed in serving the public good...and a plea for campus leaders & stakeholders to rethink their priorities, commitments, & values..." Adrianna Kezar bit.ly/4dyRmme

"This special edition of <a href="/ChangeHigher/">Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning</a> is a response to the recent escalation &amp; shift in direction of higher ed in serving the public good...and a plea for campus leaders &amp; stakeholders to rethink their priorities, commitments, &amp; values..."  <a href="/AdriannaKezar/">Adrianna Kezar</a> bit.ly/4dyRmme
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IIn this new HigherEdJobs podcast (part 1), Adrianna Kezar explores all the good work that #DelphiAward winners are doing to support their VITAL/contingent faculty: lnkd.in/gPciyiJs @adriannakezar, @KCCulver, USC Rossier, @ResearchatUSC, #DelphiProject

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Are honors programs living up to the hype? Not in terms of cognitive challenge, according to our quasi-experimental analysis of students' perceptions. link.springer.com/10.1007/s11162…

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While equity for women and faculty of color has increased in terms of hiring, there are still barriers to advancement among tenure-line faculty, as well as salary inequities for White women faculty and VITAL faculty of color. CUPA-HR USC Pullias Center for Higher Education cupahr.org/surveys/resear…

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We can use lessons from the past to engage in difficult dialogues. Learn more in the Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning archival article from 1998, "Obstacles to Open Discussion and Critical Thinking: The Grinnell College Study": bit.ly/44HIsyy @adriannakezar, @KCculver, USC Rossier

We can use lessons from the past to engage in difficult dialogues. Learn more in the <a href="/ChangeHigher/">Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning</a> archival article from 1998, "Obstacles to Open Discussion and Critical Thinking: The Grinnell College Study": bit.ly/44HIsyy

@adriannakezar, @KCculver, <a href="/USCRossier/">USC Rossier</a>
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How does your campus support your VITAL/contingent faculty? The Delphi Award, presented by USC Pullias Center for Higher Education and @AACU and supported by TIAA Institute, awards $15,000 to 2 institutions for their scaleable, institutionalized support of their VITAL faculty. Application deadline is June

How does your campus support your VITAL/contingent faculty? The Delphi Award, presented by <a href="/USCPullias/">USC Pullias Center for Higher Education</a> and @AACU and supported by <a href="/TIAAInstitute/">TIAA Institute</a>, awards $15,000 to 2 institutions for their scaleable, institutionalized support of their VITAL faculty. Application deadline is June
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The Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning May/June issue is out now, with its first regular feature on internationalization/globalization and a new column by consulting editor Gerardo Blanco of Boston College. Be sure to check out Adrianna Kezar's provocation, "We all need to be global leaders for a

The <a href="/ChangeHigher/">Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning</a> May/June issue is out now, with its first regular feature on internationalization/globalization and a new column by consulting editor Gerardo Blanco of Boston College. Be sure to check out <a href="/AdriannaKezar/">Adrianna Kezar</a>'s provocation, "We all need to be global leaders for a
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This is a terrific opportunity to recognize groups that make systemic changes to better support VITAL faculty (contingent, adjunct, non-tenure track). Nominate your college, task force, professional development center #faculty #nttf #adjuncts American Association of University Professors AFT Higher Ed AdjunctNation

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The Delphi Award Application is still open, with the deadline this Friday, July 12th at 5:00 PM P.T! Make sure sure to complete your application showing your systemic, scalable support of your VITAL/contingent faculty. Learn more: pullias.usc.edu/project-page/t… AAC&U, @KCCulver,

The Delphi Award Application is still open, with the deadline this Friday, July 12th at 5:00 PM P.T! Make sure sure to complete your application showing your systemic, scalable support of your VITAL/contingent faculty.

Learn more: pullias.usc.edu/project-page/t…

<a href="/aacu/">AAC&U</a>, @KCCulver,
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Your campus's academic affairs department can play a crucial role in creating innovative and systemic improvements in the lives of your contingent/VITAL faculty, and as a result, improve student success and more. Learn more our new Delphi Project publication, 'The Role of

Your campus's academic affairs department can play a crucial role in creating innovative and systemic improvements in the lives of your contingent/VITAL faculty, and as a result, improve student success and more. Learn more our new Delphi Project publication, 'The Role of
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Alabama's Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is closing, and the Division of Opportunities, Connections and Success is opening. Here's to supporting student success for all students and meeting them where they are.

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From the @Changehigher archives: Back in 1965, "the political parties had come together in support of higher education as a 'path' to a 'free but civilized” society,' and passed the Higher Education Act." Read Gaston's 2018 take on the HEA, many of the issues still remain today:

From the @Changehigher archives: Back in 1965, "the political parties had come together in support of higher education as a 'path' to a 'free but civilized” society,' and passed the Higher Education Act." Read Gaston's 2018 take on the HEA, many of the issues still remain today: