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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). 2002) noted that under the current system, if a professor does change a course based on student evaluations, the students who made these comments do not have the opportunity to experience the changes, and that of course reinforces the idea that faculty ignore student evaluations (p.

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Europe and Africa strengthen research ties in mathematics 

The PIE News

There is a huge need for research expertise on mathematics in academia and business. The new cluster, CoRE-Math, will develop a collaborative PhD program to train mathematics graduates with a key aim of applying their knowledge beyond academia, prioritising innovation and technology to meet societal demands.

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Course-Correcting Mid-Semester: A Three Question Feedback Survey

Faculty Focus

2002; Spencer & Schmelkin, 2002). 2002) noted that under the current system, if a professor does change a course based on student evaluations, the students who made these comments do not have the opportunity to experience the changes, and that of course reinforces the idea that faculty ignore student evaluations (p.

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Representation Matters: Reflections on Academia’s ‘Leaky Pipeline’

HEPI

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. per cent respectively from the 2002/03 academic year to 2019/20. The progressive drop in ethnic diversity as you move up the seniority ladder is a well-documented and persistent problem in academia. Email Address.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

From Martian Frontiers to Academic Horizons As we return from our visionary expedition to Mars in 2100, the echoes of interdisciplinary collaboration linger, bridging the realms of imagination and academia. This enhances students’ critical thinking, knowledge integration, and problem-solving abilities. Caspersen, J., Ivanitskaya, L.,

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Higher ed must maintain research integrity. Here is how

University Business

Without proper mediation, those shortcuts can resurface years later at the highest echelons of academia. Toxic incentive structures surrounding publishing scholarly work may be eroding faculty and research integrity at large. “The only people that seem to still have a high opinion of higher ed are on the political left.

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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education.

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