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Europe and Africa strengthen research ties in mathematics 

The PIE News

The initiative between The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities and ARUA is a new collaboration between mathematics researchers working throughout all regions of Africa and Europe, striving for equitable partnerships across the globe. There is a huge need for research expertise on mathematics in academia and business.

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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. This post was kindly contributed by Dr Blessing Marandure, Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Fair Outcomes Champion on the Decolonising DMU Project at De Montfort University. per cent over the same period.

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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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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. Pines of the University of Maryland. Other notable examples include Alade Mcken and LaVar Charleston, the DEI officers of Columbia and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, respectively. ” More from UB: Will add later.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

This journey begins not only on the Martian surface but right here on Earth, in our universities. Research suggests that high school and university students who employ interdisciplinary approaches tend to achieve as well or better academically (Campbell & Henning, 2010). References Borrego, M., & Newswander, L.

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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. Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education.

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