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AERA Names Dr. Tabbye Chavous as New Executive Director

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Chavous The American Educational Research Association (AERA) announced Monday that Dr. Tabbye M. Levine who has led the organization since 2002. At a time when support for high-quality research is key to advancing education in the U.S. The organization is meeting later this month in Denver.

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Korea’s internationalisation drive attracts growing numbers of US students

The PIE News

Citing data from the Institute of International Education in the US and South Koreas Ministry of Justice, the report’s authors noted that international students from the US have grown “eight-fold” since the early 2000s, surging dramatically from 834 in 2002/03 to 5,909 in 2022/23.

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State Support for Public Colleges, 2002-21

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Brian O’Leary and Nick Perez Explore how state and federal support has declined as a share of overall revenue — putting a greater burden on students — at more than 1,500 public colleges and universities between 2002 and 2021.

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Effective Strategies for Sustaining Student Attention during PowerPoint Lectures

Faculty Focus

So then, why do so many educators lecture and click through PowerPoints for 30-,40-, or even 60-minutes at a time with no breaks or learning activities? While I think it may be true that attention spans have decreased in the last several decades, many educators have not changed their teaching style to account for this problem.

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Embracing the Silence

Faculty Focus

Educational Theory, 54 (2), 193-2004. Meeting for Learning revisited: Trailing Quaker crumbs through the wilderness of higher education. Weimer has authored and edited eight books; most recently Learner-Centered Teaching and Enhancing Scholarly Work on Teaching and Learning. References Zemlylas, M. and Michaelides, P. Birkel, ed.,

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Price sensitivity and regional options test UK’s East Asian enrolment

The PIE News

Delegates at the British Councils East Asia Education Week 2025 in Hong Kong heard that studying in the UK has become more expensive for East Asian families compared to previous years. Wong explained that unstable wage growth and high inflation have put a UK education out of reach for many middle-income households.

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College Closures Are in the News. But Higher Ed Added Thousands of Programs Over the Past 2 Decades.

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Brian O’Leary and Audrey Williams June Randy Lyhus for The Chroncile Here is a closer look at how nearly 23,000 new academic programs were added from 2002 to 2022. College closures make headlines, but nearly 23,000 new academic programs have been added over the past two decades.

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