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A Wicked Perspective: Faculty and Leadership in Academia

Faculty Focus

As I have matured, I draw parallels between Shiz/Land of Oz and university life/academia, viewing it with a more seasoned perspective. This cleverly demonstrates how easily the Wizard manipulated the beliefs of the people of Oz, blurring the line between reality and illusion (Baum, 1944; Schwartz, 2003).

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Alvin Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Southern University System Board of Supervisors today has named Alvin R. Washington as the chancellor of Southern University Law Center. degree from Grambling State University in 1983 and his J.D. from Southern University Law Center in 1987. Washington received his B.S.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

Writing is a key component of all academic work, yet it is often taught only in freshman composition courses (Delyser, 2003), where the focus is mostly on the expression of ideas instead of how their delivery (Sallee et al., They Said I Have a Lot to Learn”: How Teacher Feedback Influences Advanced University Students’ Views of Writing.

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AI-Powered Teaching: Practical Tools for Community College Faculty

Faculty Focus

Rossum’s Universal Robots) , where artificial beings, created to serve, ultimately undo their creators (apek, 1920/2004). By the 3rd century BC, Greek inventors like Archytas built the steam-powered Flying Pigeon, an early self-operating device (Berryman, 2003). Rossums Universal Robots) (C. Rossums Universal Robots) (C.

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Does It Matter if Our Universities Look Like America?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

A key player in the 2003 'Grutter' case takes stock of Monday's Supreme Court arguments. A key player in the 2003 "Grutter" case takes stock of Monday's Supreme Court arguments. By Marvin Krislov. Jacquelyn Martin, AP.

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When it comes to the NHS workforce, universities are an untapped resource

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Susanna Kalitowski, Head of Policy at the University Alliance. Yet we have not had a national NHS workforce strategy since 2003. University Alliance would like to see universities established as anchor institutions across Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs).

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College destiny: Students list their hopes, worries and dream schools

University Business

Princeton University 2. Stanford University 3. Stanford University 4. Princeton University 4. Yale University 5. Yale University 6. Columbia University 6. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 7. New York University 7. Columbia University 8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 8.