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University of Notre Dame’s longtime president to step down

Higher Ed Dive

John Jenkins, who has held the post since 2005, will return to teaching and ministry at the Roman Catholic institution at the end of the academic year.

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Intellectual Affairs (2005–2025)

Inside Higher Ed

Intellectual Affairs (20052025) mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 02/28/2025 - 03:00 AM In his final Intellectual Affairs column, Scott McLemee looks back at 20 years of writing about the world of scholarly books and ideas. Byline(s) Scott McLemee

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UMass Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Paul Wolff, Who Bridged Philosophy and African American Studies, Dies at 91

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His memoir, Autobiography of an Ex-White Man: Learning a New Master Narrative for America , published in 2005, chronicled his transformative journey and intellectual evolution while teaching in the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at UMass.

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Indispensable Instructional Designers at Professional Schools 

Faculty Focus

IDs specialize in integrating and managing learning tools and systems, creating multimedia content, designing interactive simulations, building e-learning courses, and eliminating technology shortcomings of professors (Kenny, Zhang, Schwier, & Campbell, 2005). Coble, R (2015). Pedagogy for Professional Schools and Students. Pollard, R. &

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Tintos Theory of Departure (1997) and Pascarella and Terenzinis (2005) Influence Theory emphasize the importance of student-faculty interactions in fostering academic success. Students who experience strong, supportive relationships with faculty and staff are more likely to be retained, persist, and ultimately graduate. and Patrick T.

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Octavia Butler on Choosing a Leader (Democracy Now!)

Higher Education Inquirer

This 2005 Democracy Now! interview of Octavia Butler warns us about choosing the wrong leader who could take us down the path of fascism. This discussion seems as important today as it was then, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. If you can't listen to the entire segment, start at minute 3:20.

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Dubai’s growing student population fuels TNE expansion

The PIE News

The report highlighted the success of MDX Dubai which hosted the conference and which currently enrols over 6,300 students from 120 countries.

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