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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Data has become the cornerstone of decision-making and institutional strategy in today’s higher education landscape. To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. Simply put, data is not enough. Dr. Rebecca L.

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Will GenAI narrow or widen the digital divide in higher education?

SRHE

Although higher education is expected to narrow this divide and build students digital confidence, our findings revealed the opposite. Building on these findings, this blog asks a timely question: as Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) becomes embedded in higher education, will it help bridge this divide or deepen it further?

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Dubai’s growing student population fuels TNE expansion

The PIE News

By 2040, were anticipating that we will more than double enrolment in higher education, Nitesh Sughnani, director of university ratings at Dubais Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) told delegates. The strategy also covers K-12 and is aiming to add 49,000 new affordable school seats by 2033.

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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. In sharing the news of his appointment, the 2005 alumnus of Florida A&M University (FAMU) described his move as "the most fulfilling career choice I have ever made."

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Anti-Apartheid Advocate and Human Rights Activist Randall Robinson Dies at 81

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Renowned human rights activist and civil rights lawyer Randall Robinson died Mar. Known for his advocacy against apartheid and for Haitian democracy and reparations for Black Americans, Robinson was a fierce supporter of higher education. The insult of segregation was searing and unforgettable," Robinson said in 2005. “We

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The December 2022 issue of Jacobin , which bills itself as “a leading voice of the American left, offering socialist perspectives on politics, economics and culture,” contains a provocative article entitled “I Love Higher Education. It Isn’t Loving Me Back.”

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JAMES T. OVERTON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware. Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University.