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Seven Best Practices in 40 years of Reporting on Diversity in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Juan Gilbert, a 2002 Emerging Scholar, a decade later received the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. A 2007 Emerging Scholar, Dr. Peniel Joseph (“Interpreting African-American Life and History,” Jan. 2, 2006) 6. White House Honoree, Jan. Remembering and rendering lives.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The graduate school has offered two-year master’s degrees through CMU’s renowned college of engineering since 2011. CMU-Africa was established as CMU-Rwanda in 2011 as a partnership between the Rwandan government and the Pittsburgh-based university renowned for its engineering and technology programs.

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Beyond ideological debates, a focus on process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Many of those stewarding our institutions are concerned that students are too often being taught what to think instead of how to think, particularly about current events and history. Since the release of the report of the (so-called) Spellings Commission in 2006, I have urged improvements in the accreditation process.

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Inside Higher Ed

“You can create a net-zero campus pretty easily by just shutting it down,” quips Jay Antle, executive director of the Center for Sustainability and a history professor at Johnson County Community College, in Kansas. On the one hand, closures had a positive impact on energy usage.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

For example, an institution known for forensic science might develop an online MBA program with a specialization in that area, leveraging its unique history and specialization. Phil’s a lifelong learner who transitioned from educational technology consulting after working in the engineering field for many years.

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2023 wrapped: The biggest trends in higher ed—and the most read stories

University Business

While the price tag for private non-profit four-year institutions is now nearly 20% more than the 2006-07 year, the average grant aid per student in the 2022-23 academic year covered 43% of the sticker price. Boosted by the largest federal R&D spending increase since 2011, leaders invested in math, science, and engineering.

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1EdTech and Me

eLiterate

I will name a few of the member participants throughout its history because, even more than most organizations, 1EdTech runs on them. In October of 2006, I wrote (as an outsider) that learning platforms, which by then were called LMSs here in the US, should not only import but also export Common Cartridge. They are important.