Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Reports of scholars being retired early or dismissed indicate that the Iranian government has ordered a cleansing of academia in the wake of protests that have gripped the country since September. Demonstrations were triggered by the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, who was accused of wearing her hijab “improperly.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated. My favorite term is 'a thousand flowers blooming,' because what you can do in academia which works out really well is that you can literally start a lot of things going.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. Faculty members can be better supported in developing and teaching interdisciplinary courses through various strategies. Biemans, H.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

2009; Kezar & Elrod, 2012). One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus. Faculty members can be better supported in developing and teaching interdisciplinary courses through various strategies. Biemans, H.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. Jackson was a 2009 recipient of the Dr. John Hope Franklin Award but was recognized at this year’s American Council on Education (ACE) annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

For instance, Barnett (2009) asks: if a curriculum built on knowledge in higher education can be understood to be an educational vehicle to promote a student’s development, where are the links between knowledge and student ‘ being and becoming ’? Not only we, but other scholars too have asked the same question.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

DECEMBER 1, 2023

But I know in academia, management is considered the dark side. And over time, I've learned something from every leader that I've ever worked with, whether it was the program chair, the department head, the dean, and then later as I watched college presidents at my own institutions and elsewhere. That's what attracted me.

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