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Navigating chronic illness in academia: An early career perspective

HEPI

This blog is part of a series HEPI is running with the British Academy on the changing face of academia. . With administrative, teaching and research pressures mounting in academia generally, large proportions of academics report feeling overworked and emotionally drained. Career Progression. What Works and What Would Help.

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Doing the dirty work of academia? Ancillary staff in higher education

SRHE

by Marie-Pierre Moreau and Lucie Wheeler Cleaning, catering and security staff fulfil an important function in maintaining and enhancing the social and material environment of higher education (HE). Lucie Wheeler is a Research Assistant in education. She blogs here.

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Chicano Activist, Journalist and Educator Dr. Roberto Rodriguez, Dies at 69

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roberto 'Cintli' Rodriguez – award-winning Chicano activist, writer, and educator – died Monday, The Tucson Sentinel reported. Dr. Roberto Rodriguez Rodriguez, who was once a staff writer for Black Issues In Higher Education and later Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, died of heart failure in Teotihuacan, Mexico.

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Gaps in sustainability literacy in non-STEM higher education programmes

SRHE

by Erika Kalocsányiová and Rania Hassan Promoting sustainability literacy in higher education is crucial for deepening students’ pro-environmental behaviour and mindset ( Buckler & Creech, 2014 ; UNESCO, 1997 ), while also fostering social transformation by embedding sustainability at the core of the student experience.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators.

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Report Provides Frank Data on Black PhD Holders in STEM Fields

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of people who earned these doctoral degrees from 2010–20 were Black Americans. Throughout the report, “Exploring the Educational Experiences of Black and Hispanic PhDs in STEM,” it is clear that Black, and to some extent Hispanic, students have very different experiences than their white and Asian counterparts.

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Germany reaches record high with 380k international students

The PIE News

Since 2010, Germany has experienced steady growth in the number of incoming international students. “International students are the optimal candidates here because they come to Germany, are educated here and get to know the country, the language and know what to expect when they stay in Germany,” said Sicks.

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