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The importance of reasonable adjustments

HEPI

Abigail Hamer is Legal Principal at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulator for equality and human rights issues. We intervened in the case of The University of Bristol v Dr Robert Abrahart to provide guidance to the court about the Equality Act 2010.

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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2010, curriculum violence was coined by Ighodaro and Wiggan in Curriculum Violence: Americas New Civil Rights Issue, defined as the deliberate manipulation of academic programming in a manner that ignores or compromises the intellectual and psychological wellbeing of learners. The time for solutions is long overdue. Dr. Donna Y.

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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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Holistic campus design strategies to combat loneliness 

University Business

Studies show that since 2010, students have experienced unprecedented rises in anxiety, isolation, and depression, and the COVID-19 pandemic only intensified these issues. Psychological challenges are no longer a marginal concern; they are a defining issue in higher education. A 2020 survey of students at nine U.S.

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Who’s in the new UK cabinet – and what do they mean for intled?

The PIE News

[Yvette Cooper] has a big job in government of taking the hard line on migration Jessica Lister, Public First Former universities minister Lord David Willetts revealed he is supporting Universities UK in penning a new whitepaper outlining proposals from the higher education sector to the new cabinet. What can we expect?

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Let’s embark on an imaginative journey to the year 2100, where the boundaries of humanity extend to Mars. Space scientists and engineers collaborate on spacecraft design, propulsion, and landing systems, recognizing the synergy essential for safe human transport. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum—and vice versa.