Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

in New York University’s joint Ph.D. program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

2010; Kern, 1992). This mismatch between expectation and experience can be attributed to the current limitations of AI in simulating truly human-like interactions. Angela Rodriguez Mooney, PhD, is an assistant professor of Spanish and the Texas Women’s University. The Modern Language Journal , 2010, pp. 94 Cope, B.,

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The PIE News

APRIL 22, 2025

The remarkable rise of Asian universities in global rankings The ascent of Asian institutions in global rankings provides direct evidence of the region’s growing educational strength. For example, at the University of Cyberjaya, we are witnessing a surge in students from Myanmar, Brunei, and Indonesia.

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 22, 2024

Nearly 30,000 faculty members from 23 California State University (CSU) campuses went on strike on Monday, marking the largest faculty labor action in U.S. The strike is the culmination of ongoing contract negotiations between the university system and CFA that began last May. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

colleges and universities requiring some form of physical education course to graduate has decreased, according to a recent study from Oregon State University (OSU). The study found that the amount fell from 39% in 2010 to 32%. The number of U.S. Dr. Bradley J.

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University Business

MARCH 31, 2025

As universities grapple with the growing mental health crisis, it has become increasingly clear that campus environments themselves must be part of the solution. Studies show that since 2010, students have experienced unprecedented rises in anxiety, isolation, and depression, and the COVID-19 pandemic only intensified these issues.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 15, 2025

With the growing demand for contemporary online education, it is crucial to analyze instructional design – a systematic process that applies psychological principles of human learning to develop effective instructional solutions. Nilanthige Kaushalya Lakmali Silva is a Lecturer at the Department of Accountancy, University of Kelaniya.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?

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University Business

MAY 2, 2023

In the 2020-21 school year, Humanities majors experienced a drop in graduate percentage across the United States. The amount of bachelor’s degrees in the humanities has been steadily decreasing by the tens of thousands since 2010, which is the most the field has ever lost. The post Is the humanities field ‘endangered’?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

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. He also leads work at Humanities Indicators and holds a Ph.D.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

JULY 7, 2022

So, for instance, the top level view shows that UC Berkeley is the alma mater of more doctoral recipients than any other institution, followed by The University of Michigan and Cornell University. It's the NSF, so they break degrees in science down farther than they do humanities degrees. This is what we have.

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Insight Into Diversity

JULY 2, 2024

. … The military is getting smaller, they’re getting more mobile, they’re getting faster, there’s better technology [and as a result] the education about them is also smaller,” says Wanda Wright, MBA, MPA, director of the Office for Veteran and Military Academic Engagement at Arizona State University (ASU). University of Missouri-St.

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HEPI

APRIL 20, 2024

This chapter was authored by David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science from 2010 to 2014 and author of A University Education (2017). Our universities face a funding crisis. So, the first thing universities need to do is to be as transparent as possible about the costs they face.

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The PIE News

JULY 16, 2024

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Evelyn Bilias Lolis Evelyn Bilias Lolis has been named dean of the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) at Fairfield University. Bilias Lolis joined the Department of Psychological & Educational Consultation at Fairfield University in 2010, earning tenure in 2018; she most recently served as SEHDs interim dean.

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GlobalHigherEd

JULY 14, 2016

Post-EU Referendum turmoil in the UK (and the EU) continues, for all sorts of reasons, but soon more serious and sustained assessment of the post-Brexit landscape for UK universities will occur. In such a context here is the question to consider: is an Oxbridge-Lille (a joint Cambridge-Oxford university) or equivalent (e.g.,

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

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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Edu Alliance Journal

APRIL 21, 2025

With about 2,000 undergraduates, Davidson remains committed to developing humane instincts and disciplined, creative minds through a personalized liberal arts education steeped in tradition, yet responsive to the challenges of a changing world. Signature programs include the Center for Civic Engagement and Humanities Seminars.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

Image: For students in Sarah Blackwood’s How to Read Moby-Dick class at Pace University, learning about Herman Melville’s work isn’t confined to lectures, essays or classroom discussions. ” The New Yorker article centered on the claim that the number of humanities majors in the U.S. million Andrew W.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 29, 2024

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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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

Drawing on over two decades in academia, Michele Poulos specializes in general psychology, social psychology, and human growth and development. Before embarking on her professional journey, Poulos attended Arizona State University, where she obtained a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education and teaching in 2001. Nissley, N.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 10, 2024

It could be the result of the gradual decline in postsecondary enrollment seen in the nation since around 2010, or a result from the severe enrollment drops during the COVID-19 pandemic, seen particularly at community colleges. Sasso, an associate professor of higher education and program coordinator at Delaware State University.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

2010; Kern, 1992). This mismatch between expectation and experience can be attributed to the current limitations of AI in simulating truly human-like interactions. Angela Rodriguez Mooney, PhD, is an assistant professor of Spanish and the Texas Women’s University. The Modern Language Journal , 2010, pp. 94 Cope, B.,

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2025

Scaffolded assignments: Break significant projects into smaller, more manageable parts, such as proposals, annotated bibliographies, and rough drafts, to reduce student anxiety and provide opportunities for meaningful feedback at each step, improving learning outcomes (Ambrose, 2010). Instead, these tools should guide and empower students.

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SRHE

MARCH 7, 2025

Yet, as education policy from primary through to higher education continues not only to cut its emphasis on the humanities and creativity, but also eliminate arts and humanities departments altogether, higher education runs a profound risk of further alienating students from the benefits of creative thinking and artistic practice.

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ACRLog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

In the forecourt of his temple were inscribed the words ‘Know yourself’, since it was only with self-knowledge that a human could unravel the confusing tangle of the priestess’s words. Charlotte Higgins, Greek Myths: A New Retelling I read an interesting column in University Affairs that argues work in academia is often task-focused.

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The PIE News

APRIL 11, 2024

sets out to breathe “new life” into the ongoing debate on the future of university funding in the UK. Politicians don’t want to talk about university funding – it’s toxic and there are no easy solutions,” Stephenson told The PIE. “Higher education institutions across the UK are under financial strain. .

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 12, 2022

Northwestern University selected Michael Schill to be its next president yesterday, 16 months after longtime Northwestern President Morton Schapiro announced his intention to retire. It will be his second position in the windy city, after serving as dean of the University of Chicago Law School from 2010 to 2015.

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SRHE

MARCH 28, 2024

Whilst there is a growing body of literature evaluating audio feedback from the perspective of students, the experiences of academics providing audio feedback have been explored less ( Ekinsmyth, 2010 ). I toyed with the idea of keeping mistakes in, thinking they would make me appear more human.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

2007; Oldham & Hackman, 2010). Sarina Maneotis, PhD is currently a teaching assistant professor at Kansas State University where she oversees K-States applied Masters in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (MIOP) program. Organizational behavior and human performance , 16 (2), 250-279. Humphrey, S. Nahrgang, J.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation Fulfilling the first milestone of a commitme n t made early in 2021, the University of Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation and Coursera today announced the release of the first three of 10 planned open online courses featuring extended reality. million unique learners through more than 17.5

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

Rebecca Williams is a Lecturer in Environmental Law at Edinburgh Napier University. Previously she was a Teaching Fellow and the Interim Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance at the University of Strathclyde. By Rebecca Williams. in 2020/21. of undergraduates have a known disability.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2024

Since it is an innate part of human interaction, it can catalyze critical thinking and profound understanding. George Ojie-Ahamiojie, EdD, is an associate professor in the hospitality and tourism management program at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. When these rules and norms have been communicated, the discussion can begin.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

New York City comptroller Brad Lander sent a letter to Yeshiva University president Ari Berman on Monday urging him to recognize the YU Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ student group that sued the university in 2021 for failing to do so. A New York appeals court ruled in December that the university must recognize the club.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Research on ADHD (Sikström and Söderlund, 2007; Söderlund et al , 2007; Söderlund et al , 2010) suggests that moderate background noise may enhance focus by helping the brain filter distractions. Nic Kipar leads the Academic and Digital Development team at the University of Glasgow. 2024) RE: Evolution is based on variation.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 5, 2023

According to the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) , today’s universities lean on strong teaching skills from their instructors, including adjunct instructors, and research shows a direct correlation between classroom management skills and higher retention rates and increased on-time graduation rates.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 16, 2024

Since it is an innate part of human interaction, it can catalyze critical thinking and profound understanding. George Ojie-Ahamiojie, EdD, is an associate professor in the hospitality and tourism management program at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. When these rules and norms have been communicated, the discussion can begin.

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