University Business

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Corcoran won out against two other presidential prospects with extensive experience in academia. Beginning July 2024, Melissa Gillam will become Boston University’s first Black and female president as she reaches a new milestone in her career in higher education, championing student support and diversity.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

We’ve done the same thing in the context of higher education. Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

There were a lot of warm words expressed about both HEPI and Wonkhe at last week’s Society for Research into Higher Education ( SRHE ) event on bridging academia and policymaking. As David Kernohan says in his best piece on the issue : ‘Would it limit some access to higher education – yes, it would.’

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

We’ve done the same thing in the context of higher education. Another thing I’ve observed in higher education is a fishbowl, where students come and swim around in our courses and in our academic curriculum, but they fail to do anything with that knowledge outside of the context of the learning environment itself.

Technology 80

Technology Arts And Sciences Students Adult Education 80

SRHE

DECEMBER 19, 2022

As the REF puts it we should be “illustrating the benefits research delivers beyond academia, including how it brings tangible changes to aspects of society and life, and the public value it delivers”. Part of our role as universities is to produce (and facilitate the production of) knowledge. Why is this divide important for SRHE?

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

And it wasn’t that we were fighting society or academia. It’s a good thing that many institutions have been tackling those systemic barriers, said Southern Illinois University’s Vargas-Muñiz, who, in 2013 and 2014, was a student member of SACNAS’ board of directors. “We started something that I needed so much,” the 85-year-old said.

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SRHE

OCTOBER 20, 2022

SRHE News is now 50 issues old, covering a momentous 12 years for higher education worldwide, but especially in the UK, and even more especially in England – an opportunity to reflect on what we thought and how we felt as it happened, and whether things seem different now. by Rob Cuthbert. No 4 The English experiment ).

Higher Education 52

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Today's Learner

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Throughout history, Black Americans have endured a long, tedious journey in achieving educational opportunities. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. Similarly, 49.2% were Black females.

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Today's Learner

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Throughout history, Black Americans have endured a long, tedious journey in achieving educational opportunities. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. Similarly, 49.2% were Black females.

History 52

History Higher Education Education Disadvantaged 52

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 24, 2023

I've dedicated my life to helping more and more diverse students be more successful in the world of higher education so that they have more opportunities in their lives. He was inducted into the United States Distance Learning Association’s Hall of Fame in 2013.

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SRHE

JANUARY 26, 2024

by Jess Pilgrim-Brown University discourse, policy, and practice has focused increasingly on access, widening participation and inclusion over the course of the last thirty years ( Heath et al , 2013 ).

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 31, 2022

senator Heidi Heitkamp: Spotted @HeidiHeitkamp in the Capitol, asked her if she regretted her vote against the Manchin-Toomey background checks bill in 2013. This procession of public officials into academia is no doubt alluring to both the former public officials and the universities. ” *elevator doors close*.

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SRHE

JULY 21, 2023

by Sam Elkington and Jill Dickinson Wednesday June 14 saw the second instalment of the SRHE ‘Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: prospects for space in higher education’ symposia series, delivered in partnership with series co-convenors Professor Sam Elkington and Dr. Jill Dickinson.

Higher Education 52

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Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

Perhaps it is not surprising that the educational sector is not best prepared for such an innovation. Higher education has not been particularly embracive to new technologies, at least not since the invention of the internet. Consequently, education and learning were due for a revolution. v] Pang, A.

Technology 121

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Faculty Focus

JULY 9, 2023

Perhaps it is not surprising that the educational sector is not best prepared for such an innovation. Higher education has not been particularly embracive to new technologies, at least not since the invention of the internet. Consequently, education and learning were due for a revolution. v] Pang, A.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

12 December · Episode 185 AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education 49 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton McNaughton and Reichman cover the processes and conclusions of the AAUP report, emphasizing the detrimental effects on academic governance, academic freedom, and the well-being of faculty and students.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

It would be hard to think of another industry in which fewer Trump supporters work than higher education. ” That article reprints a graphic from a 2013 paper published in the American Journal of Political Science that shows how industries lean ideologically based on patterns of political contributions.

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