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Fraud in academia: How can universities avoid costly litigation?

University Business

No corner is free from this specter—not even the hallowed halls of academia. Research In 2019, Duke University paid $112.5 Grants In 2020, the University of San Francisco paid $2.5 Grants In 2020, the University of San Francisco paid $2.5 Ties to Foreign Nationals In October 2023, Stanford University paid $1.9

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Europe and Africa strengthen research ties in mathematics 

The PIE News

The initiative between The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities and ARUA is a new collaboration between mathematics researchers working throughout all regions of Africa and Europe, striving for equitable partnerships across the globe. There is a huge need for research expertise on mathematics in academia and business.

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International Women’s Day: ¼ of the Top 200 Higher Ed Leaders Worldwide are Women

Insight Into Diversity

The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women. Since THE first began collecting data in 2015, the number of women-led institutions has increased from 14% to 25%.

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Effect of Institutional Autonomy on Academic Freedom in Higher Education Institutions in Ghana

SRHE

For instance, institutional autonomy and academic freedom are widely acknowledged as essential for the optimization of university operations in most African nations. Universities offer the necessary space for the exercise of academic freedom, and thus, institutional autonomy is necessary for its preservation.

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Scholar focuses on LGBTQ in China's universities

Inside Higher Ed

Despite an increasingly repressive environment in Chinese universities, there continues to be a “huge gap” in scholarly research on queerness in Chinese academia, according to Cui Le, a sociologist at the University of Auckland who has made it his mission to tell the world about the country’s largely invisible gay scholars.

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From Likes to Learning: Enhancing Classroom Culture through Social Media Engagement   

Faculty Focus

In this piece, we explore how social media, as a pervasive cultural force, impacts the educational journey and engagement of undergraduate students while shaping their persistence and success in academia. Staci Gilpin, PhD, an esteemed adjunct faculty member at the University of North Dakota, and the University of Wisconsin-Superior.

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Sunak U-turns on shuttering UK’s Confucius Institutes

The PIE News

“We recognise concerns about overseas interference in our higher education sector, including through Confucius Institutes, and regularly assess the risks facing academia,” the spokesperson said. Meanwhile, some stakeholders are calling for the end to university-based Confucius Institutes.