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Germany reaches record high with 380k international students

The PIE News

The number of international students in Germany continues to rise. In the winter semester 2023/24, some 379,900 international students were enrolled at German universities, an increase of 3% compared to the previous year, according to newly published data from DAAD.

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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This increase, while notable, also highlights the persistent challenges that remain in achieving true gender equity at the highest levels of academia. Her meteoric rise is particularly noteworthy given the historical barriers faced by women of color in academia.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

I work with students from all disciplines and cultural and linguistic backgrounds where I cover the whole spectrum of writing instruction. There is an instilled idea that writing centers serve only those writers needing remedial support (Chang & Goldrick-Jones, 2019; Lockett, 2019).

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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was at least a decade later before Fisk's John Lewis Center for Social Justice was established in 2019 to carry on a similar mantle. This dynamic reminds us how power operates within academia, just like in the wider world.

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End use of nondisparagement clauses in academia (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The recent settlement between Ferris State University, in Michigan, and Barry Mehler, a professor who was suspended earlier this year for sending students a video that referred to them (jokingly) as “c s” and “vectors of disease,” raises important questions about academic freedom in the classroom.

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#ShoutOutForGerman – A case for language learning and German at British Universities

HEPI

Because the steady decline of German learners in the UK, of students pursuing German at the university level, the closure of language departments and the ongoing threat of further closures is a cause for concern. Why are we shouting out for German?

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Searching for the Optimal Class Design to Maximize Learning

Faculty Focus

Reflecting on my years in academia, I find myself increasingly drawn to the challenge of designing the optimal classone that not only engages students but also maximizes student learning. Why do some classes leave an indelible mark on students, while others quickly fade from memory?