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The Dark Legacy of Elite University Medical Centers

Higher Education Inquirer

(Image: Mass General is Harvard University Medical School's teaching hospital.) For decades, Americas elite university medical centers have been the epitome of healthcare research and innovation, providing world-class treatment, education, and cutting-edge medical advancements.

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Whither the College or University Presidency

Inside Higher Ed

At the same time, presidential turnover has intensified , with 123 resigning in 2019 and 107 in 2021. That vision may be highly ambitious, for example, becoming a Tier 1 research institution and adding a medical school, or more focused: dramatically increasing the number of underrepresented students who enter STEM fields.

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The Best Teaching Advice I Have Received

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on December 16, 2019 © Magna Publications. Alford, PhD, is a professor of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University and a retired active duty Colonel in the U.S. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Hey, it’s okay!

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Established in 2020, the College of Ethnic Studies is the newest college at California State University, Los Angeles, and one of only two schools of ethnic studies in California. Established in 2019, the initiative works to overcome barriers and help participants achieve educational and economic success.

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Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

This long read was kindly authored for HEPI by Gill Evans, Emeritus Professor of Medieval Theology and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge. The London Medical Schools were clamouring for that right for themselves.) These are studied within ‘Centres’ or ‘Clusters’ of related disciplines.

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The Best Teaching Advice I Have Received

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on December 16, 2019 © Magna Publications. Alford, PhD, is a professor of church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University and a retired active duty Colonel in the U.S. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Hey, it’s okay!

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TGIF time-saver: VP hopeful Tim Walz and his promising track record on education

University Business

” As the governor of Minnesota since 2019, Walz has backed historic funding levels for K12 and higher education. In the postsecondary realm, Walz approved a $650 million budget, which ignited a last-dollar scholarship program last year affording tuition-free schooling to state residents. 3 Art History 62.3 10 History 53.5