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Report: Faculty of Color in Psychology Face Structural Hurdles in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of tenure-track faculty as of fall 2021 were self-identified faculty of color, the majority being assistant professors. According to the report, faculty of color can be subject to several “taxes” in academia. The report provides recommendations to address them. Despite people of color comprising more than 40% of the general U.S.

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Dr. Robert Scott Named Finalist for Albany State University Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robert Scott The University System of Georgia's Board of Regents has named Dr. Robert Scott as the sole finalist for the presidency of Albany State University (ASU), bringing a leader with extensive experience in both academia and corporate innovation to the historically Black institution.

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End use of nondisparagement clauses in academia (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

A new PEN America report, “ America’s Censored Classrooms ,” identified 137 educational gag bills introduced so far in 2022, compared to 54 in 2021, which marked a dramatic increase from previous years. These kinds of gag orders may be common in corporate America, but they should raise red flags for anyone in academia.

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Germany reaches record high with 380k international students

The PIE News

. “There is also the need to attract international students in order to make partners with people from other countries and even if they go back, they will stay partners to Germany, in academia or in any field in which they continue to work,” he continued.

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Invisible labour: visible activism

SRHE

Shining a light on invisible labour Despite the increase in womens participation in the workforce and in academia, there is still a significant gender pay gap and to compound the issue, this gap widened in 2021 and 2022 in 20/33 OECD countries. How we uncovered the invisible Our research has two stages.

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Promoting AI-Enhanced Performance in the Online Classroom

Faculty Focus

Timely and personalized feedback plays an essential role in engaging students and motivating them (Wang and Lehman 2021, 571); AI can aid in streamlining and fast-tracking feedback. Ai Meets Academia. Analysis of AI Mobile Applications for Ensuring Digital Accessibility in Higher Education for People with Disabilities. Perry, Abby.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

Within academia, the most common feedback approaches, whether summative or formative, are often guided by criticism because assessment traditionally focuses on what is missing or incorrect. These affect not only students’ academic performance but also their overall well-being because the mind and body work as one unit (Dye et al.,