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Dr. Robert Scott Named Finalist for Albany State University Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. would bring a diverse background that spans higher education and corporate leadership to ASU if confirmed.

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Buried Alive: The (Un) told Stories of Black Women in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The April 2021 killing of Daunte Wright and the March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, both at the hands of police officers, have ignited new waves of protests and calls for reform. Finally, we join Black women within academia in their call for structural change, no longer are we asking for reformation; we want a revolution.

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Higher Education is Indeed a Business, the Business of Student Transformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and today’s public perceptions and expectations for higher education.

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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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Germany reaches record high with 380k international students

The PIE News

. “The number of international students at German universities has risen for 15 years in a row, even during the coronavirus pandemic,” said Prof Dr Monika Jungbauer-Gans, scientific director of the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, DZHW.

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

I ’m a writing instructor in higher education. 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. Journal of Geography in Higher Education , 27 (2), 169–181.

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Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?

University Business

The world of higher education was shocked when Marc Tessier-Lavigne, the former president of Stanford University, stepped down after an independent review found his published research fell short of “scientific rigor and process” and was mired with flaws and manipulated data. And that’s only in English-language journals.