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Illuminating Asian American Narratives in Literature and Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trans journey to academia was not predetermined. The funding and mentorship support I received through that program were vital in helping me prepare application materials to apply for graduate school and figure out how to navigate and thrive in academia as a woman of color, Tran explains. She went on to earn both her M.A.

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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. Song Richardson in 2022. 2 position on campus under President L.

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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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Taking Physics to the People - Dr. Christina Love

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

2022-2025, received funding of $541,879 from the National Science Foundation over three years. The whole idea of citizen science fits into Loves goal of sharing scientific research and knowledge with those outside of the field and even outside of academia. The research project, IceCube Data Analysis in the U.S. Loves Ph.D.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout 2022, Ball State University has made significant progress on its five-year Inclusive Excellence Plan, which aims to advance broad DEI goals across the university, including campus culture, policies and infrastructure, and recruitment and retention. Building Pathways to Academia — Columbia University in the City of New York.

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Germany reaches record high with 380k international students

The PIE News

The rise in first-year international students is particularly significant, with nearly 114,700 beginning their studies in Germany in the 2022 academic year – another record for the country. Since 2010, Germany has experienced steady growth in the number of incoming international students.

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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.