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Open Access: A Benefit Not a Burden That is Worth the Cost

HEPI

The argument presented recently on this blog by representatives of Oxford University decrying the linkage of OA to the REF (which is now proposed to apply to long-form publications such as monographs and book chapters) touches on some valid questions about implementation, but we do not find their arguments convincing.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. As RPI’s 18th president, Jackson was the first African American woman to lead a top-ranked research university.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

Cambridge University has an Action Research on Research Culture project in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, Leiden University, Freie Universität Berlin and ETH Zurich, suggesting international reach towards defining such a culture. Research is a relative newcomer to the work of English universities.

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The Next Generation to Visit Your Campus

Echo Delta

Millennial children were loaded into the family minivan with their Boomer parents and visited colleges and universities across the country in search of the perfect fit. According to Jean Twenge, author of Generations , the children of Millennials, Alphas are born between 2013 and 2029.