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Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the pursuit of higher education becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows the personal battles that many Ph.D. Such insights underscore the imperative to prioritize holistic support structures within academia to foster student well-being and academic success.

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Navigating chronic illness in academia: An early career perspective

HEPI

This blog is part of a series HEPI is running with the British Academy on the changing face of academia. . With administrative, teaching and research pressures mounting in academia generally, large proportions of academics report feeling overworked and emotionally drained. Career Progression. What Works and What Would Help.

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Reimagining Black Male Success in Education: Moving from Marginalization to Empowerment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As Black male scholars deeply invested in education reform, we believe it is essential to reshape the narrative surrounding Black males, especially in academia. It is imperative to view Black males as capable achievers whose success is indispensable to a healthy and diverse educational landscape (Goings et al., 2016) Dr. Ronald W.

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Have You Told Yourself, “I Love You,” Today?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I am aging faster in academia. It is no secret that women scholars of color die earlier in academia and are less likely to be in leadership positions in upper administration in higher education institutions. Instead, I would like to humanize how best to honor death and grief in a moment in which Dr. Orinthia T. This is 35.

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Understanding Academic Exile After the 2024 Election

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For these scholars, exile, though certainly not wanted, meant freedom to examine, critique, and resist, which they could not have achieved had they remained under the thumb of totalitarianism. The pressures faced by those of us whose work intersects with race, gender, history, human rights, feels like a modern form of exile.

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UGC chair reveals committee to review Indian entrance exam irregularities

The PIE News

It is in synergy with the erstwhile Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMTT) Centres and Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) of the UGC. The National Credit Framework would help achieve this vision,” Kumar told the PIE.

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CU Boulder Chancellor DiStefano: Lessons learned from 50 years in higher ed

University Business

Although academia has plenty of valid causes for concern, I also believe the next generation of university leaders has many reasons for optimism. Helping students achieve prosperity is how we prove the value of higher education to a skeptical public. So how do we retain (or regain) our confidence in the face of so many challenges?