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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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Scholars Respond to the Death of a University Administrator

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

8, has sparked a national conversation for higher education to dramatically improve its treatment of Black women. In the days following her suicide, Moseley went on paid administrative leave while the school hired a a third party to review “potential personnel issues and concerns.”

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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even within the supposedly safe confines of academia, we are not immune to these oppressive practices. In the realm of higher education, the system's implicit message is clear: conform to the oppressive culture and align with the ideals of the white majority. Nelson Pham is a currently a Ph.D.

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

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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. What can we do?

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Lunchtime Reading: Communicating the value of higher education to government in a new political era

HEPI

Then of course there are ‘events’ which can swipe an administration from the side like an unexpected storm. For higher education, a political affairs reset began long before the polls concluded. Who would bet against at least a few ‘unknown unknowns’. Shadow ministers were met and briefed, along with their teams.

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Unmasking the complexities of academic work

SRHE

Understanding the source of academic work unhappiness is important: unhappy academics lead to unhappy students and stressed-out administrators. Higher education institutions are major employers and substantial contributors to national economies. We stand at a critical juncture in higher education.

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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. Tricia Hersey, author of Rest is Resistance, reminds us academia is the headquarters for grind culture.

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