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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Such insights underscore the imperative to prioritize holistic support structures within academia to foster student well-being and academic success. The prevailing narrative of academia glorifies productivity and resilience while overlooking the human aspect of our experiences.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. With over a decade of experience in academia, Dr. Conley specializes in fostering innovative teaching environments, promoting faculty development, and driving student success initiatives.

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Fierce Advocate for Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Walker-Griffea’s career in academia began at age 21. The human development she studied in her doctoral program opened her eyes to what was needed on the college level to ensure student success. People have chosen to attend Mott, because they believe that they can succeed, because we have care and concern for everybody.”

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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. One line resonated deeply with me: "When you deny a voice, you deny humanity." These students are stripped of their humanity and forced into subservience to a white-dominated ideology.

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Bridging the Gap: Why Intergenerational Learning is Crucial Now More Than Ever

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The work and research of the Stanford Center on Longevity and the Age-Friendly University Global Network advocate for supporting our globally aging world by harnessing the power of intergenerational learning. Intergenerational learning engages different generations in learning together, exchanging knowledge and experiencing mutual growth.

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HEI and the Nature of Work

Higher Education Inquirer

It draws attention to issues such as low pay, lack of job security, limited benefits, and the increasing reliance on contingent labor in academia. The publication explores the potential for automation and artificial intelligence to displace human workers, raising concerns about job security and the future of work.

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Core-Skills Based or Task-Focused Academic Librarianship?

ACRLog

In the forecourt of his temple were inscribed the words ‘Know yourself’, since it was only with self-knowledge that a human could unravel the confusing tangle of the priestess’s words. Charlotte Higgins, Greek Myths: A New Retelling I read an interesting column in University Affairs that argues work in academia is often task-focused.