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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D. Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A.

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End use of nondisparagement clauses in academia (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

These kinds of gag orders may be common in corporate America, but they should raise red flags for anyone in academia. Gag orders on college campuses are all the rage right now, as Republican legislators seek to ban the discussion of critical race theory and other “divisive concepts” that offend conservative sensibilities.

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Harvard Eliminates Diversity Statements in Hiring

Insight Into Diversity

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will no longer require diversity and inclusion statements as part of its hiring process. Kennedy, JD, criticized the mandatory statements, arguing they were counterproductive to addressing social discrimination in academia and posed a challenge to academic freedom.

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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa

University Business

Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”

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Higher Education Strategic Planning That Drives Growth and Faculty Buy-In: Changing Higher Ed podcast 257 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Andrew Hsu

The Change Leader, Inc.

His background shaped his belief that universities must better prepare students for real-world workforce demands while preserving the values of liberal arts education. His background shaped his belief that universities must better prepare students for real-world workforce demands while preserving the values of liberal arts education.

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Columbia University Names First Woman to Lead Ivy League School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, an economist whose career has focused on public policy and academia, has been named as the next president of Columbia University in New York City. She replaces Lee C.

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English majors earn similar salary earnings, life quality than other degree holders, report

University Business

government resources and contributions from independent research centers, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Humanities Alliance and the Hamilton Project. for physical science and history majors. The majority of data was pulled from records between 2018 and 2021.

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