WCET Frontiers

JUNE 8, 2023

These suggestions are a mix of personal and professional development podcasts, books, articles, and shows. – Lindsey and the WCET team ————- Books On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed I picked this one up last year to learn more about Juneteenth. Enjoy engaging fellow staff members with this book.

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Academia Professional Development History Higher Education 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 29, 2024

What Chua had intended as a semi-comedic study of parenting at a cultural intersection quickly became a hotly contested book. “A If you actually read the book, you realize that it gets really complicated. If you want to write the book, write the book.’” in history after graduating from Yale.

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SRHE

MARCH 6, 2023

It is now accepted that the ‘leaky pipeline’ of academia, whereby ‘non-traditional’ ( eg working-class, BAME) participants remain absent from professorial and higher managerial positions within UKHE is adversely affecting the diversity of scholarship and leadership. arguing that the legacy of elitism persists in relation to higher education.

Higher Education 65

Higher Education Academia Education Scholarship 65

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

When asked what surprised her most about publishing after a summer spent working as an intern at one of our presses, a history graduate student replied, “In graduate school, we focus on tearing books apart. But I was impressed by how much you do in publishing to build up a book.”

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Inclusivity Scholarship Equity Academia 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

A graduate of Morehouse College, Canton earned a master’s degree in Black studies at The Ohio State University and a doctorate in history at Temple University. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. Last year, he hired another faculty person. Two new hires are expected this year.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2022

She feels it’s important to share her stories with women — in and out of academia — and build community with other scholars. I was always very conscious of the small number of Black women in the profession, in academia, but then in the discipline of political science,” she continues. I thought, ‘Why don’t we know this history?’”

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ACRLog

MARCH 31, 2024

I work closely with the Outreach Librarian to deliver outreach programming to keep patrons abreast of upcoming library events, and to promote library collection materials by designing book displays. I am particularly proud of my involvement in creating virtual and in-person book displays for Latinx Heritage Month and Black History Month.

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Faculty History Equity Recruitment 86

Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 1, 2023

Image: Latinx students can have a tough time navigating the numerous structural and institutional challenges that work against them in academia, especially when it comes to attending and succeeding in graduate school. The book highlights the experiences of Negrón-Gonzales and Barrera in their personal lives and academic careers.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A professor of Chicano/Latino studies and history at the University of California, Irvine, Anita was a high school teacher at 23, then a K-12 school director of curriculum and assessment, a freelance journalist and a migrant rights activist, before earning her Ph.D.

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University Arts And Sciences Academia Scholarship 102

University Business

APRIL 14, 2023

will be moving into entrepreneurial pursuits after serving in academia for 30 years, according to The Oklahoman. He also led the school through seven of its largest freshman enrollment classes in Langston’s 126-year history. will be remembered at Langston for helping secure a Tulsa campus and a permanent Oklahoma City Campus.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

block:block=176] This apocalyptic narrative has a long history in the environmental movement and within academia. As authors like Hans Rosling and Steven Pinker have pointed out, humanity is better off by most measures—wealth, child mortality, education levels and more—than at any point in modern history.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2022

If it is a book released by a publisher, then it likely went through some editing. Additionally, if an OER appears on an organization’s website, it is important to research the procedures for getting material published on that website along with understanding the history and purpose of the host site.

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SRHE

MAY 2, 2023

Open access John Sherer (North Carolina) blogged for The Scholarly Kitchen on 23 March 2023 about a recent initiative to publish open access monographs in history, reporting technical problems, author resistance but also much greater take-up/use, with about three times as many reported individual engagements as even a successful paywalled monograph.

Academia 52

Academia Higher Education Policy Technology 52

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Limerick is well-known for helping usher in a new era of interest in the American West and reframing narratives about it via her books, including The Legacy of Conquest: The Unbroken Past of the American West, and her public engagement. She will remain a faculty member at CU Boulder and plans to continue grant-funded work in applied history.

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Arts And Sciences Deans History Faculty 98

SRHE

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It is the stuff of academia. As someone once said: we make our own history but not as we wish; or, it is that we don’t make history, we are made by history. Help is needed to understand the forces and values which are changing the nature of academia and what counts as knowledge.

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HEPI

JULY 9, 2024

25 years later that project which uniquely brought together academia, industry, national and regional government is a flagship advanced manufacturing research campus of the kind every government in the UK and beyond wants. If we are to challenge assumptions about who we are, we will also need more than updated language and a new contact book.

Higher Education 142

Higher Education Education Arts And Sciences Policy 142

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

President Blake recalled how his path to the presidency of this historic institution had included his previous career in the technology sector, well outside of academia. Brian Blake sat down with us to discuss his first year at Georgia State University. Click here for full audio. Click the banner below to watch the video.

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Leadership Higher Education Leadership Humanities Education Leadership 52

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

President Blake recalled how his path to the presidency of this historic institution had included his previous career in the technology sector, well outside of academia. Brian Blake sat down with us to discuss his first year at Georgia State University. Click here for full audio. Click the banner below to watch the video.

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Leadership Higher Education Leadership Education Leadership Humanities 59

Echo Delta

JANUARY 20, 2023

As we all know, higher education across the board is facing stressors unlike anything in the history of higher education, with arguably the most pressing being that of uncertain enrollment numbers. To our friends in academia: we urge you to hold up a mirror and take a look around. They can’t and shouldn’t. Ask the right questions.

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Department Academia Facilities Leadership 40

The Change Leader, Inc.

JULY 18, 2023

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed ® , Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with economist and investment manager David Linton about his findings from his upcoming book, Crushed: How Student Debt Has Impaired a Generation and What to Do About It. Just read the book. David has written two books. It’s a better return on time.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Facilities Education Students 52

Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The college centers the histories, traditions, cultures, experiences, struggles, and accomplishments of diasporic communities of color, making connections between the local and transnational. Building Pathways to Academia — Columbia University in the City of New York. Kendi, author of “How to Be an Antiracist.” .

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Inclusivity Equity Retention Faculty 105

HESA

MAY 4, 2023

On this week’s episode of The World of Higher Education Podcast , Bryan Alexander joins us to talk about his new book, Universities on Fire, Higher Education in the Climate Crisis , which was published in March by Johns Hopkins University Press. Climate crisis books are a dime a dozen. There aren’t many books on this.

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University Academia Higher Education Humanities 40

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 9, 2023

After three decades in academia, Dr. Janet R. She co-wrote the book Love the Sin: Sexual Regulation and the Limits of Religious Tolerance with Dr. Ann Pellegrini, a professor of performance studies and social and cultural analysis at New York University. As a professor, she takes a social movements approach to education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

Her pursuit for knowledge led her to a career in academia where she has devoted her life to centering the experiences of Black women. “All those kinds of things shaped me in becoming a sociologist,” Pittman said in an interview with Diverse.

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Academia History Humanities Department 91

#Deaning

MARCH 27, 2023

The translation has been named by one of Russia’s top literary organizations as one of ten “Books by and about China” for 2023. She completed a minor in German Studies during her undergrad and joined the Department of History in 2020 as their Academic Programs Assistant. ◾ “Truth or Treason?

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Arts And Sciences College History Organization 52

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Oreskes, a professor of the history of science at Harvard University, earned her Ph.D. from Stanford in the 1980s and went on to become one of the leading scholars of climate science history, as well as a fierce advocate for the role of academia in advancing urgent climate solutions. But Oreskes refused the offer.

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Schooling Deans History Policy 107

Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation The 'World for Sale' and the Ethics of Campus Energy Use : How a book about commodities trading made me reconsider how we power our campuses. Why I’m Talking Up ‘In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower ’: The conversation about a book that I want to have with colleagues at urban universities.

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History Academia Higher Education Educational Systems 118

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

AUGUST 24, 2023

In academia, I've always been enamored with folks who can work the art of leadership in a really clear way, all kinds of models, all kinds of people who've inspired me to think, 'If I could just steal a little of that, a little of that.' It's unbelievably healthy for your brain.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

7 November · Episode 180 A Global Shift in Higher Education Requires a New Business Model 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This conversation–rooted in the findings of E&Y white paper: How are you balancing the books for a digital future? covers the global shift in Higher Education. And of course the reverse is also true.

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Model Higher Education Education Arts And Sciences 59

Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It’s a development historians say follows movement—particularly within the field of public history—toward broader recognition. But he has also had young colleagues dissuaded from certain work “by the fear that they won’t finish that book.”

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Scholarship History Department Academia 82

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Kathleen Belew says she studies “the history of the present.” Put another way, she studies the history that shapes issues of the modern day. Belew is in her first year as an associate professor in the department of history at Northwestern University. The book examines the movement’s escalation to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.

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History Academia Scholarship Humanities 70

ACRLog

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

While this may be beneficial to students majoring in subjects such as chemistry or accounting, majors notorious for high textbook costs, this is a huge disservice to majors with historically low textbook costs, such as English or history. If passed, this proposal would be a huge win for academic libraries.

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Inclusivity Department Of Education Model Students 108

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

At a time in academia when STEM is increasingly evolving into STEAM, colleges and universities with intensely driven, career-focused students are endeavoring to create space for arts education. Some students envision careers in art, music, or performance, while others see the value of the arts within the context of different career paths.

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Arts And Sciences Computer Science Scholarship History 94

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Curwood (The University of North Carolina Press) is a fascinating and timely book that traces the political trajectory of the first African American congresswoman who would later break barriers as the first Black major party presidential candidate. That’s why Curwood’s book is so important.

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Liberal Arts Academia History College 106

Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Quick, name five things that academia and journalism have in common. These commonalities between academia and journalism, universities and print/digital publications, provide all the motivation required to recommend Newsroom Confidential to our Inside Higher Ed community. Published in October 2022. What are you reading?

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Academia University Leadership History Achievement 108

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

They see ChatGPT writing papers, maniacal zealots indoctrinating young minds with woke, left-wing ideology, or, alternatively, right-wing idealogues banning books and prohibiting the honest teaching of history. But let’s take a step back from this divisive debate.

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Higher Education Education Model History 122

The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 12, 2023

” This report marks a critical juncture in the AAUP’s history, being one of only eight special reports issued, and underscores a growing concern over political interference in the realm of academic governance. Professor of History, CSU East Bay1989-2010, Prof. I wrote two books on academic freedom.

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