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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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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

This mind-set is driven by the increasing importance of “corporate” leadership models as well as the growing predominance of STEM research culture in academia. Despite a publication record I’m proud of and my recent promotion to full professor, I have to admit that lately I feel worn down, too.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

Faculty Focus

While it caught many by surprise, ChatGPT is the result of a series of developments in the use of chatbots (Chatter Robot) or computer programs that simulate and process human conversations, both written and oral. Potential As with any new development, advantages often come with disadvantages.

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Artificial Intelligence: The Rise of ChatGPT and Its Implications

Faculty Focus

While it caught many by surprise, ChatGPT is the result of a series of developments in the use of chatbots (Chatter Robot) or computer programs that simulate and process human conversations, both written and oral. Potential As with any new development, advantages often come with disadvantages.

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Mobilities and the ‘international academic’ in higher education

SRHE

She debated how discursive constructions of mobility may influence who can access academia/higher education, who can gain recognition, and who can establish a feeling of belonging. She holds a PhD in human geography, and have worked with pedagogical training of staff for many years including international academics.

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HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Faculty Focus

HBCUs are rich in diversity and often consist of more disadvantaged and underrepresented populations (NCES, 2020). The HyFlex format may be a new trend that surfaced because of COVID-19; however, academia understands the importance of continuing to provide access to learning through non-traditional methods.

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Scaffolding key to teaching the art of conversation (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

We are seeing more fear in the classroom for being an outlier in one’s opinions—because of either one’s disadvantage or one’s advantage in life. We are seeing more social anxiety in their everyday interactions. Even conversations outside the classroom are themselves becoming a challenge.