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The Slow but Steady Rise of Women in Higher Education Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

W Kim Lee and Dr. Carolyn Stefanco hen the American Council on Education launched its Moving the Needle initiative over a decade ago to raise awareness about gender parity in higher education or lack thereof only 23% of college presidents or chancellors were women. in the majority white college town in the Mountain region.

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Building an Academic Space for Black Women Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jacinta Saffold In a world where academia often overlooks the nuanced narratives of Black women, the Black Womens Studies Association (BWSA) is spearheading a movement that seeks to center the lived experiences of Black women across disciplines, identities, and generations. That commitment to community-building is central to their ethos.

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NISAU’s UK-India Achievers set to shine in third edition

The PIE News

The awards highlights exceptional Indian talent cultivated in the UK, nurturing the enduring educational and cultural bonds between these two countries. “We have seen students break barriers in academia, entrepreneurs spark waves of innovation… We’ve seen leaders forge bonds that really uplift communities. .

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Exporting Degrees, Importing Responsibility: Rethinking Careers Support for International Graduates

HEPI

It wasnt so long ago that universities across the UK were rallying to preserve the graduate visa route, a vital lifeline for international students and higher education. Business and industry are competing internationally for talent and innovation, and as such, global employability and enterprise are an integral part of the education agenda.

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Taking Physics to the People - Dr. Christina Love

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Associate Teaching Professor, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 40 Education: B.S., physics education, West Chester University; M.A., Through the research, she was able to demonstrate the utility of citizen science for classifying neutrino events in the IceCube detector.

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On building the capacity to find rest.

ACRLog

Since the fall semester started, I taught or assisted with 14 library instruction sessions, held over 40 research consultations with students and faculty members, attended two conferences, agreed to co-author two scoping reviews, and assisted with the planning and running of two major events that occurred over the last two weeks on campus.

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#ShoutOutForGerman – A case for language learning and German at British Universities

HEPI

Looking at the events unfolding in todays world, it would be a gross understatement to say that the European continent is facing a multitude of challenges. This highlights an alarming trend that could lead to further erosion of German language education in higher education institutions.