Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Yet, we have used only the tools of academia to defend academia to non-academics who are attacking academia. To build and disrupt requires reaching deep into the bowels of an institution, deep into the hearts of our public. A syringe to inject love into the veins of our institutions and hearts and minds of the pubic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

The webinar – hosted by UMich’s National Center of Institutional Diversity (NCID) – took place on Tuesday and was moderated by Edmund Graham, associate director of the NCID. Amidst the stressors of academia and social media, the panelists spoke about finding joy and taking breaks from being online. "In

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The PIE News

MAY 18, 2023

In a U-turn decision, the UK government is no longer planning to close the country’s 30 Confucius Institutes. A spokesperson for UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said, “We are taking action to remove all government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK, but currently judge that it would be disproportionate to ban them.”

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

institutions still lags far behind. While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction. Their exit from the world of elite academia means that the U.S.

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HEPI

JANUARY 4, 2024

As a seasoned academic who has witnessed the advance of AI over four decades, I believe that any reluctance to adapt to this digital dawn will only undermine institutions dedicated to intellectual and scientific discovery. Too much of our current higher education system is still predicated on memorisation, a relic of a pre-digital era.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The journey of Black males through the American educational system is often marked by unique obstacles: racial stereotyping, lowered expectations, and systemic inequities that hinder their potential and alienate them from environments meant to foster growth (Howard, 2014). 2015; Harper & Davis, III, 2012).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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The PIE News

JANUARY 15, 2024

On the heels of India’s National Education Policy 2020, a recent think tank run by the government of India highlights the country’s dedication to establishing the region as a leading global hub of education with an emphasis on continued internationalisation and collaboration with foreign institutions.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Simona Bizzozero, Chair, QS Reimagine Education Awards & Conference. The rapid advancement of generative AI is reshaping higher education, offering immense potential while also presenting complex challenges.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

When I first became a higher education professional, I remember being told that higher education was not a business. Now more than ever, I reflect on that perspective and ask if it is relevant to society’s emerging realities and today’s public perceptions and expectations for higher education. Instead, we serve learners.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

By introducing students to various career options and credentialing opportunities in middle school, they can make informed decisions about their educational journey. Traditional education systems often follow a predetermined pace, leaving little room for individual student acceleration.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation In a recent Bloomberg column, Tyler Cowen offers his diagnosis of what ails higher education. As important discoveries in CS or engineering are likely to come from companies rather than universities, higher education may be in danger of losing its recognized role as the engine of knowledge creation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. Dr. Hamilton Raymond The findings reveal the historical and societal context of the pursuit of higher education in America.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host its 8th annual early-career faculty professional development program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators), this week. I arrived at ELEVATE wondering if the tenure track was right for me.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Grace” Jinliu Wang will become the 17th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), effective Apr. WPI is a world-class institution with a unique and vital approach to teaching, learning, and discovery. Dr. Grace Wang “WPI’s founding principles of theory and practice resonate strongly with me,” Wang said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At a European research institute, the only Black female researcher was included in every possible photo, even when the subject of the photo opportunity was unrelated to her area of expertise. There’s kind of Black academics in particular exiting academia at various stages. think tank. A global problem Dr. Jerlando F.L.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Sol Gittleman has penned a must-read book for anyone with a vested interest in the past, present, and future of American academia. An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Higher education is at a dangerous crossroads due to the financial hardships of schools, dwindling support from generations due to the student loan crisis, and issues of demography. How will institutions of higher education adapt and compete with these issues? There also needs to be a human-centered focus in schools.

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HEPI

JUNE 27, 2024

In the gap between education and industry, there is an expectation that students’ demands for skills will align seamlessly with the dynamics of the workplace. The dynamic nature of the business world presents a significant challenge for educators striving to understand the evolving needs of industries and workplaces.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. has served as both an institutional oppressor of Black Americans and as a stronghold for resistance against racism and discrimination in society. During the civil rights era, HBCUs served as centers for Black resistance to segregation and disenfranchisement.

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HEPI

JULY 18, 2024

This raises an important question: should higher education courses in marketing and PR adapt to this digital era to better prepare students for the specific demands of this industry? Bridging the Gap Between Academia and Industry Digital marketing and PR strategies are now integral to brand visibility and engagement.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The discussion centers around the PhD Project's remarkable 30-year journey in diversifying business school faculty, creating systemic change in higher education through faculty representation, and building a sustainable pipeline of diverse academic talent. Long-term Success: Learn how to measure and sustain diversity initiatives over decades.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

There is little doubt that education will prove crucial to the economic development of Nigeria, a country where 63% of residents live with some form of deprivation. However, exactly what needs to be done for the educational system to reach its full potential is far less certain. Panelists at the 2023 Nigeria Higher Education Forum.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

The president, the first Black woman to lead the institution, stands cast aside, not by her own hand, but by the very forces Harvard claims to oppose: prejudice, cowardice, and a grotesque disregard for basic fairness. Harvard, and by extension, the entire higher education community, needs to do more than issue platitudinous statements.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are teaching materials that typically have a Creative Commons license specifying permission and parameters for copying, distributing, attributing, or altering. The availability (open) and price (free) make OERs a great addition to an institution’s curriculum and an instructor’s cache of teaching material.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

But institutions can’t love us back.” Malaklou hosts events like "Evening with an Activist" at the bell hooks center, where students can learn tangible ways to make a difference outside of academia. Felecia Commodore is an associate professor in the department of educational foundations and leadership at Old Dominion University.

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Liaison International

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

3 ways to help institutions understand how to strategically create, implement, and audit their modular education programs As the demand for real-life skills in the workforce intensifies, higher education institutions are increasingly turning to modular education to bridge the gap between academic learning and practical application.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Announcement about the Method of Teaching and Education in 2022-2023 Spring Semester pic.twitter.com/eYssHduvCV — Istanbul Technical University (@itu1773en) February 17, 2023 Many have also spoken out on social media, using the hashtag #onlineegitimistemiyoruz, which translates to “we do not want online education”.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I am aging faster in academia. It is no secret that women scholars of color die earlier in academia and are less likely to be in leadership positions in upper administration in higher education institutions. Tricia Hersey, author of Rest is Resistance, reminds us academia is the headquarters for grind culture.

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HEPI

OCTOBER 30, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. In this blog, my aim is to bring together a few exemplars of experiences by people of colour within academia. Emotional labour has several meanings, and inevitably some are context dependent.

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SRHE

JULY 19, 2024

Higher education institutions are major employers and substantial contributors to national economies. Just about everyone in academia is dealing with some aspect of their lives which affects how they do their work. Addressing Inequalities: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated existing inequalities in academia.

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University Business

OCTOBER 24, 2024

No corner is free from this specter—not even the hallowed halls of academia. Fraud investigations are on the rise in higher education institutions. Armed with insider information, relators file fraud cases on the government’s behalf, leading to a recent uptick in government investigations of higher education institutions.

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SRHE

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

by Marie-Pierre Moreau and Lucie Wheeler Cleaning, catering and security staff fulfil an important function in maintaining and enhancing the social and material environment of higher education (HE). It also involved an online survey of UK HE institutions followed by Freedom of Information (FoI) requests.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Sloan Foundation Scholars Program will gather at the 31st annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. This year, more than 1,000 are registered to attend the conference hosted by the Southern Regional Education Board’s Doctoral Scholars Program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

There is is a lot of discussion about what K-12 teachers do and don’t (mostly don’t) receive in terms of training in culturally relevant pedagogy, and it is often traced back to teacher education programs. Specifically, 44% of teachers in K-12 education reported that they very often or always feel burned out at work.

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