Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

Would you emphasize a supportive learning environment, cognitive and affective learning, pedagogical design, essential content, creating assessments, providing feedback, integrating technology, or something different? If you had to focus on one, two, or three essential factors, what would they be?

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Scholarship Learning Experience Educational Psychology Academia 68

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Institutional leadership must show a commitment to transformation and creating an environment in which Latino students thrive. The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2025

As a soon-to-be septuagenarian, current university faculty member and educational researcher, the guiding principle learn throughout life resonates with me. Through seeking and celebrating diversity of thought, intergenerational learning in academia will advance more holistic, compassionate learning environments.

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ACRLog

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

By focusing on the present and what students write, say, and want from their writing, I holistically support their growth as writers and their well-being within an academic environment. While mindfulness is often associated with yoga or meditation, it’s a practice that can be done at any time and in any environment.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

” Faculty members—as well as staffers—are on the front lines of higher education’s battle to arrest declining student mental health, ravaged by nearly three years of the COVID-19 pandemic combined with such stressors as climate disasters, racial unrest, political incivility and culture wars.

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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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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Educators from underrepresented backgrounds and diverse disciplines at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) continue to build a campus-wide support system and sense of community through Faculty Link, an opt-in program now entering its third year. Sharon Inkelas. “I Serena Chen.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

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. She said this lesson is deliberate and acknowledges academia and graduate school can be “violent, especially for scholars of color, women, and queer folks of color.”

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 3, 2023

Some faculty members and institutional technology specialists are concerned about the speed of Turnitin’s rollout, as well as aspects of AI-detector technology more broadly. Chief among them were the inability of faculty and institutions to opt out of the service and the speed at which Originality would be introduced. ​He

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ACRLog

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A Makerspace environment fosters creative innovation; learning through play is a form of experiential learning! It allows students to engage with complex ideas in a low-stress environment where curiosity is rewarded. It’s not exactly a quiet and studious space, but that does not make it any less vital to the library ecosystem.

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ACRLog

MARCH 21, 2025

The body language, the facial expressions, and the overall lack of enthusiasm or even outright hostility from the students makes for a very difficult environment to teach in, especially when youre a newbie unconfident in your ability to command a classrooms attention. There are no stupid questions. References Brickhill, M., Andrews, G. &

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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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Insight Into Diversity

JUNE 7, 2024

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will no longer require diversity and inclusion statements as part of its hiring process. This change was detailed in a Monday email from Nina Zipser, PhD, dean of faculty affairs and planning. Not all faculty members are supportive of this change.

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Arts And Sciences Law School Academia Inclusivity 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The conference underscored the mission of postsecondary institutions and academics to work against dehumanizing atmospheres and support the best policies and practices that improve student belonging, community connection, and create thriving faculty. “We Many TCU leaders are focused on creating a familial environment on campus.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Burnout The role of a nursing educator is to inspire students, but the stress of academia can be daunting due to working long and exhausting hours, which can lead to burnout. Support It is important that faculty feels supported. College Academic Leadership can identify strategies addressing burnout.

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Education Faculty Professional Development Environment 112

Today's Learner

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

ChatGPT in academia: Is the future artificial? Thinking about the pros of ChatGPT in academia Research Assistance: ChatGPT may help academics locate relevant research papers, summarize publications, or provide quick information on a variety of topics, possibly saving them time and energy in the process of information retrieval.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

Blog: University of Venus Burnout has been the focus of much of my work life for the last five years—first experiencing it as a tenured faculty member, then writing about it as a researcher and memoirist, and now coaching about and facilitating workshops on it as well as burnout resilience for faculty across the country.

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Academia Faculty Professional Development Higher Education 120

Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

" The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Only a fellow PhD holder will "get" the existential value of institutional shared governance, faculty autonomy, and academic freedom.

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University Leadership Leadership Academia University 98

Faculty Focus

APRIL 8, 2025

Elevating Engagement Engagement is an important factor driving retention in online classrooms; furthermore, dynamic environments capture the attention of students, ensuring greater dedication to learning. Social Presence in Technology-Rich Learning Environments: How Real We Are Feeling Connected and How Does It Matter for Learning?

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 19, 2025

Without considering the emotional and social aspects of a student’s educational journey, particularly the connections they build with faculty and peers, institutions risk overlooking the things that keep students engaged, motivated, and ultimately enrolled. Simply put, data is not enough.

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Retention Community College Professional Development Faculty 102

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

of the full-time faculty in post-secondary education. As an unsettling synth beat plays, a quote from a recent study fades in: “Many institutions have recruited underrepresented scholars to join their faculty without attention to retaining and supporting the new recruits.” Dr. Candace N. It’s spectacular.”

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Insight Into Diversity

MAY 30, 2024

McInnis, a cultural historian, has had a notable career in academia, including significant roles at the University of Virginia and the University of Texas at Austin. Following her appointment, McInnis announced her commitment to maintaining a diverse campus environment at Yale despite the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

In this piece, we explore how social media, as a pervasive cultural force, impacts the educational journey and engagement of undergraduate students while shaping their persistence and success in academia. In essence, social media offers a portable and customizable sense of community across various spaces, enriching the learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Burnout The role of a nursing educator is to inspire students, but the stress of academia can be daunting due to working long and exhausting hours, which can lead to burnout. Support It is important that faculty feels supported. College Academic Leadership can identify strategies addressing burnout.

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Education Faculty Professional Development Environment 100

Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 7, 2025

In addition, colleges and universities are increasingly exploring how AI can streamline administrative tasks and support faculty efforts to create more accessible course materials. Investing in AI-specific roles and developing targeted training programs for faculty, staff, and students will be essential to realizing its potential equitably.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In a qualitative study that explored nursing students’ perceptions of instructors’ caring in an online environment, researchers found that nursing students had positive perceptions of faculty caring in the online classroom due to personal feedback and exhibiting understanding and flexibility on assignments. Terrance Hinton, Ph.D.,

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SRHE

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Corporate governance mechanisms, such as board diversity, board independence, transparency, and accountability, can ensure that the interests of various stakeholders, including students, faculty, and the government, are represented and balanced. Professor Cai Yonghong is a professor at Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

However, Odle’s team found that the faculty in these matches were more likely to be temporary staff or adjuncts, rather than tenured or tenure-track. Although contingent faculty may be equally good teachers as tenured faculty, their positions might limit them as mentors for students of color.

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

We have also held different managerial positions within academia. By doing so, they identified ecocentric transformational marketing strategies that consider not only the business environment but also the natural environment, including ecological and natural sciences. Over the past numerous years, we—Adam Lindgreen and C.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 13, 2025

2002) noted that under the current system, if a professor does change a course based on student evaluations, the students who made these comments do not have the opportunity to experience the changes, and that of course reinforces the idea that faculty ignore student evaluations (p. Sojka et al. K., & Deeter-Schmelz, D. Spencer, K.

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Learning Experience Higher Education Academia Environment 107

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Moseley has demonstrated through his tenure, particularly in this situation with the lack of support alleged by Dr. [Candia-Bailey] and her death, impacts the institution's health, and that in itself, calls for a change in order for the mass group of people impacted to heal – students, faculty, and alumni,” said Bonds, in an interview with Diverse.

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University Administration Administration University Leadership 28

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In a qualitative study that explored nursing students’ perceptions of instructors’ caring in an online environment, researchers found that nursing students had positive perceptions of faculty caring in the online classroom due to personal feedback and exhibiting understanding and flexibility on assignments. Terrance Hinton, Ph.D.,

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Students Leadership Faculty Academia 111

Edu Alliance Journal

MARCH 3, 2025

The student-to-faculty ratio is 11:1, ensuring personalized attention and mentorship. In this program, students engage in a year-long research project under faculty mentorship, culminating in a thesis or creative work. students of color and 14% international students, Wooster boasts a vibrant and inclusive campus environment.

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Liberal Arts College Arts And Sciences Deans 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. We put all students in the same learning environment and expect that one learning environment will lead to the same outcome for all students. Students are always on their phones. Many struggle to actively pay attention.

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Technology Arts And Sciences Students Adult Education 122

Faculty Focus

MARCH 16, 2025

Would you emphasize a supportive learning environment, cognitive and affective learning, pedagogical design, essential content, creating assessments, providing feedback, integrating technology, or something different? If you had to focus on one, two, or three essential factors, what would they be?

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Scholarship Learning Experience Educational Psychology Academia 90

HEPI

JULY 18, 2024

In today’s dynamic digital environment, the changes occurring in marketing and public relations (PR) are particularly significant and complex relative to other sectors. Traditional marketing and PR curricula may not adequately prepare students for the fast-paced digital environment, leaving them at a disadvantage in the job market.

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