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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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. And being on that journey does not mean that you have to abandon your family, community or cultural values.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Academia is a calling. These institutions should have integrated more professional development and career preparation into their degree programs. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. students a decade ago or more and moved to terminal master’s. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 28, 2023

Image: When Julianna Barnes set her sights on a career in academia, she envisioned eventually becoming a vice president of an institution and assumed it would be her pinnacle role in the profession. “Serving as chancellor was a natural progression, given my professional history,” she said.

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Creatrix Campus

MAY 22, 2023

From the accreditation of engineering programs to professional development opportunities, Engineers Ireland is leading the way in shaping the future of engineering in Ireland. One of the ways Engineers Ireland promotes engineering excellence is through professional development courses and training programs.

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HESA

MAY 4, 2023

The second half of this interview in particular provides some really interesting insight into issues of what enablers are required for academia to really turn the corner on CO 2 emissions. I mentioned before the need for multidisciplinary centers and professional development. So we’re already seeing this happen.

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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.'

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Higher Education Inquirer

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

At that year’s How Class Works conference at SUNY Stony Brook, academics from history, political science, labor and industrial relations, and other fields debated Zweig’s use of the term “working class.” Just over 20 years ago, Michael Zweig published The Working Class Majority: America’s Best Kept Secret.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The standards require history instructors to teach that enslaved people benefited from their condition because they learned valuable skills and that Black people also committed violence during race massacres. We’ve seen subject-matter revisionist history that’s untruthful,” says Alexander. Ron DeSantis.

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