Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss has donated an additional $350 million to Harvard University to support the research center that bears his name: the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. Wyss, a graduate of Harvard Business School, donated $125 million to establish the institute in 2009.

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HEPI

JANUARY 4, 2024

Professor Guo spent 34 years at Imperial College London studying AI, data mining, machine learning, and large-scale data management before becoming Provost of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2022. In academia we still place a great deal of emphasis in scholarship on the capacity to recall and recite.

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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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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

There is a huge need for research expertise on mathematics in academia and business. The new cluster, CoRE-Math, will develop a collaborative PhD program to train mathematics graduates with a key aim of applying their knowledge beyond academia, prioritising innovation and technology to meet societal demands.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 31, 2023

Marc joins us to discuss the potential of AI in digital learning and to highlight the amazing work happening at his institution to prepare faculty and students for a future that includes working with AI. This summer, we hosted an innovative cross-disciplinary AI Institute for Teachers.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. How can we help develop ethical leaders, solid communicators, critical thinkers, and diversity-minded, community-engaged students if students in today’s generation are focused so heavily on technology and their phones?

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University Business

APRIL 1, 2024

We are also seeing educators and students adopt AI faster than previous disruptive and transformative technologies. Here are some common challenges to implementing AI on-campus networks: Legacy Equipment: Most AI technology will require modern equipment and higher ed is known for legacy technology due to limited resources.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

But if the many doomsday projections actually come to fruition, losing Twitter will be a sad day for academia. In a frequently alienating world of academia, that is huge. In addition to aiding in research discovery, Academic Twitter has become a go-to resource for locating job postings, both in academia and beyond.

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The PIE News

APRIL 26, 2024

“Academia is by nature collaborative and international, and that’s, broadly speaking, a very positive thing for the UK, but sometimes that can be abused. Government has not named any countries in particular but some in the sector feel that institutions are being directed on how to collaborate with partners in China.

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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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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2024

Through the November 2023 HBCU/MSI Research Summit — a joint effort between Virginia Tech’s Graduate School and the Pamplin College of Business — the university welcomed 25 visiting faculty and staff from participating institutions. Lab and an assistant professor of marketing at Pamplin.

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University Business

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As might be expected, the Ivy League Pluses were responsible for producing the majority of leaders across sectors such as law, media and academia. But above all, the institutions most likely to make this list have at least one notable postgraduate program or are large research universities.

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HEPI

JUNE 13, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Zeki Turedi , Chief Technology Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at CrowdStrike. According to the same research from CrowdStrike, along with technology and telecommunications, academia is one of the most targeted sectors for Linux-based interactive intrusion activity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Sloan Foundation and RTI International have engaged in a study of Black and Hispanic individuals who have achieved PhD degrees in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields. Black students were more likely to graduate from institutions at which the highest degree offered was a master’s degree.

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HEPI

JUNE 27, 2024

These experiences provide academics with an updated understanding of employer needs, foster opportunities for industry-relevant research, secure funding, and establish improved links between academia and businesses. Reciprocal benefits include cutting-edge research, innovative solutions to real-world problems and enhanced employability.

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HEPI

APRIL 30, 2024

Bias and unfairness in the academic world have been persistent, though emerging technologies have revolutionised how students find information and write assignments, making academic dishonesty more accessible. The panic around AI replacing human effort has calmed as knowledge has grown.

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HEPI

JULY 18, 2024

According to Satya Nadella of Microsoft , the digital imperative suggests that “every organisation in every industry will need to infuse technology into every business process and function so that they can do more with less.” ” However, for marketing and PR, this infusion is particularly critical.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

In June, Harvard University announced a $200 million gift to launch the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, an academic center dedicated to the study of one of humanity’s most pressing threats. In May, Stanford University announced a $1.1

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The PIE News

JUNE 5, 2024

SAEC 2024, which saw participation from 33 student teams across prominent institutions in India, had students working in multidisciplinary teams to build tech-enabled solutions to solve real-world problems on one of the two themes – global net zero goals and artificial intelligence. Runner-ups bagged scholarships and cash prizes.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

In my book Unraveling Faculty Burnout: Pathways to Reckoning and Renewal (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022), I dive deep into my personal experience and share those of other women from across academia with the goal of shedding light and providing language for us to have open conversations about this workplace phenomenon.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 4, 2023

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 27, 2023

As a leader in the academic and enrollment services space, our research highlights transfer policy gaps and spotlights successful practices that drive both institutional and learner success. AACRAO members manage institutional systems and have a lot of control over how complex or streamlined they will be.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 3, 2023

In doing so, the company will try to convince its significant subscriber base in higher ed and beyond that it has the solution—or at least an essential piece of the solution—to the latest technological threat to academic integrity. “This is a technological arms race.

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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. While TCUs are not a monolith, she found similarities in methodology.

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Liaison International

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Oftentimes, we consider alumni for one thing—helping our institutions with development. As enrollment leaders, recognizing the unique perspective alumni bring to the table can revolutionize how we shape our institutions, building an enrollment pipeline that not only attracts but also nurtures students on their academic journeys.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2024

She’s found a way to pursue both, having earned a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and now working toward a Ph.D. She was fortunate to have attended a diverse and inclusive undergraduate institution, never having to worry about the way she looked or her cultural background.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Image: A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus leaders struggle to hire a full-time faculty member to keep it afloat. Nate Southerland, provost of Coconino Community College, said the college started the automotive technology program in response to local workforce needs.

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

I received some negative feedback for comparing 3D Cinema and VR technology adoption curves. I stand by my contention that such technology developments need to take more account of user expectations, as well as their user experience. Demographic patterns play a huge part in any technological innovation.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

“DisruptED aims to generate competencies within the ministry to lead the country into a future that raises the concept of innovation in education to unprecedented levels,” said Hind Al Tair, director of the Department of Science, Technology and Scientific Research and deputy head of the Innovation Committee at the education ministry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 15, 2023

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. He had a big influence on me because he had an interest in things scientific and technological,” Jackson said. “I Postal Service in Washington, D.C.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Each phase of my journey provided unique insights into the challenges and opportunities within academia. From the burgeoning focus on diversity and inclusion in the 1980s and 1990s to the rise of digital technology in the late 1990s and 2000s, I have been privileged to observe and contribute to significant shifts in the educational paradigm.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 31, 2023

Academia and industry alike have long grappled with the lingering issue of gender equity in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and professions. Across Europe, women account for more than half of the continent’s population but just 17% of its information and communications technology professionals.

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MindMax

MARCH 18, 2024

Moreover, the rapid pace of change in technology means that learners may be better off dividing their investment in education over a period of years to keep up with the latest trends. After spending years in the Greater Boston area, a hub of academia teeming with colleges and universities, I relocated to upstate New York.

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The PIE News

JULY 9, 2024

In addition, the prestigious public technical and management institutes IITs and IIMs have also been chosen to implement the Nurturing Future Leadership Program under MMTTP. Keeping up with international universities, Indian higher education institutions can now hold admissions twice a year – in January and July.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Whether in government or academia, she devoted her career to reducing inequality and increasing opportunities for others, and made everyone around her better." She held a Ph.D. Department of Commerce. "Dr. UWM recently named the Rebecca M.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

(The defining down of the credential to meet what the technology was capable of was actually my deepest fear, having seen how the defining down of what makes for proficient writing into the five-paragraph essay destroyed writing instruction.). As I argue in my book, Sustainable.

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