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Seed Investments Fund 15 Research Collaborations Between Virginia Tech and Minority-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This effort is one of several seed investment programs by Virginia Tech’s Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS).to Since launching in 2016, the program has grown, with its list of partner schools expanding and new Virginia Tech departments taking part. to bolster research on campus.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

A third tradition, which stressed research, scholarship, and the applied sciences, emerged in nineteenth century Germany, especially at the universities of Gottingen and Berlin. Can financially-challenged institutions sustain the range of majors and faculty size, especially in the humanities, while adding new career-aligned fields?

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Cultural Competence: A Critical Skill for Today’s Police Officers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While the early cultural competence research occurred in health and human services, effective policing also necessitates relating to people, earning trust, and being culturally competent. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership, Department of Educational Leadership, College of Education, Kansas State University. Dr. Neil D.

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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

As noted in many of these documents, the indirect impacts of human mobility to the UK, and EU research support, are plentiful too. More broadly, Science and Technology Committee chair Nicola Blackwood told Science Minister Jo Johnson this week: ‘I think this [Brexit] will be make or break for our knowledge economy.’

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

PEER and WISE Programs Clemson University College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences The PEER and WISE programs support students academically and demonstrate best practices and high graduation rates for underrepresented populations at predominantly White institutions. The Paul T.

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What’s next for international students in the wake of Trump’s visa reversals?

The PIE News

STEM Could Be Hit Hard: In the past, federal regulators targeted humanities departments, perceiving them as liberal. Science, technology, or medicine were seen as essential to society and global status, and were shielded from scrutiny. The administration is also slashing science-related funding at other schools.