Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The University of Wyoming (UW) and five community colleges in the state are building a faculty network to share best practices and make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more inclusive. The IE3 initiative will function similarly to a pilot program instituted by UW and NWC in July 2022.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Notre Dame is one of several institutions experimenting with unconventional cybersecurity awareness training in the form of festivals, art installations and role-playing games. The incident was one of an increasing number of cyberattacks against colleges since 2020. Cybersecurity Festivals. Cyberthreats are the “No.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2023

Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, in Massachusetts, has been appointed provost at Brown University, in Rhode Island. Claudine Gay , Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, in Massachusetts, has been chosen as president there.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Image: Newly available data from the National Science Foundation suggest that the first full year of the pandemic had a major, negative impact on graduate students’ ability to finish their Ph.D.s. Degrees awarded in the life sciences fell 6 percent between 2020 and 2021, and by about 8 percent in the physical and earth sciences.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

In STEM areas, health sciences professions and business disciplines, demand for new Ph.D.s But this is not the case in education, in social sciences and in particular in the humanities, all of which are characterized by stable or declining demand for assistant professors. is clearly growing. percent between 2011 and 2021.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

From the strategic and smart use of technology, to the need for data fluency across all disciplines (and yes, that includes liberal arts institutions), and the changing modes of online and in-person instruction, universities have been watching, and some embracing, what employers expect from graduates in today’s rapidly changing workforce.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Image: After more than two years of declining enrollment numbers, fall 2022 finally brought refreshing news: freshman enrollment, which represented the most significant deficits throughout the pandemic, is up from the previous year, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. and 2 percent.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 28, 2022

” In other words, that which isn’t science is a trivial and inconsequential waste of time. ” Those words give vivid expression to a deep divide between those who value creative writing and the arts and those who attach the greatest importance to scientific inquiry, I sense that my students tend to fall into one of two camps.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MAY 22, 2024

Reading Time: 11 minutes Search engine optimization (SEO) has become an indispensable tool for universities and colleges looking to enhance their online presence and attract prospective students. What is SEO in education? Why is SEO important for colleges? Let’s dive in!

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 3, 2023

” Lafayette, a private Pennsylvania liberal arts college with roughly 2,700 students, currently has no deans supervising its four academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, natural sciences and engineering. “Trust and institutional culture are broken,” the first of the five points said.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

With the discipline facing a surge of scrutiny in the wake of a viral New Yorker article published in late February called “ The End of the English Major ,” English faculty are employing a range of efforts to give their field new relevancy and pizzazz.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A majority of LLCs are centered around academics: prehealth, engineering, business, honors , ROTC or music and performing arts. Called Women in Math, Science and Engineering (WIMSE) and housed at Cawthon Hall, the LLC promotes women’s success in STEM. University of Minnesota at St.

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Insight Into Diversity

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Our professional backgrounds are distinct; we represent faculty and senior administrators trained in medicine, science and engineering, the arts, social sciences, humanities, and education. As we have become more diverse and reflective of our state, we have also become better as an institution.”

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eLiterate

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This is part of a larger series I’m starting on a term of art called “product/market fit.” They started with prompt engineering. In my last post , I explained how generative AI memory works and why it will always make mistakes without a fundamental change in its foundational technology. Learning analytics.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

” The powerhouse group of five panelists included two longtime campus CIOs, one newly appointed CIO, one vice president for digital innovation at a liberal arts college and one émigré from higher ed who now works for Amazon Web Services. “Yay, that’s progress!”

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was hired after a search that began in July to replace Lawrence S. “My mom became a registered nurse and my dad a civil engineer. Bacow, who announced in June that he would step down next year. She earned her Ph.D. She earned her Ph.D.

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HEPI

JULY 23, 2024

Her article explores the evolving value of degrees in English higher education, focusing on the competence of degree-granting institutions and the implications of recent changes in degree-awarding powers. The ‘trade’ of Oxford and Cambridge as corporations lay in the study of the artes , the ‘liberal arts’.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Or to take some other examples of high ROI fields: “Those with a bachelor’s degree in #architecture and #engineering have median lifetime earnings of $3.8 No surprise: computers, math, healthcare practice, architecture, engineering, and business. Which leaves the liberal arts, and especially the humanities, where?

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The authors warn that limited access to active learning spaces may create a marginalizing force that pushes women, in particular, out of the sciences. Physics and engineering have long experimented with studio and collaborative design space concepts that have much in common with general purpose active learning classrooms. The solution?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 29, 2023

Children are welcome at athletic and special arts events, and the college will be giving out stuffed mini dragons (Howard’s mascot), stickers and coloring books at commencement this year. The room is designed to give parenting students a place to study and keep their children safe and (hopefully) occupied.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

JUNE 5, 2024

For educational institutions, mastering the art of enrollment is not merely about filling seats; it’s about creating a vibrant community of engaged and committed learners. For educational institutions, mastering the art of enrollment is not merely about filling seats; it’s about creating a vibrant community of engaged and committed learners.

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ACPA

JUNE 9, 2023

How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)?- With Hanna Lee Description: In this episode, we have our old friend Hanna back! We are talking about how technology influences our work at higher education and student affairs, particularly in international education. We will have two episodes talking about this topic.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“Every time I taught it, it kind of doubled,” said Duma, professor of engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. Image: The first time Stefan Duma offered his in-person Concussion Perspectives course at Virginia Tech, 50 students enrolled. “Absolutely not.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University. Adelphi University’s Office of Community Concerns and Resolution was established in fall 2021 to simplify and enhance the system for reporting discrimination, bias, and abuse. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Department of Education that allows us to look at, if you study engineering or social work or psychology at a specific institution, what’s the ROI you’re getting, looking at your cost relative to the earnings boost you’re obtaining? An edited transcript of the discussions follows. We have data from the U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 31, 2022

” The 2016 presidential campaign touched off an explosion of books and articles on disinformation, as well as widespread calls to combat misinformation and the supposedly growing contempt for verified facts in today’s posttruth moment. Much of what people claim to know rests on trust and deference.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Just under half see research labs as excellent, while only one-third view arts and performing spaces as excellent. His advice: “You’ve demonstrated you can be viable contributors to the life of the institution. Don’t give up that seat.” Place can be a recruitment tool, or it can be the thing that turns people off.”

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

And we did the first full degree program in e-commerce, the first master's of arts in teaching with the Internet. Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership. A Conversation With Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:00. Higher Ed Leadership. Inside Higher Ed. Weekly Wisdom.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Even as we fixate on headline news, the true drivers of transformation occur out of sight. It’s these long-term developments, processes and trends, which take place under the surface, that even the most powerful politicians or institutions must respond to. What were the most important events in higher education in 2022? What might we see?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 8, 2023

I may read fewer novels than when I was younger, but I read much more non-fiction: a seemingly unending torrent of books and articles, editorials, essays, social commentary, blog postings, tweets, and other long and short-form texts. But of all the articles I recently read, two stand out, and both share a common theme: The power of purpose.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 25, 2023

As an example of matching, Dr. Temes described how the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly introduced its model for inviting outside thinkers to help solve pure science problems, and how NASA then used that model to invite fresh thinking about aerospace design. Matching those is where you have tremendous value." How do I test it?

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

Studies indicate that a majority of U.S. workers value diversity in the workplace and want their companies to implement inclusive policies. For example, Kaiser Permanente is a key partner in the weekly training series and is becoming a worksite for students interested in pursuing a career in the health industry.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. Department of Education. And that got us the grant.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MARCH 21, 2023

Rural-serving institutions (RSIs) face many more unique challenges than most urban schools and persist, comprising more than 25% of all U.S. colleges and universities. How to subset rising costs with remote learning and course selection. The type of mindset that boards should look for when appointing a president or chancellor.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The types of research-related opportunities available to students will differ based on the type of institution (interested readers may refer to our previous article, “ Writing Your First Grant ,” (Cappon & Kennette, 2022) for tips to secure some funding). We will share additional data from this survey throughout this article.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The types of research-related opportunities available to students will differ based on the type of institution (interested readers may refer to our previous article, “ Writing Your First Grant ,” (Cappon & Kennette, 2022) for tips to secure some funding). We will share additional data from this survey throughout this article.

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