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A Pioneer for Change - Dr. Brittany Williams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D.

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European and US institutions partner with Meta to embrace VR

The PIE News

As part of its ongoing work with universities, Meta has announced its Meta for Education beta program, which will see the tech giant partner with universities in the US and UK to test its new education applications for Quest headsets.

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How college students feel about active learning environments

Inside Higher Ed

Image: While hundreds of peer-reviewed studies have concluded that students taught in an active learning environment are significantly more likely to outperform peers who are in classes taught more traditionally, full adoption of active learning practices remains far from the norm. That can mean changing faculty perceptions, too.

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Two London unis merge to become “powerful multi-faculty” institution

The PIE News

On August 1 last year, City, University of London formally merged with St Georges, University of London, creating a powerful multi-faculty institution with a distinctive focus on professional education and research at the frontier of practice. This commitment has only been strengthened by the merger.

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The Danger of Homogenisation: Why specialist HEIs are crucial to the success of UK Higher Education and the Government’s priorities

HEPI

Today on the HEPI website, Annamaria Carusi challenges the common assumption that translational research is only relevant to STEM fields, making the case for a broader, more integrated approach that fully values the contributions of the arts and humanities. You can read that piece here.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

Fostering student success may be highly individualized, but there are four universal practices that might yield successful student outcomes. Fostering student success may be highly individualized, but there are four universal practices that might yield successful student outcomes. What motivates one may not motivate all.

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International universities go non-traditional to attract Indian students

The PIE News

Universities such as Rose Bruford College, Leeds Arts University, University of Guelph, EHL and University College Birmingham conducted sessions for high school counsellors and principals from over 75 schools in India. “Theatre as an industry has contributed approximately £11.5