WCET Frontiers

JUNE 18, 2024

For educators, this day can inspire curriculum development, community engagement, and reflection on policies to ensure a commitment to equity and inclusion. It underscores the need for higher education institutions to actively dismantle these barriers and create inclusive learning environments that empower all students to thrive.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

I mean English majors, Biology majors, Math majors, Computer Science, we have people from everywhere,” he explains. It’s all about inclusivity and community. Gaming is for everyone, no matter your background, where you come from, or what major you study. It started with about 60 and we’ve grown from there. And to us, that’s the beauty.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

In addition to this project, the college recently hosted its third annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference, entitled “Leading Inclusively: Transformative Change Across the Globe.”. Strategic Plans + Climate Survey = Inclusive Excellence — Ball State University. Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

“When I was in Japan, I had to accept the fact that I was going to be one of a few in this profession, but also in Japan, percentage wise,” says Dabney, an associate professor of politics and Japanese studies at Earlham College, a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. Dr. Dyron K. Dabney’s interest in Japan spans his entire life.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A small college within a much larger institution, with its own facilities, faculty, course offerings, scholarship and grant programs and perks for honors students. A lure for high-achieving, exceptionally motivated applicants who might otherwise attend a private institution, and a magnet for donor dollars.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

But institutions need to start preparing now for a range of possible outcomes, said Art Coleman, co-founder of EducationCounsel, a consultancy that works with schools on issues of diversity. Could a decision impact eligibility for scholarships? The Supreme Court’s decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Hollis, then dean of the College of Liberal Arts. Over the past decade, some historically Black institutions have developed women’s and gender studies programs and embedded courses within general education curriculum. Nobody is going to tell our story and keep it from erasure but us.” We are in the next phase of pushing forward.”

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? What, then, would it take to achieve a greater balance between scholarship and teaching? I still vividly recall C.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

” The Post then quotes a political science professor, who claims that the requirement portrays “the US as ‘inherently racist’ and tries to undermine the American identity that unifies all citizens by ‘creating groups and pitting them against each other. We all recall “Headless Body in Topless Bar.”

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

But the split also coincided with flashpoint discussions about diversity, equity and inclusion within the mathematics community. ” (The reporter is aware of at least one mathematician who has been threatened with violence for their stance on diversity, equity and inclusion within the math community.).

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The fellowship aims to identify creative individuals with a track record of excellence in a field of scholarship or area of practice. According to the announcement on Vanderbilt’s website, Stassun’s work is particularly personal, as he is the father of a son with autism, which drives his passion for inclusion and advocacy. “To

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

by Peter Goodyear This third SRHE Landscapes of Learning symposium – Assemblages – was a deeply engrossing and thought-provoking event. Landscapes are both depicted and made. An alertness to relations and flux can sharpen our perception, but can an assemblage sensibility inform better architecture? Pedagogy first or technology first?

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Today, there are 10 times as many historical museums, historical sites, battlefields, historic homes and living history museums in the United States as there are art museums. Their conclusions were indeed highly critical: Financial and institutional considerations too often resulted in a bland, insipid and wishy-washy portraits of the past.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The rapid expansion of knowledge and the emergence of new fields of study like artificial intelligence, biomedical science, brain science, data science and machine learning made it inevitable that the core humanities would shrink, at least relatively. The number of majors has declined severely and apparently irretrievably.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

There are also growing calls for interdisciplinary and creative approaches prioritising equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to solve wicked global challenges ( AHRC 2022 , WEF 2016 ). Octopuses and Tentacles. I have been cultivating ‘Tentacular Pedagogy’ (TP) for 24 years as a HE teacher and consultant. Three Hearts and Nine Minds.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

” But detractors of Oubré and the board have questioned the authenticity of the concerns, alleging that the president and trustees are trying to stifle criticism of a leader they believe doesn’t have a plan to turn around slumping enrollment at the small liberal arts college.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity presents the 2023 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award Field Guide with examples of strategies and best practices used by Health Professions HEED Award-winning schools to foster an inclusive campus culture that promotes belonging and equal success opportunities.

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

workers value diversity in the workplace and want their companies to implement inclusive policies. Studies indicate that a majority of U.S. 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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University Business

JULY 5, 2023

They stressed how enriched their liberal arts education has become due to their “dynamic array of socioeconomic, religious, intellectual, geographic, and racial diversity” since different voices are at once challenging and ultimately elevating student perspectives. But Wesleyan University President Michael S.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators and others. The scrutiny can be uncomfortable, but more are responding with serious efforts to measure and explain their value. An edited transcript of the discussions follows. We have data from the U.S.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 28, 2023

The majority of these programs are deemed low-enrollment and fall within undergraduate humanities: mostly religious studies, philosophy, English, creative writing, languages, history, fine arts, and classics. However, social sciences and natural sciences are not exempt from being cut.

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WCET Frontiers

JULY 27, 2023

The majority of these programs are deemed low-enrollment and fall within undergraduate humanities: mostly religious studies, philosophy, English, creative writing, languages, history, fine arts, and classics. However, social sciences and natural sciences are not exempt from being cut. According to the Tampa Bay Times , St.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 29, 2023

” More than a room: Howard Community College tries to make its campus inclusive of parents who are students, as well as their children, where possible. The college has a single-parent cohort program called Career Links, which provides counseling (career and personal), scholarships, and additional supports, as well.

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SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

The inclusion of ‘research’ was still a recent arrival in universities. The award of doctorates in Divinity had ceased to depend on advanced scholarship, and had often became more or less honorific as new Bishops began to be granted an automatic Doctorate of Divinity. The Royal Society adopts the same wording.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Implementing Innovative Structures Innovation in higher education is not just about generating ideas; it’s about putting those ideas into action and breaking down structural barriers that no longer serve today’s diverse demographic. Innovation Beyond Ideas Innovation isn’t confined to brainstorming sessions and novel concepts.

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SRHE

JUNE 7, 2023

by Brett Bligh, Sue Beckingham, Lesley Gourlay, and Julianne K Viola SRHE’s ‘Landscapes of Learning for Unknown Futures: prospects for space in higher education’ symposium series, delivered with Professor Sam Elkington and Dr Jill Dickinson, aims to foster continuous dialogue around learning spaces. How are others using those spaces?

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Join us at the next national Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) conference plenary session for a fascinating look into future thinking and the art of crafting effective scholarship agreements. Panelists include (alphabetical): Oda Mae Brown, Jambi, Jareth (aka the Goblin King) and Professor Sybill Trelawney.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I talked to Scott Shireman , Coursera’s global head of campus, and Lindsey Keith-Vincent , associate dean for research, outreach and innovation and director of the Science and Technology Education Center at Louisiana Tech University, about the results. I’m drawing from new research from Coursera.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The latest book to suggest how college faculty might draw upon the science of learning to strengthen their teaching and make their classes more inclusive, equitable, effective, and student-centered is Cathy N. ” In addition, active learning instills skills that lectures cannot, from critical thinking to collaboration.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

The first, which initially arose in Italy and elsewhere on the European continent a millennium ago, offered professional training in law, medicine, and the church and later in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, and the sciences. We can also identify patterns and trends that might otherwise go unseen. Priorities conflict.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

At a time in academia when STEM is increasingly evolving into STEAM, colleges and universities with intensely driven, career-focused students are endeavoring to create space for arts education. Some students envision careers in art, music, or performance, while others see the value of the arts within the context of different career paths.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 2, 2023

2 August · Episode 166 ELEVATE program: Achievement Strategies from Illinois Tech 42 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Higher ed leaders who want to increase inclusion while maintaining affordability can emulate the actions of Illinois Tech's ELEVATE program.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

More than that, these initiatives express a broader turn in humanities and social science scholarship away from the cultural, postmodern, and post-structuralist turns that dominated anthropology, geography, history, literature, political science, and sociology since the mid- and late-1970s.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

Some may assume that these topics belong in political science courses only, but that is not accurate. For too long, US higher education has lagged in promoting democracy-focused education as core to the purpose and goals of a postsecondary education. The tide seems to be turning. These and other strategies are working.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 9, 2023

Some may assume that these topics belong in political science courses only, but that is not accurate. For too long, US higher education has lagged in promoting democracy-focused education as core to the purpose and goals of a postsecondary education. The tide seems to be turning. These and other strategies are working.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The present is not good … Politically it’s horrible … All the hawks are screaming … —Toni Morrison, from a 2015 interview. As suggested in my last op-ed and implied in the epigraph for this one, it is, now, a time for urgency. While most target K-12 education, an increasing number concern colleges and universities.

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