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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

Our jobs necessarily demand that we’re triangulating between students, professors and others (parents, support offices, health providers, etc.) And so on … The other thing that keeps me up at night is that recurring dream where I need to take the final for a history class I didn’t realize I was registered for.

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

Image: College and university campuses are highly permeable environments. This dual reality was thrown into stark relief last week when Thomas Meixner, professor and chair of hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona, was shot dead in his office building, apparently by a former graduate student in the department.

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AIĀ 

Faculty Focus

Being transparent about why GenAI tools are allowed or are not allowed helps students understand your reasoning and creates a learning environment where students are more likely to do what you ask them to do. A Google Docs version history where it appears as though text was copied and pasted in all at once? oral exam)?

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Small Liberal Arts Colleges: Punching Above Their Weight

Helix Education

Everyone loves a David and Goliath story, and at this moment in the history of higher education, small colleges could use one. So, I think it’s natural that leaders would be developed in such an environment.” It would be hard to created a better poster advertising the benefits of a small liberal arts environment than that.

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Trans student housing gains popularity and demand

Inside Higher Ed

While the staff was enthusiastic about the idea, they were initially reluctant to accommodate some of the students’ requests, such as converting some of the floor’s two-person rooms to singles. “The priority wasn’t money, it wasn’t filling beds; it was making sure the students were comfortable,” she said.

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Getting Through This Together, As We Always Have

The Student Affairs Collective

As a PhD student in History at my university, I feel like student affairs staff are often the ones who are running towards the crisis with life ring in hand, eager to help those in need. They play a vital role in all aspects of the university environment and those roles are heightened in times of crisis and tragedy.

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AIĀ 

Faculty Focus

Being transparent about why GenAI tools are allowed or are not allowed helps students understand your reasoning and creates a learning environment where students are more likely to do what you ask them to do. A Google Docs version history where it appears as though text was copied and pasted in all at once? oral exam)?

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