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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students. Applied work gives them ready practice in how their education specifically connects to various aspects of potential future professional work.

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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions. These hostile work environments have profound consequences, leading many talented educators to leave academia entirely or return to clinical practice.

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UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film

The Guardian - Higher Education

Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female Two academics behind a gender-critical film have taken legal action against their union, accusing it of discrimination and harassment after it campaigned on social media to stop the documentary being screened.

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The Power of User-Generated Content and Authentic Storytelling in Education Marketing

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

These methods allow your institution to showcase real experiences, highlight student voices, and differentiate itself from competitors in an increasingly crowded educational landscape. The Unique Advantages of User-Generated Content in Education Marketing A key user-generated content advantage is its ability to build trust.

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Human or AI? Connectives Hold the Clues 

Faculty Focus

The introduction of mass market writing tools powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI) has changed higher education. This approach suggests the value of a similar comparison: to identify terminology that is uniquely human; that is, terms that are largely absent from material that are produced by AI.

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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students. Applied work gives them ready practice in how their education specifically connects to various aspects of potential future professional work.

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Q&A with Vanessa Walker, co-author of Major Problems in American History

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I am the Gordon Levin Associate Professor of Diplomatic History at Amherst College where I teach classes on US foreign relations, politics , social movements and the history and politics of human rights. politics, foreign relations and human rights. She received her B.A. from Whitman College and her M.A.

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