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Beyond the Classroom: Establishing Partnerships for Real-World Learning and Student Success

Faculty Focus

Students need to demonstrate their competencies in areas beyond traditional classroom assessments. In an era of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, the use of these tools in education raises concerns about its impact on student learning, particularly when it comes to assessments. When completing assignments or preparing for tests, there is a concern that they might be “faking it until they make it.” This means that instead of genuinely understanding the material, stude

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UMass Professor Emeritus Dr. Robert Paul Wolff, Who Bridged Philosophy and African American Studies, Dies at 91

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Robert Paul Wolff, a distinguished philosopher, educator, and champion of educational equity, passed away last week. Dr. Robert Paul Wolff Born December 27, 1933, Wolff dedicated his life to scholarship, teaching, and advocacy. During his tenure at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he held joint appointments in Philosophy and Afro-American Studies, he challenged conventional academic and social boundaries.

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Exploring the explosion in franchise and partnership activity

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It's surprisingly hard to see where students are registered on courses at one provider, taught at another, and physically located at a third.

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What to Expect When Expecting a DEI Layoff

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In this post-presidential election reality, many of us are feeling uncertain about our jobsespecially DEI folks who have been seeing the writing on the wall for quite Shawntal Z. Brown some time. Unfortunately, I speak from experience. In the span of a six-minute Zoom call, I was suddenly jobless and unable to process the many emotions swirling through my mind.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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No more civic washing – most universities now pay their staff a living wage

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Jonathan Grant has seen very cheering progress on UK universities' living wage policies over the last four years Jonathan Grant has seen very cheering progress on UK universities' living wage policies over the last four years

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Higher Education and the American Empire

Higher Education Inquirer

The Higher Education Inquirer has had the good fortune to include scholars like Henry Giroux, Gary Roth, Wendy Lynne Lee, and Bryan Alexander. And their work certainly informs us and helps us understand about higher education. With those authors and many others, we better understand many puzzling issues in US higher education. In 2023, we suggested that a People's History of US Higher Education be written.

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Maureen Henderson obituary

The Guardian - Higher Education

My friend and colleague, Maureen Henderson, who has died aged 83, joined the Polytechnic of North London as a social work tutor in the 1970s. At that time it had the biggest social work department in Britain and Mo soon became an important member of it, as the principal tutor and leader of the combined childcare and family social work course. She helped to make this course reflect the community that social workers served in London, including introducing an access course for minority ethnic stude

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Beyond the Classroom: Establishing Partnerships for Real-World Learning and Student Success

Faculty Focus

Students need to demonstrate their competencies in areas beyond traditional classroom assessments. In an era of advanced technologies and artificial intelligence, the use of these tools in education raises concerns about its impact on student learning, particularly when it comes to assessments. When completing assignments or preparing for tests, there is a concern that they might be “faking it until they make it.” This means that instead of genuinely understanding the material, stude

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Build Tomorrow’s Campus: 7 Essential Benefits of Interoperability in Higher Education

Creatrix Campus

Build Tomorrows Campus: 7 Essential Benefits of Interoperability in Higher Education editor Mon, 01/13/2025 - 00:59 It is true that institutions trying to adapt, innovate, and provide excellent experiences to staff, teachers, and students now depend critically on their capacity to easily integrate and share data across many platforms! Interoperability in higher educationthe ability of technologies to cooperate effectivelyis not a luxury but rather a need for building responsive and efficient cam

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Exposing Higher Ed's Hidden Access Barriers - Dr. Karina Salazar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor in the Center for the Study of Higher Education at University of Arizona. Tenured: No Age: 35 Education: B.A., Journalism; M.A., Ph.D. Career mentors: Dr. Ozan Jaquette, UCLA; Dr. Gary D. Rhoades, University of Arizona. Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: Research should be serving a greater good. Doing research for the sake of research is great, but it's even better when we are able to leverage that into making some type of transformative change.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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University 4.0: A Vision for the Future of Higher Education

HEPI

It’s not too late to register for HEPI’s events this week: ‘ Earning and learning: What’s the reality for today’s students? ‘ webinar with Advance HE at 10am, Tuesday 14 January and ‘ Who Pays? Exploring Fairer Funding Models for Higher Education ‘ Symposium at Birkbeck, Thursday 16 January 10am to 5pm.