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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course youve taught before? Where do you start? Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. It wasnt an effective system.

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Connect more: creating the conditions for a more resilient and sustainable HE sector in England

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Wonkhe and Mills & Reeve have been exploring how stronger connections between providers could prepare the sector to face the future as well as tackle today's financial challenges and what's missing from the current legal and regulatory landscape

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Report: A Growing Number of Faculty Feel Censored

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A growing number of faculty say that they find it difficult to have an open and honest conversation on campus about at least one hot button political topic and fear being disciplined for their teaching, research, academic discussions, or off-campus speech. Thats some of the findings from a newly released report titled, Silence in the Classroom: The 2024 FIRE Faculty Survey Report , by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression(FIRE).

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Higher education in England needs a special administration regime

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If a provider is facing financial distress and potential insolvency there is no legal framework to guide and protect trustees, lenders, or students.

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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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Creating a Course Calendar that Aligns to the Rhythms of the Semester

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on January 4, 2018 Magna Publications. All rights reserved. Try a FREE three-week trial of The Teaching Professor! Do you have a system or standard process for prepping a course youve taught before? Where do you start? Early in my career, one chapter per week described my course outline. It wasnt an effective system.

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Frugal Spending as a Youth Social Movement (Arirang News)

Higher Education Inquirer

This episode of Within The Frame discusses frugal spending as a global cultural phenomenon. Guests on the show are Shin Eun-kyong, Assistant Professor at Korea University's Department of Sociology, and Kim Yong-Jin, Professor at Sogang Business School.

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Civic universities must engage adult learners

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Aveek Bhattacharya ( X / Bluesky ) is Research Director at the Social Market Foundation. Last month, alongside her announcement that tuition fees would be increased in line with inflation, Secretary of State for Education Bridget Phillipson wrote to universities setting out her priorities for higher education reform. Among them was an exhortation for universities to ‘create a culture of lifelong learning’, and to ‘play a greater civic role in their communities’ As it happ