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Complete College America Offers Playbook on How Higher Education Can Bolster Civic Engagement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education institutions can strengthen democracy by prioritizing civic engagement and civic education in the student experience. By making civic education a priority, higher education can play a role in fostering civic awareness and engagement skills. released a white paper that outlines how U.S.

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Engineering a Path for the Forgotten: Meet the Professor Transforming Transportation Access - Dr. Kyung "Kate" Hyun

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Associate Professor Tenured: Yes Age: 40 Education: B.S in Urban Planning and Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea; PhD. Hyun found herself wanting to use her knowledge in transportation engineering to do more than just think about freight traffic or highway trafficshe wanted to connect with the people of her city.

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Ask not what you can do for engineering…

HEPI

Engineering is a UK powerhouse sector, growing in all UK regions and impacting all economic sectors. Engineers design, build and maintain the infrastructure, products and services that our economy and society depend on, provide life-saving medical devices, and are the drivers in our transition to a more sustainable world.

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Will the use of generative AI shift higher education from a knowledge-first system to a skills-first system?

HEPI

The higher education sector places the highest importance on creating, collecting, and applying knowledge. The advent of search engines has made acquiring knowledge more accessible, while generative AI has automated the communication of knowledge. How do you select your information? What is truth, and why is it important?

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Morgan State University’s Bold Journey Toward Elite R1 Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wilson,the quest to attain R1 status the highest designation auniversity can get for its research enterprise is aboutmore than just attaining some sort of higher education sealof approval. Johnson, an associate professor of higher education at the University of Southern California and an expert on HBCUs.

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5 ways to improve civic engagement among your students

University Business

Higher education “can and must renew American democracy.” Higher education plays a critical role in civic engagement and safeguarding democracy, a new white paper from Complete College America suggests. Higher education offers hope that civil learning remains a priority, rather than an option.

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How do care-experienced students view their time in higher education?

HEPI

Last Thursday 6 th March, TASO shared its report on Pathways into and through higher education for young people with experience of childrens social care. What do the data say about their experiences in higher education? This probably informs many of their responses throughout the survey. appeared first on HEPI.