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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. These values run contrary to systemic oppression.

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NC A&T Provost Tonya Smith-Jackson Named Chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tonya Smith-Jackson North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Provost Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson has been appointed chancellor of Rutgers UniversityNewark, marking a significant leadership transition for the public research university. She has also presided over dramatic increases in both research staff and graduate assistants.

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Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership. Higher Ed Leadership. When President LeBlanc began his first higher ed leadership position in 1996, the year of the dotcom boom, he saw a role for digital technology at Vermont's small, struggling Marlboro College. Learning Leadership the Hard Way. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:00.

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How leading universities are preparing the future workforce with digital and human skills

Coursera blog

Below, discover how universities around the world are meeting the demand with top courses that teach job-relevant skills, like GenAI and project management, as well as foundational subjects, like communication and leadership. Notably, 10% of those courses focused on GenAI , the fastest-growing skill for both 2024 and 2025.

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The Importance of Women’s Leadership in Higher Education

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

Firstly, education is a fundamental human right that should be accessible to all, regardless of gender. Things are looking up… There have been positive trends and progress in promoting women’s leadership in higher education in recent years. But we’re not there yet.

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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 advent of search engines has made acquiring knowledge more accessible, while generative AI has automated the communication of knowledge. It was suggested that these are distinctly human skills: relationship building, in-person communication, and leadership. Are we explicitly teaching these skills within the curriculum?

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Racialized Agency as a Buffer for K-16 Black Students in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, in certain courses and majors, Black students are often discouraged or deterred from pursuing them, specifically in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Outstanding talents are present in children and youth from all cultural groups, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.

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