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UCD appoints first female president in 169 years

The PIE News

“Professor Orla Feely is an exceptional person who has the drive and ambition to lead UCD as a public university that values its community, sets standards, and embraces wider participation in order to make a real impact on society,” O’Connor said.

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A Multipronged Approach to Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance the HBCU Mission

Faculty Focus

Her role involves guiding innovation in instructional technologies and fostering a culture of educational improvement and accessibility through collaboration with university leadership and faculty. With a background in engineering, he is passionate about the use of technology in higher education. P., & Lau, H. link] Lee, J.

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A Multipronged Approach to Harnessing Virtual Reality to Advance the HBCU Mission

Faculty Focus

Her role involves guiding innovation in instructional technologies and fostering a culture of educational improvement and accessibility through collaboration with university leadership and faculty. With a background in engineering, he is passionate about the use of technology in higher education. P., & Lau, H. link] Lee, J.

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Generative AI in Higher Education: A 360-Degree Approach

Helix Education

It can analyze current industry trends, job market demands, and emerging technologies to assist universities and faculty in designing both relevant messaging and positioning as well as an up-to-date curriculum. Prompt engineering is going to be another advanced approach to fetch responses to search queries that are more personalized.

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Securing research funding: practical support for academics

HEPI

We examine the role of university leadership in supporting funding applications, identify funding opportunities emerging from relationships and networks, and discuss the services provided by research support offices. An important resource for any funding proposal writer is the research support office.

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Texas A&M’s botched faculty hiring reaches top of the ladder, claims president’s job

University Business

The Rudder Association emailed university leadership advising against McElroy’s hire, suggesting it avoid “the divisive ideology of identity politics,” according to The New York Times. This philosophy has become taboo in Texas since the governor banned such initiatives in higher education in June.

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“Fighting talk, and absolutely right at last to be so.” Sir Anthony Seldon responds to the new Blueprint from Universities UK

HEPI

Universities at the time were providing over 300,000 jobs, and contributing over £200 billion to the economy – some 8.5% The quality of ministerial leadership under David Willetts and Jo Johnson was broadly supportive and engaged. Government now joined in the media and public game of university bashing.