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Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Howard University's achievement of R1 status demonstrates our research capacity and reaffirms our deep commitment to tackling society's most pressing questions through cutting-edge scholarship and technological innovation, Vinson said.

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Don’t Just Witness History; Seize the Opportunity to Shape It

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They award 24% of all bachelor’s degrees received by African Americans in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. It has already made history, with an HBCU graduate as the first presidential nominee of either of the two major parties. Yet each of us has the power to shape events in real time.

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Howard University Taps Antiracist Scholar Ibram X. Kendi to Head New Advanced Studies Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The institute will focus on interdisciplinary research addressing global African diaspora issues, including studies on race, technology, climate change, and systemic disparities. I have had my eye on the Mecca my entire career, studying its history and witnessing what Howard means to the culture.

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How will technology change education in the future?

HEPI

There is a long history of people getting their predictions about the future of technology, including the future of technology in education, wrong. 1596, 21 April to 4 May 2023, page 20) The role of the human is also vital to the use of new technology in improving the student experience. appeared first on HEPI.

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Community College Leader Dr. Walter Bumphus to Step Down After Transformative Era

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The announcement marks the end of a chapter for community colleges that saw dramatic shifts in workforce development, educational technology, and the role of two-year institutions in American society. His 15-year leadership of AACC stands as the second-longest in the organization's history.

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N.C. A&T Receives $4.8M NIH Grant to Study Alzheimer's Disease

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A&T’s College of Science and Technology, successfully secured the grant. We have to help ourselves by harnessing the resources and the strengths that are part of the Black community and its history. Dr. Travonia Brown-Hughes, COAACH director and an associate professor in N.C.

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AI for everyone – but not everything

HEPI

Projects include rethinking historical skills assessment with LLMs in Classics and Ancient History and student-led hackathons on detecting bias in AIs. Exeters Education Incubator offers opportunities for staff to explore pedagogic innovation in partnership with students, with the intention of scaling up successful interventions.

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