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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Howard University has appointed renowned historian and bestselling author Dr. Ibram X. Kendi significant expansion of the historically Black university's research capabilities. Kendi, a MacArthur Fellowship recipient and one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people, brings considerable scholarly credentials to the position.

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I remember seeing copies of Black Issues in Higher Education in various administrators’ offices at Albany State, the historically Black university where I was an undergraduate student journalist in the mid-1990s. I grew up reading more magazines than newspapers. The latter plays itself out most powerfully on the front cover.

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Insight Into Diversity Magazine Announces 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Today, Insight Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education, announced the 83 recipients of its 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award. The 2024 recipients will be featured in the September 2024 issue of Insight Into Diversity magazine.

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How significant is the role of the student press at UK universities?

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Often presented as a training ground for the country’s future journalists, the student press plays an important role in keeping UK universities and their various institutions to account. Student journalism takes a variety of forms, from print newspapers to digital magazines and from radio to podcasts. How is the student press funded?

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Wharton Online and OpenAI launch a new course on Coursera, “AI in Education: Leveraging ChatGPT for Teaching”

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Seventy-seven percent of faculty at four-year institutions do not think their university is prepared for AI-related changes. AI in Education empowers university and high school educators with essential GenAI knowledge and provides practical strategies to streamline and enhance teaching while enabling students to develop AI skills.

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Are Passkeys Right for Your University?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Passkeys are the latest version of an advanced web-based authentication, WebAuthn. Reducing the risk of phishing and data breaches, passkeys can be a great answer to the problem of passwords and two-factor authentication systems. What Are Passkeys? Passkeys are a form of public/private cryptography used for authentication.

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Tech Trends 2025: Can Technology Help Universities Avoid the Enrollment Cliff?

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Seventeen years ago, the United States economy hit a rough patch and, for that reason and many others, Americans stopped having as many kids. The phenomenon became known as the birth dearth, and in the years that followed, the economy rebounded but birth rates did not.