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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

Her book’s title is, of course, drawn from the 2002 bestseller, pastor Rick Warren’s blueprint for a Christian living in the 21 st century, a sort of “12-step”-like, 40-day program to introduce readers to Christian doctrine and faith. Input from the humanities is essential.

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What is a ‘research culture’?

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The British Academy points to ‘the impact and value research’ in the humanities and related disciplines ‘can deliver to policy makers and the wider public’. Teaching-only’, ‘Teaching and Scholarship’ and ‘Teaching-focussed’ academic jobs have become increasingly common. The Royal Society adopts the same wording.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The other $100 million will be used to establish the Center for the Inclusive Digital Transformation of Africa, a hub for a network of at African universities across the continent that will receive funding for faculty development, cutting-edge technology and engineering programs, and other initiatives. ambassador’s house.

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Reflections on the state of Chaucer studies (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

He considered him his earliest precursor, the father of English poetry and creator of literary English, powerful mythographies that have enjoyed a longue durée despite nuanced later scholarship. For about a century, this iconic status protected the medieval poet from being publicly impugned.