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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

In a 2020 book entitled The Purpose-Driven University , Debbie Haski-Leventhal, a professor of Management at Macquarie University and a scholar of corporate social responsibility, argues that the universities need to become more mission, vision, and value focused and to place a greater emphasis to their social impact.

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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’. A Concordat and Agreements Review (April 2023) formed a joint attempt to define ‘research culture’ initiated by Universities UK, UKRI and Wellcome. Oxford and Cambridge took note.

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Using Tentacular Pedagogy to change the HE culture

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UNESCO (2021 ) have called for HE to ‘repair injustices while transforming the future’ by 2050, with a new ‘social contract’ that prioritises ‘human dignity and cultural diversity’, plus ‘care, reciprocity, and solidarity’. Three Hearts and Nine Minds. TP features three EDI tenets and nine dimensions. Creativity, Community and Co-Creation.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Carnegie Mellon University–Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, is the only American campus on the entire continent. As of now there are seven universities participating in the program; CMU hopes to grow that to 10. Yesterday, CMU, the Rwandan government and the MasterCard Foundation announced a “transformational” $275.7

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

Nicole Grewling is an associate professor of German studies and of humanities at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where she has taught language, literature, and culture courses since 2011. Maynard is the director of the Teaching and Scholarship Hub at the University of Richmond. Katherine S. link] Farrand, P.,

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

Nicole Grewling is an associate professor of German studies and of humanities at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where she has taught language, literature, and culture courses since 2011. Maynard is the director of the Teaching and Scholarship Hub at the University of Richmond. Katherine S. link] Farrand, P.,

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Reflections on the state of Chaucer studies (opinion)

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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. Student groups and universities have been challenging and removing not only Chaucer, but all medieval literature from their curricula.