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Writer-Professor Explores the Voyage of ‘Becoming'

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On the Other Side of Heaven – 1957 , a fiction piece, received recognition and praise and was later reprinted in the journal Reverie: Midwest African American Literature , in 2011. Entering higher ed and academia, she went on to earn a B.A. The prose was in English, and the dialogue was in Spanish. It just made sense to me.

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Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education?

University Business

In his 2011 The New Yorker essay , Harvard professor Louis Menand conceptualized the function of higher education in three ways: to develop life skills, enhance career prospects and improve social status.

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ALTO marks 25 years and looks to the future

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Christopher Thebing, managing partner of College of English Language in California said, “I joined ALTO around 2011 because it was recommended to me by a colleague. The association also revealed a new logo and website to enhance its growing community of professional development events, members and sector wide initiatives it is pursuing.

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China fails in effort to get top expatriates to return

Inside Higher Ed

Wang and his colleague surveyed more than 400 researchers who were approached for the program’s first four cohorts starting in 2011. The findings also suggest that, once they returned home, some YTT scientists struggled to “reintegrate into China’s academia,” causing their research output to slow down.

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Free speech principles aren't just for students (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

This procession of public officials into academia is no doubt alluring to both the former public officials and the universities. This procession of public officials into academia is no doubt alluring to both the former public officials and the universities.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

University Business

Corcoran won out against two other presidential prospects with extensive experience in academia. CNN revealed that Sulmasy, a retired Coast Guard captain, had been accused of engaging in “flirtatious” and “inappropriate” communications with a former cadet in 2013 and verbally harassed another in 2011.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

Drawing on over two decades in academia, Michele Poulos specializes in general psychology, social psychology, and human growth and development. I encourage you to let your students be creative, and I think you’ll see the whole learning process change—hopefully you’ll learn something along the way too. Janzen, K.