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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Lynch-Sauer, J.,

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. Lynch-Sauer, J.,

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

Redesigning learning spaces has been part of the AAU’s Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative, which launched in 2011, and active learning classrooms on some campuses predate that effort. ” Bruff continued, “Part of this is matching [and] making the most of it.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

Creatrix Campus

Over the years, the HEC has played a key role in developing and promoting the higher education system in the country, by implementing policies and initiatives to improve the quality of education, encouraging collaboration between higher education institutions and industry, and providing funding opportunities for students and institutions.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some are focusing on faculty development, digital technology, basic needs, other areas beyond what we’ve asked in the past. We ask them where they want to be in the next three years in serving these students and what they’re going to invest in to reach that goal. Arreola, director of UIC’s Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives.

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Carnegie Mellon–Africa receives $275M investment

Inside Higher Ed

The graduate school has offered two-year master’s degrees through CMU’s renowned college of engineering since 2011. million investment in the institution, and in higher education development across Africa. Image: Carnegie Mellon University–Africa in Kigali, Rwanda, is the only American campus on the entire continent.

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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. She also presents regularly on topics related to pedagogy and faculty development.