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New Zealand: visa applications 25% off pre-Covid figures as recovery continues

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One year previous in 2013/14, 2,662 had been rejected compared with the 14,917 approved. There are plenty of articles and news stories identifying challenges being faced by other countries,” he said. The rejection rates among Indian applicants have returned to pre-Covid figures, but have not reached the peak in the mid-2010s.

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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Collaborators will have to agree to publish digitally using Creative Commons licenses; use only the publishing platforms and resources provided by UVM Press; forgo processing charges, subscription fees, and membership requirements; engage in peer review; and maintain a rolling publication schedule for journal articles.

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Texas consortium of 44 colleges strikes deal with Elsevier

Inside Higher Ed

The consortium—known as the Texas Library Coalition for United Action—announced last month that it had reached a deal with Elsevier that is expected to improve access to scholarship, afford researchers greater control over their work and save the member institutions millions. Some laud the agreement as historic.

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A professor's job is endangered for teaching about race

Inside Higher Ed

” According to his university biography, Joeckel’s scholarship is about issues of importance to Christian higher education (and others). Lewis Phenomenon: Christianity and the Public Sphere (2013) and Golden Notes , a novel (2016). His articles on a wide variety of subjects—18th-century British literature, C.S.

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Disability as a Valuable Form of Diversity, Not a Deficit

Faculty Focus

This article will explore how educators can move away from this kind of pathological approach to better help autistic students succeed academically. My lived experience with a disability and my professional positionality in disability scholarship and education systems is driving my efforts. American Psychiatric Association (2013).

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Renaming of the Voices of Inclusion Award to the Nancy J. Evans Voices of Inclusion Award

ACPA

Dr. Evans provided leadership and service throughout her career in higher education as a Professor at Iowa State University (1997-2013), Associate Professor at Pennsylvania State University (1993-1997), Associate Professor at Western Illinois University (1985-1993), and Assistant Professor at Indiana University (1980-1985).

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OEE Scholar Interview Series: David S. Byers, MSW, Ph.D.

ACPA

We’re excited to highlight the scholarship of David S. Another prominent group effect is scapegoating ( Byers, 2013 ; Byers & Cerulli, 2021 ). Byers , MSW, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Bryn Mawr College Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research. Interested in learning more about Dr. Byers? link] Byers, D.

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