Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Image: Newly available data from the National Science Foundation suggest that the first full year of the pandemic had a major, negative impact on graduate students’ ability to finish their Ph.D.s. That was the first such dip since 2017, and experts said at the time that COVID-19 was probably a factor. percent decline in Ph.D.s

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 4, 2023

It is often used as a research method in the social sciences and is typically used to study underserved populations and how they experience life—such as homeless youth, victims of trauma, and many more. As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. The reality is very different.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was hired after a search that began in July to replace Lawrence S. Bacow, who announced in June that he would step down next year. Though Gay has not previously held a presidency, she has a long history with Harvard. She earned her Ph.D.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

And by the Monday following this reveal, Clemens—who in 2017 called himself an “outspoken conservative” faculty member and said he was “intrigued to learn of our administration’s interest in housing a conservative center”—was telling concerned faculty members the proposal isn’t what it sounds like.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 20, 2023

But a combination of competitive pressures, demographic patterns and accreditation requirements in one of its most job skill–focused undergraduate fields has led the private liberal arts institution to create its first-ever master’s degree—and to consider adding others. percent from the previous year and about 18.4

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University Business

AUGUST 11, 2023

In STEM, she’s doubled the university’s external funding for research and oversaw the completion of its Hall of Science. In STEM, she’s doubled the university’s external funding for research and oversaw the completion of its Hall of Science. We want a change in lifestyle for at least some time. Dr. Lonnie A.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The authors warn that limited access to active learning spaces may create a marginalizing force that pushes women, in particular, out of the sciences. In 2017, Educause identified active learning spaces as the year’s No. Yet the growth of active learning spaces remains incremental. The solution? Invest in active learning spaces.

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SRHE

MAY 11, 2023

The grants from these bodies are relatively large (for the arts, humanities and social sciences), and are typically expected to make a theoretical, not only empirical, contribution. When we look at the extant literature, there seems to be cause for concern.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

She co-founded the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee, which proposed and won an on-site childcare center and which continues to sponsor events on women’s issues in science. The institution even erected a multimedia display wall of 60 “trailblazing” female faculty members last summer.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

AUGUST 29, 2023

29 August · Episode 170 Improving Presidential Tenure and Effectiveness in Higher Education 30 Min · By Drumm McNaughton Insights for universities to cultivate longer and more impactful presidential tenures, resulting in greater stability, improved institutional performance, and strengthened relationships. This process is flawed.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Chad Orzel’s piece this week, “ Physics Is a Liberal Art ,” is a must-read. He’s a physicist who attended a small liberal arts college and works at another one, so he’s well acquainted with the various ways in which the term “liberal arts” is used.

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Edu Alliance Journal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

September 6, 2022 by Dean Hoke – The percentage of students without a post-secondary degree in the United States has been a widespread concern for decades. The most recent study dated 2017 shows the following: 30% of first-year students drop out before their second year of college. 730,556 students starting in 2011).

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