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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tressie McMillan Cottom McMillan Cottom is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill and a senior principal researcher at UNC’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life. She is also a columnist for the New York Times, an award-winning author, and a 2020 MacArthur Fellow.

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2017, hip-hop became the most streamed genre in the United States of America. While hip-hop may not often be referenced as tantamount with higher education, many artists have referenced the academe within their works. 3. Big Sean (“Sacrifices”, 2017) “The human race is all about pacing. Dr. Jeremy C.

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As microcredentials boom, employers' hiring platforms fumble

Inside Higher Ed

In a perfect world, technology would streamline the communication process. “There’s valuable educational and skill information hiding in plain sight with regard to some of these candidates,” said Sean Gallagher, executive professor of educational policy at Northeastern University and a co-author of the study.

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OEE Scholar Interview Series: Dr. Sharla Berry

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Her research has been featured in many academic journals including Online Learning and the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning , and at academic conferences including the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE).

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Africa meets Europe

The PIE News

The group also influences European educational policy and develops best practice through mutual exchange of experience. The Charter will unite networks, such as Coimbra, higher education organisations, funders, governments, policy bodies and publishers to co-create equitable partnerships putting Africa at the forefront.

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Germany: international first-years fill demographic decline

The PIE News

.” One federal state, Baden-Württemberg, introduced fees for non-EU students in 2017/18 , but has already announced the fees will be abolished in the next months. TU München in Bavaria said it would begin charging non-EU students fees from the 2024/25 winter semester.

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Food for thought: takeaways from the 2023 Teaching Excellence Framework

HEPI

There has been a decrease in the number of institutions awarded Gold, 20% compared to 35% in 2017, but this is subject to change as ‘pending’ outcomes are finalised. A 2018 survey by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) found that 73% of students said that the TEF had influenced their decision of where to study.