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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even within the supposedly safe confines of academia, we are not immune to these oppressive practices. During an address at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on Feb. 8, 2018, Ms. Trickey shared her insights on the ongoing struggles of public schools and the pivotal role of educators in driving positive change.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector.

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For the first time, over 25% of the world’s 200 best institutions are led by women

University Business

While there has been little movement to address this gap, a new report from Times Higher Education (THE) suggests that colleges and universities are moving steadily—if slowly—in the right direction. Their exit from the world of elite academia means that the U.S. However, the number of women U.S.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. From a cultural perspective, Jocson (2018) determined that ethnographic application supports racially and cultural and minority student learning. Andragogy: A theory in practice in higher education. Likewise, Lambeth et al.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. From a cultural perspective, Jocson (2018) determined that ethnographic application supports racially and cultural and minority student learning. Andragogy: A theory in practice in higher education. Likewise, Lambeth et al.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. But for women, that number falls to around $61,000.

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Innovate With Us at the University Innovation Alliance’s National Summit

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In many sectors, meeting a current demand seems to drive innovation, yet this principle doesn’t and shouldn’t apply in the world of higher education. For a taste of our previous Summit’s energy, positivity, and spirit, check out this highlight reel from 2018. (We We still break out in smiles every time we watch this!)