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3 Key Themes at the CFES Brilliant Pathways Conference

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One reason is that it provides valuable insight into what the next generation is thinking about. Ideally, people learn for their whole lives, from K-12 to adult education. Higher education leaders must be thinking about who they’re bringing into their environments and whether the environments they’re creating meet students’ needs.

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Learn Always: The Power of Saying, “I Don’t Know”

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In contrast, our proposal started by frankly admitting that we didn’t yet know the optimal plan—but that we’d figure it out together. Understandably, this approach can make people uncomfortable. Curiosity compels people to ask good, hard questions to dig deeper and learn more. Uncertainty often does.

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Reflection & Predictions: A Conversation on Higher Education Trends

MindMax

What do higher education leaders worry about the most? What gives them hope for the future of our field? Reflections: What are Higher Education Leaders Most Worried About? First, I asked the panelists to tell me about what’s been disturbing them lately. Most people didn’t believe it would until they tried it.

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Nurturing student learning and motivation through the application of cognitive science

Deans for Impact

As a member of our Aspiring Teachers as Tutors Network (ATTN) policy workgroup, McNeil drew from best practices implemented through TutorND to inform our recently released policy framework , which advocates for solutions to accelerate student learning and strengthen the teacher pipeline. But where to start?

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tressie McMillan Cottom wants her work to meet people where they are, and to do so, she uses many platforms and intersects multiple disciplines. Culture is this place where we try to make sense of a really complex world in our own little local context,” says McMillan Cottom. However, her strategy is simple ; she starts with culture.

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Betsy Cohen, St. Louis Mosaic Project, US

The PIE News

Mosaic’s goal is to attract and retain international people to St. Tell us about a defining moment in your career. Research showed that the region needs international people for their skills and cultures, to add to our population and diversity. It keeps me up thinking about how we can keep talented people here.

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Thoughts From A Search Committee Chair Running Two Searches

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These roles opened up due to faculty retirements and gave the department and I a chance to reflect on what our institution needs right now. For weeks, I’ve been thinking about how to write a blog post about this experience. Our research was inspired by that experience and the emotions we felt as we went on the job market.