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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated.

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Generative AI & the Evolution of Academic Librarianship

ACRLog

Near the end of August, my dean notified the library faculty of a course offered through ALA’s eLearning platform. I enjoyed the course and found the lesson on prompt engineering to be the most intriguing. Prompt engineering is strategizing your generative AI input to obtain your desired output.

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Nursing Schools Teach Advocacy Skills to Help Advance Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

The University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON) is embedding policy discussions and advocacy initiatives throughout its curriculum. To ensure their success and help them find their voices, more and more nursing students are learning advocacy skills so they can engage in policy change in meaningful ways. Sarah Szanton.

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Sustainability school faces backlash over fossil fuel funds

Inside Higher Ed

from Stanford in the 1980s and went on to become one of the leading scholars of climate science history, as well as a fierce advocate for the role of academia in advancing urgent climate solutions. Signatories include Rodolfo Dirzo, an associate dean at the Doerr School who is also a professor of environmental science.

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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Dr. Elmer Guy first came to Crownpoint Institute of Technology in 1999 as dean of instruction, he could not have known that, 24 years later, he would oversee the institution’s renaming to Navajo Technical University (NTU). It became the first tribal college and university, or TCU, to offer a Ph.D.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. I thought I could make more of a difference at MIT because of its unique role in science and engineering.” regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout 2022, Ball State University has made significant progress on its five-year Inclusive Excellence Plan, which aims to advance broad DEI goals across the university, including campus culture, policies and infrastructure, and recruitment and retention. Building Pathways to Academia — Columbia University in the City of New York.