article thumbnail

No Longer My Ministry: The State of Black Women in Academia Webinar Recording

ACPA

“No Longer My Ministry: The State of Black Women in Academia” Webinar Recording (February 15, 2024) Scholar and feminist bell hooks noted, “Choosing wellness is an act of political resistance.” This webinar explores the current experiences of Black women in academia. To view the recording, click here.

article thumbnail

Working-Class and working in higher education: possibilities and pedagogies

SRHE

by Carli Rowell This blog reports on presentations and discussion at an SRHE event on 1 February 2023. The talk addressed some key emerging findings shaping working-class doctoral researcher experiences of getting in and getting on in UK academia.

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Panelists Debate Solutions for Nigerian Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is little doubt that education will prove crucial to the economic development of Nigeria, a country where 63% of residents live with some form of deprivation. However, exactly what needs to be done for the educational system to reach its full potential is far less certain. Panelists at the 2023 Nigeria Higher Education Forum.

Education 103
article thumbnail

Friday news and events, March 31, 2023

#Deaning

College of Arts News and Events March 31, 2023 NEWS ◾ Congratulations to SOFAM faculty members, FASTWÜRMS, for being honoured with the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts. The Gryphon is a strange hybrid creature, like mathematics and literature, logic and nonsense, academia and popular culture, eagle and lion.

article thumbnail

The 5 trends that will predict the course of higher education

University Business

Over the past decade, we have heard the steady message that higher education is at a crossroads. Trends facing higher education suggest that we may finally be approaching the tipping point at which institutions must accelerate, transformation or face significant financial headwinds. Yet, change has happened in pockets, and slowly.

article thumbnail

College of Arts News and Events, March 24, 2023

#Deaning

This grant will help develop the Virtual Museum whose mission is to present, curate, and display in Presential, Digital, and Immersive Virtual formats all the contributions of the Hispanic-Latin American community in Canada to areas in the arts, culture, academia, science, literature, theatre, sports, entertainment, social work, media, among others.

article thumbnail

The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“She didn’t see herself as a pedagogue on high, she was in conversation with pop culture and events. Malaklou hosts events like "Evening with an Activist" at the bell hooks center, where students can learn tangible ways to make a difference outside of academia. But institutions can’t love us back.”

Academia 138