Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

More than 100 graduate students of color from 18 institutions gathered at Northern Illinois University (NIU) in February for the eighth annual Preparing Future Faculty of Color Conference , which strives to demystify having a career in academia. The conference theme was “Representation Matters!

Academia 95

Academia Students Provost Advise 95

University Business

JUNE 5, 2023

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.

Higher Education 94

Higher Education Education Retention Degree 94

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 8, 2023

Blog: Learning Innovation In a recent Bloomberg column, Tyler Cowen offers his diagnosis of what ails higher education. ” What does Cowen worry about when he worries about higher ed? The second troubling higher ed trend that Cowen mentions is the “ ongoing mental health crisis among America’s youth.

Higher Education 73

Higher Education Academia Computer Science Education 73

Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. has served as both an institutional oppressor of Black Americans and as a stronghold for resistance against racism and discrimination in society. During the civil rights era, HBCUs served as centers for Black resistance to segregation and disenfranchisement.

History 115

History Higher Education Education Empower 115

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 22, 2023

The webinar – hosted by UMich’s National Center of Institutional Diversity (NCID) – took place on Tuesday and was moderated by Edmund Graham, associate director of the NCID. Amidst the stressors of academia and social media, the panelists spoke about finding joy and taking breaks from being online. "In

Academia 98

Academia Humanities Education Leadership Scholarship 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 11, 2023

As the nation celebrates five decades of hip-hop, scholars and activists gathered on Friday at Howard University to consider the relationship between academia and the musical genre. Still, he and many other music enthusiasts feel they need to continue advocating for academic institutions to take the art form more seriously.

Academia 98

Academia Arts And Sciences Advocate Administration 98

SRHE

MARCH 6, 2023

It is now accepted that the ‘leaky pipeline’ of academia, whereby ‘non-traditional’ ( eg working-class, BAME) participants remain absent from professorial and higher managerial positions within UKHE is adversely affecting the diversity of scholarship and leadership.

Higher Education 63

Higher Education Academia Education Scholarship 63

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

population and workforce, the same cannot be said for academic institutions,” said Dr. Margarita Azmitia, a psychology professor at UC Santa Cruz and co-chair of the APA Task Force. According to the report, faculty of color can be subject to several “taxes” in academia. Meanwhile, despite totaling over 30% of the U.S.

Academia 124

Academia Faculty Retention Scholarship 124

University Business

MARCH 6, 2024

institutions still lags far behind. 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.

Institution 112

Institution Academia Provost Leadership 112

Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 24, 2023

Explaining or discussing faith can ignite heated, passionate and explosive debates in academia. And yet, faith has played and continues to play a large part in higher education. institution, was founded in 1636 to train Congregational clergy. Blog: Just Explain It to Me! In the U.S.,

Higher Education 54

Higher Education Education Humanities Organization 54

HEPI

APRIL 16, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Stephanie Marshall , Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London. But what is interesting, or perhaps frustrating for those within higher education, is that some long-standing, pre-existing hurdles remain. You can register your place here.

Higher Education 88

Higher Education Education Technology Academia 88

University Business

MAY 14, 2024

Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”

Humanities 119

Humanities Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Engineering 119

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 4, 2023

Technology Partnerships and Higher Education A Conversation With Drew Magliozzi, CEO of Mainstay Alan Thu, 05/11/2023 - 06:00 Chatbots Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight In our mission to promote equity in higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) highlights the strategies of our member institutions.

Technology 52

Technology Higher Education Education Retention 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Byrne to bring her commitment to access and equity to a new area of public higher education. Her goal is to provide an elite education without elitist practices that exclude communities of color and low-income people. The Macaulay Bridge Scholars program created a pathway to honors education for CUNY community college students.

Higher Education 111

Higher Education Education Deans Model 111

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 20, 2023

The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) will host its 8th annual early-career faculty professional development program, ELEVATE (Enriching Learning, Enhancing Visibility & Training Educators), this week. I arrived at ELEVATE wondering if the tenure track was right for me.

Professional Development 89

Professional Development Faculty Institution Academia 89

The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 17, 2023

17 October · Episode 177 Navigating Structural Disruption in Higher Education 35 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton This thought-provoking conversation dissects the structural disruptions in the higher education landscape. A glance back at the entertainment industry and how technology shifted the ground beneath it.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Academia Technology 52

University Business

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It’s no secret that the commercialization of generative AI tools is deeply impacting higher education. While implementing moral truisms to technology can be easier to preach than implement, the University of Utah may provide other institutions with the blueprint.

Higher Education 64

Higher Education Education Arts And Sciences Technology 64

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

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 114

Education Academia Educational Systems Professional Development 114

Creatrix Campus

JUNE 25, 2023

How the Choice Based Credit System can Improve the Quality of Higher Education in India editor Mon, 06/26/2023 - 01:39 A robust and high-quality higher education system plays a vital role in the advancement and prosperity of any nation in today's rapidly changing world. What is a Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS)?

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Learning Experience Empower 52

The PIE News

JANUARY 15, 2024

On the heels of India’s National Education Policy 2020, a recent think tank run by the government of India highlights the country’s dedication to establishing the region as a leading global hub of education with an emphasis on continued internationalisation and collaboration with foreign institutions.

Institution 78

Institution Academia Recruitment Policy 78

The PIE News

MAY 18, 2023

In a U-turn decision, the UK government is no longer planning to close the country’s 30 Confucius Institutes. A spokesperson for UK prime minister Rishi Sunak said, “We are taking action to remove all government funding from Confucius Institutes in the UK, but currently judge that it would be disproportionate to ban them.”

Institution 100

Institution Allocate Academia Scholarship 100

University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment. What can we do?

Liberal Arts 119

Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Institution Humanities 119

SRHE

JANUARY 20, 2023

It was an interesting week full of presentations and discussions around the theme of Mobilities in Higher Education. In the opening plenary talk, Emily Henderson invited us to reflect critically on the different ways in which mobilities of academics and students in higher education are discursively constructed.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Scholarship Policy 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 23, 2024

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Drum is joined by guest Cassie Sanchez, Director of Education at the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP), to discuss how institutions can tap into the often-overlooked pool of student veterans to drive enrollment, retention, and graduation rates. Insights from WSP's Director of Education.

Retention 76

Retention Academia Empower Higher Education 76

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

The president, the first Black woman to lead the institution, stands cast aside, not by her own hand, but by the very forces Harvard claims to oppose: prejudice, cowardice, and a grotesque disregard for basic fairness. Harvard, and by extension, the entire higher education community, needs to do more than issue platitudinous statements.

Academia 139

Academia Higher Education Equity Inclusivity 139

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

There is is a lot of discussion about what K-12 teachers do and don’t (mostly don’t) receive in terms of training in culturally relevant pedagogy, and it is often traced back to teacher education programs. Specifically, 44% of teachers in K-12 education reported that they very often or always feel burned out at work.

Education 105

Education Equity Academia Higher Education 105

MindMax

MARCH 18, 2024

Public sentiment about higher education altered considerably over the past decade. And I have to confess that even I—someone who has spent my career enmeshed in higher education—have come to understand and, to some extent, share their perspective. More Americans are questioning the value of a 4-year degree.

Degree 130

Degree College Higher Education Academia 130

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I am aging faster in academia. It is no secret that women scholars of color die earlier in academia and are less likely to be in leadership positions in upper administration in higher education institutions. Tricia Hersey, author of Rest is Resistance, reminds us academia is the headquarters for grind culture.

Academia 128

Academia Higher Education Humanities Achievement 128

University Business

MAY 3, 2024

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. The new president isn’t a newcomer.

Arts And Sciences 110

Arts And Sciences Liberal Arts Academia Facilities 110

University Business

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

In his 2011 The New Yorker essay , Harvard professor Louis Menand conceptualized the function of higher education in three ways: to develop life skills, enhance career prospects and improve social status. “It takes courage to be an institution of education, and it takes courage to develop it in other people,” she says.

Liberal Arts 105

Liberal Arts Arts And Sciences Education Academia 105

Coursera blog

APRIL 17, 2024

Today, I am excited to announce that Coursera is the first online learning platform to receive the Authorized Instructional Platform designation from the American Council of Education (ACE©) for academic integrity, security, and rigor of its learning experience. Validate that learners’ educational investment is recognized by the market.

Education 52

Education Learning Experience Degree Academia 52

Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 8, 2024

Since the eighties, women comprised a majority on college campuses while institutional leadership remained predominantly male. The 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings have been released, and analysis reveals that, for the first time, 50 of the top 200 institutions are led by women.

Academia 111

Academia University Ranking Leadership Provost 111

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Grace” Jinliu Wang will become the 17th president of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), effective Apr. WPI is a world-class institution with a unique and vital approach to teaching, learning, and discovery. Dr. Grace Wang “WPI’s founding principles of theory and practice resonate strongly with me,” Wang said.

Institution 93

Institution Engineering Academia Provost 93

Creatrix Campus

MARCH 17, 2022

ABET Accreditation for higher education - everything you need to know. How Creatrix Campus can help your institute attain ABET Accreditation? Being a larger provider of Education suites in India with branches in Texas US, you can expect outstanding service & support from the team. Thu, 03/17/2022 - 10:32.

Higher Education 52

Higher Education Education Engineering Organization 52

The Change Leader, Inc.

OCTOBER 2, 2021

In this second post of our five-part series on Embracing a New Higher Education Governance Model , we discuss the updated board duties in higher ed and how boards can embrace their new roles and responsibilities as they work to meet the challenges facing colleges and universities today.

Model 52

Model Higher Education Education Leadership 52

Gray Associates

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Discover the transformative power of AI across industries and academia, from reshaping job markets to fueling scientific discovery. Dive into the booming demand for AI talent, the rise of specialized programs in higher education, and the real-world applications of AI in fields like marketing and materials science.

Academia 52

Academia Higher Education Institution Education 52

The PIE News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Announcement about the Method of Teaching and Education in 2022-2023 Spring Semester pic.twitter.com/eYssHduvCV — Istanbul Technical University (@itu1773en) February 17, 2023 Many have also spoken out on social media, using the hashtag #onlineegitimistemiyoruz, which translates to “we do not want online education”.

Education 81

Education Academia Students Schooling 81