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AAMU’s STEM boon carves career paths for HBCU students

University Business

Alabama A&M University and HBCUs at large are some of the most underfunded state universities in the nation, fighting year after year for supplemental grants, scholarships and business partnerships to keep their students competitive in the workforce. Students pursuing this will receive scholarships and assistance with job placement.

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

SRHE

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. Nevertheless, the questioning of one’s place (am I right to be here?);

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Scholarship is constantly pushing in new directions, and we knew how many people, perspectives and kinds of expertise were being left out of these important conversations about building better books. Offers more guidance on reviewing different modalities of scholarship. Encourages creativity in peer review.

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The Promise and Challenges of AI in Higher Ed

WCET Frontiers

Faculty at dozens of other institutions have been granted access to the course through course licenses and scholarships. Many students struggled with prompt engineering and needed clear guidance on how to use it effectively, preferring to use AI-powered writing assistants like Wordtune instead of ChatGPT.

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“Narrow” awareness of partnership risks

The PIE News

Giving evidence during the meeting on UK university engagement with autocracies, which focused heavily on China, Universities UK CEO Vivienne Stern insisted that member universities were following the organisation’s guidance on partnerships with institutions in autocratic countries.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Inside Higher Ed

Advisers then follow up with each student individually to offer support and provide guidance. Our Pillars Scholars program supports first-year African American students, including by providing scholarships and opportunities to engage in community-based, social justice opportunities. Around 20 percent enter graduate school.

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A pathway to graduate school for Latinx students

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Latinx students can have a tough time navigating the numerous structural and institutional challenges that work against them in academia, especially when it comes to attending and succeeding in graduate school. Also, doing that work can and should be done in connection with community.