Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 25, 2023

Compared to the average person living in urban areas, people in rural communities often suffer from more inadequate access to healthcare, experience lower quality of care, and have higher mortality risk, Hung said in an email. She has spent the better part of 14 years in this field. Hung earned her Ph.D. They made a difference in my life.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2023

Dr. Nemat “Minouche” Shafik, an economist whose career has focused on public policy and academia, has been named as the next president of Columbia University in New York City. She replaces Lee C. Bollinger, who announced last year that he will retire in July.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education's 2024 Emerging Scholars shared sentiments of drive, hope, community, and validation during a webinar Thursday. It's been something that has sustained me in academia, the service work that I do,” said Dr. Melva Treviño Peña, an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island. “To

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HEPI

APRIL 16, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly written by Stephanie Marshall , Vice-Principal (Education) at Queen Mary University of London. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about a host of new challenges for universities. Managing the juggling act Balancing research and teaching is a delicate act for any university.

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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.

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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.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Blog: Learning Innovation Should top university leadership roles be open to non-PhDs? " The (mostly) accepted consensus within academia is that a terminal degree is almost always table stakes for most academic leadership roles. Increasingly, I've become convinced that the answer to this question should be "yes."

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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.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 21, 2022

On the eve of the publication of the HEPI Policy Note with Handshake , How can you help me? While one roundtable guest pointed out that continuation and progression rates are generally less good for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, HEPI has previously covered the fact that UK universities have very low non-continuation rates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Walker has become dean of the Wake Forest University School of Divinity, effective immediately. These cross-school relationships and with areas like Wake the Arts and Campus Life have resulted in remarkable offerings that greatly enrich the intellectual life of our university.” Dr. Corey D. Institute of Peace U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2024

Do not leave anything valuable solely on university computing. (Of Of course, this doesn’t mean violating intellectual property, university policies, or doing anything illegal with student records, protected data, etc. Frankly you need that list handy every day you work for a university. Follow state laws.) (2)

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Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Press coverage of recent cryptocurrency disruptions and the significant staff reductions at Twitter and Meta is giving pause for thought amongst investors and futurists, as well as university leaders considering the future of the Metaverse. Whether this gaming trend will fruitfully spill over into academia, I am doubtful.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In 2016, I received a scholarship of £9,000 to pursue my undergraduate studies at Coventry University. On one hand, I had received a full scholarship to pursue an MSc in Social Innovation at Glasgow Caledonian University. Fast forward to 2021, and I found myself facing a pivotal decision.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Kayon Hall wants to change the way academia thinks about undocumented students. Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Black undocumented students] are invisibilized.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Former University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) Chancellor Dr. Rebecca Blank died Feb. Dr. Rebecca Blank Blank stepped down from the role in 2022 to become the first female president of Northwestern University, was one of the longest-serving chancellors in recent UWM history, having led the school for almost 10 years. She held a Ph.D.

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SRHE

APRIL 10, 2024

by Roz Collings It was University Mental Health day on Thursday 14 th March 2024. This is a national UK project organised by Student Minds and University Mental Health Advisory Network, aiming to start a conversation to ensure university wide mental health is a priority.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Can a research-intensive university also be learning- and learner-centered, as dedicated to the quality of students’ educational experience as it is to scholarship, publication and invention? None were pedagogues; they were mentors, who treated me as if I had ideas worth considering.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Racial and gender inequities still plague the field of educational measurement, from professional rank to salary, across academia, industry, and leadership roles. Rodriguez said he hopes to learn more about these written responses, particularly as they relate to leadership positions both in academia and the industry.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 29, 2023

At a time when anti-Black sentiment permeates every level of our educational system, the need for educators who are anti-racist, equity-minded, and culturally sustaining is critical , and the stakes, particularly for Black students, are arguably greater in higher education than in K-12. Dr. Donna Y. Have you asked?

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SRHE

JANUARY 26, 2024

by Jess Pilgrim-Brown University discourse, policy, and practice has focused increasingly on access, widening participation and inclusion over the course of the last thirty years ( Heath et al , 2013 ).

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 31, 2023

The biggest topic in higher education right now, at least in my opinion, is artificial intelligence. There are various stories in higher education news about what impact AI will have on students, instructors, and the education field at large. I’ve released assignments from this course under a CC-BY SA 4.0,

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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.

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HEPI

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

HEPI is running a series of blogs on the changing faces of academia in collaboration with the British Academy. This post was kindly contributed by Chi Zhang, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, School of International Relations, University of St Andrews. UK Universities and China , HEPI Report 132, 9 July 2020.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Across the higher education landscape, the challenge of attracting adult learners to higher education has become universal. As a college based in the UK, the choice and opportunity for adults reentering education tends to be limited. So why are rates of adult learners entering higher education dropping?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

Brian Blake, President, Georgia State University. Higher Ed Leadership. Brian Blake on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast as he approached his one-year anniversary of becoming President at Georgia State University. Similarities Between Industry and Academia. Georgia State University. A Conversation With M. Weekly Wisdom.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As the work of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) in higher education has expanded, several institutions have recognized the need to create a clearer and more comprehensive pathway for individuals interested in serving as DEI advocates and leaders.

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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.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

Ted Mason, PhD In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions in higher education, experts in the field of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) are at a crossroads. In your view, how will this decision affect academia in the long term?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Half of the top 20 bachelor’s degrees of Black STEM PhD recipients from 2010–20 were earned at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Also, graduates of such schools are not likely to receive offers for positions in academia. “If If you look at Black students who get STEM PhDs, so many of them start at HBCUs.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We write today centering the needs and experiences of fat students who sometimes struggle to find fit and space within academia. They refer both to individual bigoted beliefs as well as institutional policies designed to marginalize fat people.” Unlike Goldilocks, fat students should not be viewed as intruders within higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 16, 2022

” After the Ivory Tower Falls is a book we in academia should be engaging with. Bunch’s thesis that the deep political and cultural divisions that increasingly define the US can be traced to failures of higher education around access, costs, debt, and relevance will make for a fascinating campus conversation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 19, 2023

Rutgers University. University of Michigan. The University of California. Temple University. University of Illinois at Chicago. These are some of the schools embroiled in a wave of recent strikes in higher education in the U.S., The New School. Multiple strikes across the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

On Friday, professors, executives, and non-profit leaders gathered at the Harvard Club of New York for a series of discussions on how education can help Nigeria achieve its economic goals. The discussions made up the bulk of the 2023 Nigeria Higher Education Forum, a morning-long event put on by the Nigeria Higher Education Forum (NHEF).

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

We consider this a timely intervention, in the context of a rapidly changing student demography, indicated in the popular usage of such terms as ‘hyper-diversification’ (Atherton and Mazhari, 2020) within HE policy discourse, and corroborated in recent projections by the professional membership body, Advance HE. Amira Samatar, MA Ed.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Griffin, the dean of the College of Education at the University of Maryland. Griffin, associate professor of higher education and student affairs at the University of Maryland “Our country is diversifying quickly,” she said. That means making sure that people get tenure and stay in academia. Dr. Kimberly A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

. — remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. The joy has now turned to sadness as a new law in Texas has dismantled diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) offices and programs at publicly funded universities. These are the real impacts.” of non-LGBTQ people.

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ACRLog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I enrolled in the course and learned about the development and usage of generative AI and machine learning, current discussions around AI, opportunities and challenges for AI usage in higher education, and how to engage AI as an academic librarian.

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