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Harvard Biological Engineering Institute Receives $350M Gift

Inside Higher Ed

“Since its founding 13 years ago, the Wyss Institute has been devoted to breaking down silos within and between academia and industry,” said Harvard University president Larry Bacow. In the spring of 2023, the 375 full-time employees will move to a new headquarters in Boston near Harvard Medical School.

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The Catalysts for Competency-Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessments Have Arrived

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Worse, in this new era of economic, geopolitical, rapid technological advancement (e.g., Mr. Hadhad was midway through medical school when he fled Syria. Here’s a guy who was halfway through medical school when he arrived. Meanwhile, a significant and growing percentage of U.S.

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Oil money undermines academic autonomy (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

But if top universities genuinely want to lead, a key roadblock remains: around the nation and the world, leading institutions are structurally unprepared for the fossil fuel industry’s assault on the interests and values of academia. Academia is founded on the premise of truth seeking.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

Insight Into Diversity

This academic and professional development initiative encourages and assists students from underrepresented groups to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and math. . Building Pathways to Academia — Columbia University in the City of New York. Minority Male Initiative — Broward College.