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2023 PIEoneer Awards finalists revealed

The PIE News

The UK represents heavily in the student support category, with Study Group, FTI Consulting, University of Bristol and QA Higher Education all joining Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences from the Netherlands and studentVIP in Canada as finalists.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Diversifying Our Curing Community (DOCC) Arkansas State University College of Science and Mathematics DOCC seeks to increase the number of under-represented students accepted into medical schools. Biomedical Sciences Enrichment Program: Mentorship and Workforce Development Charles R.

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Plan B Propels Engineer to Higher Ed Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Growing up in Malaysia, Lim wanted to skip college, join the military and pursue the dream of becoming a pilot. He attended a school that specialized in science and while still a teenager in 1983 came alone to the United States to pursue higher education. In a career that has included both academia and the private sector, Dr. Teik C.

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Creating career-ready graduates

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

April is Community College Month, a time to celebrate the broad impact of our nation’s community colleges. Lorain County Community College. LCCC’s history of serving the community stretches back to 1963 when the need was recognized for a local college to create higher education access and a bridge to gainful employment.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

A second tradition, originally associated with Oxford and Cambridge, emphasized the transmission of culture and character development in a residential college setting. These four traditions co-exist uneasily within the contemporary college and university. Priorities conflict.