Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 13, 2023

The semester-long program involves a workshop, peer coaching and a networking event featuring participants’ stories. “Storytelling is a big part of how I teach communication, in terms of the science of storytelling and its ability to persuade and move people,” Westergaard shares.

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APRIL 4, 2023

With the discipline facing a surge of scrutiny in the wake of a viral New Yorker article published in late February called “ The End of the English Major ,” English faculty are employing a range of efforts to give their field new relevancy and pizzazz.

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MARCH 16, 2023

In a science class, this means getting students outside, looking at the world and asking questions about it, learning in groups about how to design experiments to find answers. Even and especially in disciplines we think of as essential, we need to shift to hands-on, experiential learning and side-by-side collaboration.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

A majority of LLCs are centered around academics: prehealth, engineering, business, honors , ROTC or music and performing arts. Called Women in Math, Science and Engineering (WIMSE) and housed at Cawthon Hall, the LLC promotes women’s success in STEM. colleges as innovative examples of creating community in residential living.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

Nine other works are currently in development and represent a broad disciplinary range: Africana studies, American studies, archaeology and the ancient world, ethnic studies, history, history of art and architecture, Italian studies, literary arts, and performance studies.

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Inside Higher Ed

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Limerick,” Chris Whitney, the board’s vice chair and brand commissioner for the state of Colorado’s Department of Agriculture, wrote to Glen Krutz, CU Boulder’s dean of arts and sciences. “This has been a process that did not come with transparency, forthrightness and clear and steady communication.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Meredith College, a private women’s liberal arts institution in Raleigh, N.C., Image: Some colleges and universities have offered mental health days or experimented with work-from-home policies to address burnout and low employee morale during the pandemic. Participants don’t have to use their vacation days anymore.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

Instead, it now holds its national meetings activities at the much smaller, more intimate summer event known as Mathfest. Many attendees were members of at least one of the organizations—and often only one. In short, since 2022, the Mathematical Association of America has no longer shared management of the Joint Math Meetings.

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Helix Education

APRIL 21, 2024

A case study for small liberal arts colleges This really hit home for me earlier this year when I was invited to represent the university that I work for at the inauguration of a new president at my alma mater, West Virginia Wesleyan College. The news has not been good. percent between 2015 and 2019.” percent between 2015 and 2019.”

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Gay, currently the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was hired after a search that began in July to replace Lawrence S. Bacow, who announced in June that he would step down next year. Though Gay has not previously held a presidency, she has a long history with Harvard. She earned her Ph.D.

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MARCH 6, 2023

in educational leadership from the University of New England that he earned after getting a bachelor’s degree in political science and government and a master’s degree from Western Illinois University. He now has a Ph.D.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Image: Citing a structural deficit and the need to cut at least $1.5 million in faculty salaries while increasing its student-faculty ratio, Allegheny College in Pennsylvania charged a task force with reviewing its academic programs. Unanswered Questions. So why was Chinese targeted? “Why was Chinese language and culture cut?

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU ) has expanded efforts to advance the recruitment and retention of diverse students and employees. Still University of Health Sciences (ATSU ) has expanded efforts to advance the recruitment and retention of diverse students and employees. View the full list of 2023 recipients here.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The college also boasts successful performing arts, nursing and biotechnology programs. ” Ward had been interested in animal sciences since high school, when she attended a zoology magnet program in Southern California and first learned about Moorpark’s program. Life as a Zookeeper.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

I did not know there would be a resolution about it, I did not know there would be media events around it, I’m telling you what I was trying to do. David Boliek, chairman of Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees, was rather specific in a Jan. 28 interview on Fox and Friends. million next year but $12.7

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FEBRUARY 7, 2023

“Every time I taught it, it kind of doubled,” said Duma, professor of engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. Image: The first time Stefan Duma offered his in-person Concussion Perspectives course at Virginia Tech, 50 students enrolled. “Absolutely not.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

Our class, “Banned Books and School Policy,” related to education, of course, but also touched on sociology, political science, history, English literature, religion, and public policy. Many colleges and universities around the country offer First-Year Seminars (FYS) or First-Year Experiences (FYE).

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

Studies indicate that a majority of U.S. workers value diversity in the workplace and want their companies to implement inclusive policies. For example, Kaiser Permanente is a key partner in the weekly training series and is becoming a worksite for students interested in pursuing a career in the health industry.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

OCTOBER 6, 2022

And we did the first full degree program in e-commerce, the first master's of arts in teaching with the Internet. Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership. A Conversation With Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University. Thu, 10/06/2022 - 06:00. Higher Ed Leadership. Inside Higher Ed. Weekly Wisdom.

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JUNE 9, 2023

How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)?- With Hanna Lee Description: In this episode, we have our old friend Hanna back! We are talking about how technology influences our work at higher education and student affairs, particularly in international education. We will have two episodes talking about this topic.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 1, 2024

However, in this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Series , we spoke with President Casey Sacks , who began working at West Virginia’s BridgeValley Community and Technical College after serving two years as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Colleges at the U.S. Department of Education. And that got us the grant.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Image: Some students and faculty members at historically Black Atlanta colleges and universities are speaking out against plans to build an 85-acre, $90 million police training facility nearby in forested land owned by the city. “This training needs space, and that’s exactly what this training center is going to offer.”

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NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Just for my background, I studied secondary education with an emphasis in language arts, so I kind of have a bend towards language and expression. I knew I belonged in education, and through a series of life events. Welcome back to our global connection channel. I’m your host Lixing. And why did you choose Career Services?

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Image: Sacred Heart University administrators have long encouraged students to understand the institution’s mission and values by attending seminars and events designed to reflect and promote the “Pioneer Journey,” the academic, spiritual and social-emotional learning path that encompasses the student experience at the university.

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MARCH 8, 2023

Toews’s imaginative reconstruction, inspired by true events, reminds us of the importance of talking in the aftermath of violence, what Amanda Hess calls the “intellectual life of the survivor. I make this claim well aware of the vast differences between most U.S. Will they do nothing, stay and fight, or leave?

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Resolutions and Safe Spaces — Adelphi University. Adelphi University’s Office of Community Concerns and Resolution was established in fall 2021 to simplify and enhance the system for reporting discrimination, bias, and abuse. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Image: Few answers have emerged more than a week after four University of Idaho students were stabbed to death in a home less than a mile from campus. The incident has left the community frightened and local police grasping for leads. Many students fled campus early for Thanksgiving. The Investigation. On Saturday night, Nov. 30 on campus.

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MARCH 29, 2023

Children are welcome at athletic and special arts events, and the college will be giving out stuffed mini dragons (Howard’s mascot), stickers and coloring books at commencement this year. The room is designed to give parenting students a place to study and keep their children safe and (hopefully) occupied.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Talk about a newspaper article that struck a nerve. ” As the New York Times article explains, a former Princeton professor “defended his standards. ” The article raises a lot of issues swirling around the more elite segments of higher education: Are academic standards diminishing?

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 25, 2023

As an example of matching, Dr. Temes described how the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly introduced its model for inviting outside thinkers to help solve pure science problems, and how NASA then used that model to invite fresh thinking about aerospace design. Matching those is where you have tremendous value." How do I test it?

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 23, 2022

What were the most important events in higher education in 2022? Even as we fixate on headline news, the true drivers of transformation occur out of sight. It’s these long-term developments, processes and trends, which take place under the surface, that even the most powerful politicians or institutions must respond to.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

She co-founded the Women in Science and Medicine Advisory Committee, which proposed and won an on-site childcare center and which continues to sponsor events on women’s issues in science. The institution even erected a multimedia display wall of 60 “trailblazing” female faculty members last summer.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Image: Hamline University has been engrossed in an academic freedom debate this year over the actions of an adjunct instructor at the private Minnesota institution who was teaching global art history. Recent events have required us to look deeply into our values. This is one of those times. We are listening and we are learning.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

When I recently heard about the new Houston University of Science and Technology, I thought progress was being made. It’s the one to two weeks each year the weather’s perfect. Not so scorching hot and humid it feels like swimming in soup. Not while the city’s encased in winter fog. And hurricane season is a definite no-go.

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MARCH 28, 2023

” David Primo, a professor of political science and business administration at the University of Rochester who teaches about civil discourse, said it’s easy to understand why students might be more reticent to share their opinions now than in the past. Rothman will now participate in each conversation.

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Susquehanna President's Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2022

o We were among the initial institutions to join the Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance. o We were among the initial institutions to join the Liberal Arts College Racial Equity Leadership Alliance. It was an outline of the foundations of our enterprise and my goals for the university.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

APRIL 6, 2023

Valerie Sheares Ashby recently assumed the role of president. She joined us on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast to talk about becoming the first new leader in decades, the nature of servant leadership, how higher ed can shape the future, and how self-care is vital in doing her work effectively. I don't allow anybody to talk to me about anything there.

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