Faculty Focus

MAY 21, 2024

The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) are expanding the idea of partnership and generating an AI coach specially for educators, called StretchAI ([link] to create more inclusive learning experiences. We were surprised by the students’ comments.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $4.6 million grant renewal to support cybersecurity workforce development programs. Yuliang Zhang, chair of UAB’s computer science department. 32 students will be selected over five years.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

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. Meredith College, a private women’s liberal arts institution in Raleigh, N.C., Participants don’t have to use their vacation days anymore.

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Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Lorain County Community College is the community’s college, providing pathways to rewarding careers in all fields, including liberal arts and the humanities. This semester, the first cohort of the Mandel program came together, comprised of students with interests in the arts, writing, communication or the humanities.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

The half-day event promoted business and career advice and networking opportunities for science, technology, engineering and math students interested in pharmaceuticals and biotech, boosting students’ interest and confidence in postgraduate opportunities.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

When the instructors of business or science courses cannot (or would rather not) deal with the students who do not know certain basic math, they send the students to a developmental math class and make it a prerequisite. For college algebra, the underprepared students must take a developmental course called Intermediate Algebra.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

MAY 23, 2023

23 May · Episode 156 Preserving Democracy: The Vital Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education 29 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Drumm McNaughton talks with Jeff Scheuer about the role of liberal arts in higher education and their value to the American identity and democracy. The liberal arts isn’t limited to the humanities.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 29, 2022

Still, out of the many unforgettable characters I’ve had the enormous privilege of interacting with, one who stands out was the late Peter Marzio, who directed the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, for nearly thirty years. Unlike many museum directors, he wasn’t an art historian. Raised largely by his grandfather P.B.S.

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University Business

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The coursework in the crosshairs isn’t hard to divine, either: liberal arts mainstays such as literature, history, anthropology, sociology, philosophy, and psychology. Those with liberal arts degrees took umbrage. Many political science majors do become policymakers—and the degree is a well-trodden stepping stone to law school.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 30, 2022

It’s certainly true that college graduation rates have risen sharply in recent years even as student diversity has grown, suggesting that the purported crisis in student learning may be greatly exaggerated. Those comments deserve a detailed response. As some of my correspondents have pointed out: 1.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more.

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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

AUGUST 18, 2022

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Colleges pay tribute to diversity yet largely offer a cookie-cutter approach to education. Work colleges like Berea and Paul Quinn require all students to perform campus jobs to defray part of their education’s cost. John’s College, decided to wage war against a cookie-cutter education.

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WCET Frontiers

AUGUST 3, 2023

That report, Supporting Instruction and Learning Through Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Institutional Practices and Policies , found that only four percent of respondents reported that their institution had an overall institutional strategy for approaching AI, and only seven percent had strategies at the department or college level.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Blogs 5 career services to support your professional and adult learners Build these services to aid your current students and stand out to prospects Career services are going to be especially important to your graduate and adult students in 2024. Read on for ways to support your adult learners through career services.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 22, 2022

To address these limitations, the National Association of System Heads is developing a new method for delivering results for students, called the NASH Improvement Model. Improvement methodology is the dominant form of quality management in other industries, such as manufacturing, software development, military management and health care.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. Elevating Stories of the Unrecognized — Agnes Scott College. In July, Agnes Scott College launched the Acknowledging our Past: Acting Now for a Transformed Future project, which aims to elevate the lives and stories of the people of color who built the college.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We also received questions on various subject-specific curricula, with English language arts (at both the elementary and secondary levels) being the most popular. PE, science): 7.5% Secondary-level English language arts: 7.5% This rise reflects districts’ post-COVID-19 concerns about student learning loss. Other (e.g.,

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Insight Into Diversity

MARCH 20, 2023

Programs leaders, administrators, corporate partners, campus collaborators, and other individuals involved in creating and developing these programs deserve to be recognized, and INSIGHT Into Diversity is proud to honor their work with the Inspiring Programs in Business Award. Studies indicate that a majority of U.S.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Students are then enrolled in a CTC College to Career course based on their answers to provide them with important information as early as possible about their chosen career path, such as the lifestyles of current employees or possible outcomes in related occupations. Meanwhile, students create their resumes and upload them onto Handshake.

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Today's Learner

DECEMBER 9, 2022

College applications, capstone courses, job applications and full-time employment are just a click away. College applications, capstone courses, job applications and full-time employment are just a click away. For years, students have cited employment as their primary reason for attending higher education institutions.

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Dr. Missy Alexander

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Our professional programs align with industry standards and our more broadly liberal arts offerings provide ample opportunity for students to explore the many paths open to them, through research, internships, service learning, and so on. From coding, to cybersecurity, to web development, the demand is clear.

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SRHE

MAY 10, 2024

As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. The Royal Society adopts the same wording. The Royal Society adopts the same wording. Nevertheless, agreed definition seems elusive. Research is a relative newcomer to the work of English universities.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

I talked to Scott Shireman , Coursera’s global head of campus, and Lindsey Keith-Vincent , associate dean for research, outreach and innovation and director of the Science and Technology Education Center at Louisiana Tech University, about the results. I’m drawing from new research from Coursera.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Whatever else academic freedom means, at many colleges and universities, it is the right to teach however one wants without regard to learning outcomes. All too many college instructors: Like to occupy the class’ center stage, whether lecturing or leading discussions. Teach pretty much like they were taught.

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Echo Delta

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Thomas marketing team developed a shared vision around DEI The steps they took to evaluate their existing marketing materials from a DEI perspective The DEI Viewfinder tool they developed to help their team create more inclusive marketing materials Practical advice for making DEI a part of your team’s day-to-day operations.

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