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Lift Up Your Head

Dr. Missy Alexander

We’re opening new programs this fall that I am confident will be exciting for our students. We’ve reorganized departments and schools, to try to create stronger identities for each and partnerships that will cultivate more curricular change and collaboration.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. The two institutions shared both history and a deep connection to the Worcester community.

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AIĀ 

Faculty Focus

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, DALL-E, and Meta AI has created a pressing new challenge for educators: defining academic integrity in the age of AI. Banning GenAI tools is not the solution Many students use GenAI tools to aid their learning. Be referred to the Dean of Students?

Policy 135
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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

Now, 70 years later, the new funds will be used to assist current students who can incur higher college-related expenses related to their disability for such things as assistive technology, or note-takers or interpreters, or for housing that can accommodate large medical equipment, among other things. “This is a monumental moment.”

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AIĀ 

Faculty Focus

The rise of generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, Gemini, DALL-E, and Meta AI has created a pressing new challenge for educators: defining academic integrity in the age of AI. Banning GenAI tools is not the solution Many students use GenAI tools to aid their learning. Be referred to the Dean of Students?

Policy 95
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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

This dual reality was thrown into stark relief last week when Thomas Meixner, professor and chair of hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona, was shot dead in his office building, apparently by a former graduate student in the department. Dervish has a history of troubling behavior. ” Consultant S.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus ā€œflex dollarsā€ to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPSā€™s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are expensive,ā€ Crawford says.