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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Safa Zaki Zaki is currently dean of the faculty and the John B. A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In Safa Zaki will become president of Bowdoin College, effective Jul. She will be the first woman to lead the school. McCoy and John T.

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A Day in the Life of Student Success With AI

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However, for the incredible outcomes they deliver, in a higher education landscape that has grown more complicated with multitudes of technology and data that do not interact with one another, Student Affairs teams are often not equipped with the right tools to identify students in need of support. But we know our campuses are not Neverland.

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Succession Planning in HBCUs Ensures Long-Term Sustainability

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It is a proactive strategy that ensures a seamless transition of leadership positions when key personnel, such as presidents, depart. This process includes the board of trustees, senior administrators, department heads, faculty members, and human resources professionals. The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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Intrigued by Bats

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He is now an assistant professor in the department of evolution, ecology, and organismal biology at The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus. He envisioned a career working at a pet store or with the state wildlife department. “It’s one of my earliest memories, seeing a bat hanging somewhere and wanting to touch it.”

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Treasury Department and the Council of Economic Advisors. As Dean of the Faculty, she reviewed their recruitment, appointment and promotion; additionally, she oversaw the budget, personnel and graduate programs across multiple academic departments. Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S.

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Machines can craft essays. How should writing be taught now?

Inside Higher Ed

Paul Fyfe, associate professor of English and the student’s instructor in the Data and the Human course, had asked students to “cheat” in this way and then reflect on how the experiment tested or changed their ideas about writing, AI or humanness. And some students report earning top marks with the technology.

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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

Such a practice might also convince administrations that certain departments are unnecessary. Faculty need empathetic support as they adapt to the technologies encroaching upon their familiar pedagogies. Facilitating an annual summer GAI Boot Camp which will respond to future technologies, including opportunities and limitations.