Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Last week, we were honored to host Coursera’s Future of Higher Education Summit 2023, with delegates from more than 20 countries at our Silicon Valley headquarters. Learning experiences can be more personalized, interactive, and accessible.

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Coursera blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By Scott Shireman, Global Head of Coursera for Campus Last week, we were honored to host Coursera’s Future of Higher Education Summit 2023, with delegates from more than 20 countries at our Silicon Valley headquarters. Learning experiences can be more personalized, interactive, and accessible.

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University Business

APRIL 5, 2024

Draves is no stranger to Monmouth; in her earlier years working for higher education, she was a chemistry professor at the school she’s now leading. Jonathan Levin, dean of Stanford’s graduate business school, will take over in August. Patricia Draves will be embarking on a new chapter as the president of Monmouth College.

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University Business

MAY 3, 2024

Two presidents have been hired at small private colleges in the past two weeks and one leader is choosing to retire after four decades in higher education. Bates has a proven track record as a higher education leader around Ohio, as well as in the private sector. The throughline of Bates’ career is his passion for healthcare.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Katherine Conway-Turner does her utmost to maximize the power and purpose of public higher education. Dr. Katherine Conway-Turner Her understanding of the impact of education comes from personal experience. As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 12, 2023

Price’s $50 million donation “will benefit future students, educational programs, research centers, and entrepreneurism, as well as the construction of a new $190 million computing and engineering building” on campus, according to a news release from the University of Utah. Hide by line?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Roberta Waite is a tenured professor in doctoral nursing and associate dean of Community-Centered Health & Wellness and Academic Integration at Drexel University. Effective July 1, she will be the next dean of Georgetown University’s School of Nursing.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Dr. Karen Carey was appointed chancellor in November 2020 after serving as provost and dean of graduate studies since June 2016. Carey came to UAS from California State University Channel Islands in Ventura, California, where she served as dean of Arts & Sciences.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

The culminating experience for the EAB Rising Higher Education Leaders Fellowship was the capstone project that substantively contributed to the fellows’ professional advancement and helped solve a pressing challenge facing their home institutions. The topics covered included student success, budget models, change management, and more.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

A new report is calling for internationalisation at home to be a central part of the UK’s next higher education strategy, as it warns of a decline in international diversity within universities. The report , released by the International Higher Education Commission, in its title asks ‘ Is the UK developing global mindsets?’

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University Business

MARCH 6, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University’s highly anticipated Cloud Lab will finally open its doors for student and faculty use in a soft opening in early July, and Glen de Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science Rebecca Doerge is on a mission to make one thing clear. “We are automating science.

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HEPI

MAY 21, 2024

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London (UEL). Without a doubt, the pandemic brought the virtual learning environment (VLE) to the fore in higher education, both in terms of use and in its importance for enabling students to access learning.

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Insight Into Diversity

APRIL 26, 2023

With approximately 24 medical students per class, the new facilities will widen the geographic footprint of UMN’s medical training beyond the current campuses in Duluth and Minneapolis. Communities of color have grown 32 percent across the state from 2010 to 2019, finds the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

Dr. Akilah Carter-Francique, the dean of Education, Health and Human Services at Benedict College and former executive director of the Institute for the Study of Sport, Society and Social Change at San Jose State University, says student-athletes have a huge voice in challenging the status quo. Supreme Court’s NCAA v.

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University Business

JANUARY 10, 2023

Woo, a former University of Virginia dean, took over in 2017 shortly after alumnae, students, faculty and others successfully fought attempts by the board of trustees to shut the college down. Sweet Briar is an important institution with a distinctive mission,” Woo said in a statement.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 23, 2023

This was especially true when I was hired as acting dean of student affairs at Compton nearly 18 years ago. In higher education, our students don’t need fake leadership; they need authentic, genuine and, most importantly, unapologetic leaders fighting and advocating for their success.

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University Business

MARCH 8, 2024

The majority of the college leaders transitioning in or out of the president position in the past two weeks have demonstrated excellence in one of higher education’s top executive positions. In McDonnell’s previous roles at UMF in the past 13 years, he’s served as a faculty member, dean and provost.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

More recently, NCHC adopted a sweeping redesign of national standards for honors education that had been in place for three decades. Those new benchmarks have significant implications for the roughly 1,500 institutions of higher education that have honors programs and honors colleges on their campuses.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Marcus Thompson is stepping away from his position with Mississippi’s board of education to lead one of its colleges, while Leslie Ward is deciding to prioritize her personal life. As dynamic as Elliott’s background and education are, his 20 years at Wayne State University (Mich.) as a first-time president.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

JUNE 9, 2022

The first phase is probably developing co-branded curriculum, facilities so that industry can share their problems, and maybe we get some industry or government officials to teach, and then we create those bridge modules. And then I’ll talk about Peter Freeman , one of the first Deans of Computing at Georgia Tech. Kauvar, and E.

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Creatrix Campus

MARCH 24, 2023

Accreditation by reputable organizations like AMBA accreditation is an essential aspect of promoting the quality of business education and ensuring that business schools are meeting the needs of their students and stakeholders. Their executive education, master's, doctoral, and undergraduate programs have all met high standards for quality.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The proposed substantive change was approved by Clark’s accreditor, the New England Commission of Higher Education, in April 2021. In fact, the move from opportunity to execution happened more quickly than is characteristic in higher education. There are some important lessons to draw from the experience.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

million—and also increased their ranking on the National Science Foundation’s survey of Higher Education of Research and Development Expenditures (HERD) from 42 to 22. Department of Agriculture to construct a $16 million research facility set to open this fall, according to a university statement.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MARCH 15, 2023

But then there's maintenance of the cost, not only our classrooms and labs, but also our dining facilities, our residence halls. When we asked Chancellor Reyes about the best career advice he ever received, he told us: "It was given to me by Dan Worrell , the dean at the Walton College at the University of Arkansas.

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SRHE

JANUARY 4, 2024

Indeed, a quick dip into some of the recent TEF feedback summaries to higher education institutions seems to suggest that use of learning analytics is valued by TEF panels. Some of the reported benefits of using learning analytics data include enabling personalised learning and narrowing attainment gaps.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Supporting research in a world of finite resources January 31, 2023 Christopher Tycner Associate Dean of College of Science and Engineering, Central Michigan University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB. Learn more about the program and future cohorts.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

“Housing residents have been provided educational messages on how they can take a role in conserving energy and staying cool during this period.” ” The older dorms at Pomona College, which make up two-thirds of student housing, lack air-conditioning, said Avis Hinkson, dean of students and vice president of student affairs.

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WCET Frontiers

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Today WCET Frontiers welcomes Kelly Otter, Dean of the School of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University, to discuss the University’s program to assist refugees in the Middle East. Refugees in the Middle East need education, relocation, and employment services due to forced migration from countries such as Syria, Iraq, and Somalia.

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University Business

APRIL 28, 2023

In higher education, presidential appointments can oftentimes be straightforward. John Dozier’s resounding leadership quality is his passion for people and their power to foster strong communities in higher education. Previous to that she served as the associate dean for The Honors College at Arizona State University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023 has been a year notable for its ups and downs on the higher education landscape with the elimination of affirmative action and the implosion of President Joe Biden’s student relief program. According to Roberts, mass debt cancellation was under the purview of Congress, not the Secretary of Education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0 Grants can also support the creation of dining facilities or student support spaces like basic needs centers. “A GPAs, and living out of their cars.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

I suspect this pattern of continuous review and adjustment will define all of higher education in this country going forward.” Previously frozen programs are those in African studies, Asian studies, film studies, French, museum studies, music, music education and world religions, professors said.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Image: Since its launch in 1997, Education City in Qatar has grown to host eight universities, most of which are branches of prestigious American colleges. Hosting one of the largest sporting events on the planet has disrupted university life at Education City for now, but what impact will it have in the future?

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 24, 2023

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean I read last week about the Association of Community College Trustees and Head Start teaming up to place more Head Start locations on community college campuses. As a bonus, Head Start locations can make excellent placement opportunities for students who are studying early childhood education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 1, 2024

Dr. Ezinne Ofoegbu, an assistant professor of educational leadership at Santa Clara University, California, agrees. “All these athletic departments vowed to promote DEI — they had T-shirts, walk outs — and now they’re silent,” says Keaton. athletic system and not the athletes themselves.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 22, 2022

To expand on student advocacy education, which is already layered into the curriculum, this spring JHUSON will launch the Policy Honors Program. The students are helping faculty and the faculty are helping students, which is kind of the sweet spot of academia,” says Sarah Szanton, PhD, JHUSON dean. Sarah Szanton. Lori Edwards.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Francis’ bachelor’s degree in public health addresses healthcare disparities and provides students insight into public health systems, issues, and policies related to health education and disease prevention for diverse populations. Dr. Elimelda Ongeri, dean of the John R. It includes an internship at a healthcare facility.

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