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KRISTIE BOWERS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bowers holds a bachelor’s degree in human development and a Ph.D. in community and public affairs from Binghamton University as well as a master’s in teaching from Western Carolina University.

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U.S., Other Countries Issue Statement Supporting Academic Freedom

Inside Higher Ed

“Academic freedom is key to human rights education but also essential for technical and scientific progress and for the development of the creative industries and the arts,” says the statement, issued at the 52nd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council.

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Communicating Effectively in a Presidential Search

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Call to Action: Marketing and Communications in Higher Education A presidential search and the launch of a new administration are among the highest-visibility occasions in the life of an institution. Elevated expectations and intense public scrutiny raise the stakes for getting every aspect of the communications process exactly right.

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A sectorwide approach to higher ed's future (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

These are challenges all of us in higher education face today. We have to think differently about the future of higher education. And rather than limit our work to what one type of institution or program can achieve, we should look across the entire higher education sector. Affordability. Social mobility. Student outcomes.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. Still others are climate refugees in search of land that supports human life. Others have fled wars in Syria or Ukraine.

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WEEKEND READING: It’s time to join the conversation about ChatGPT and other generative AI models

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written for HEPI by Eve Alcock, Head of Public Affairs at the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Even in conversations with higher education providers, it is clear there is a range of views and approaches in play. Technology can only do so much when it comes to belonging.

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How Higher Ed Can Help Underserved Communities Access Broadband

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Postsecondary education provides graduates with greater access to job opportunities and higher earning potential throughout their lifetimes. But higher education isn’t the only provider of communal uplift. But broadband access varies across regions, states, and even towns. “We