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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. Many TCU leaders are focused on creating a familial environment on campus.

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Accessibility and Belonging: Cornerstones of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leon Burns III To underscore the importance of accessibility, consider this: The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities recognizes accessibility as a human right. This extends to education, employment, public services, and beyond. Belonging is particularly essential in educational and workplace settings.

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Higher ed policies drive layoffs and cuts in the UK, Australia and Canada

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The layoffs would lead to almost half the academics in the schools of arts and humanities, culture and society, professional studies and science and technology losing their jobs. Australia’s changing policy environment is causing the largest volume of prospective students to reconsider their study abroad plans, with 8.9%

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New funding models explored as UK HEIs “running out of road”

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Stakeholders in UK higher education are exploring a range of potential funding models for undergraduate education, against a backdrop of financial sustainability concerns, course cuts and redundancies for higher education institutions. The UK is known for its world class higher education system and this needs to be protected.”

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Degrees and Certifications Help Inform the Future of DEI Leadership

Insight Into Diversity

While sharing overarching goals, these efforts serve a variety of constituents such as corporate managers looking to address their own biases and help build more inclusive work environments or those who plan to pursue leadership roles in academic diversity offices. This article was published in our November/December 2023 issue.

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Coursera convenes leaders from over 60 universities and companies for Future of Higher Education Summit

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For example, popular courses in human physiology and public speaking have VR experiences from Coursera and Meta that enable learners to practice skills in a hands-on virtual environment.

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Coursera convenes leaders from over 60 universities and companies for Future of Higher Education Summit

Coursera blog

For example, popular courses in human physiology and public speaking have VR experiences from Coursera and Meta that enable learners to practice skills in a hands-on virtual environment.