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Women make history on stages big and small by lifting each other up

UW Presidential Blog

At the University of Washington, women have been making history since the University was founded. Together, this marks first time in UW history that all four of these leadership positions have been held by women. In Seattle, new Provost Tricia Serio serves as the University’s chief academic officer.

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Liaison and NAGAP Forge Partnership to Empower Graduate Enrollment Management 

Liaison International

This partnership will empower NAGAP with the ability to partake in defining, collecting, and disseminating essential graduate enrollment data. Our vision of fostering a more educated world fuels our passion for expanding access, simplifying experiences, and empowering decision makers.

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UA Libraries’ Digital Archival Project Empowers Voices Among U.S.-Mexico Border Communities

Insight Into Diversity

The archival methods used vary widely and include oral history recordings, immersive experiences in augmented reality, documentary films, interactive web maps, and written accounts, among others. “As Men in Chihuahua, Mexico, with donkeys, date unknown. Communities along the U.S.-Mexico

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Black History Month: The Role of Higher Education in Black Activism

Insight Into Diversity

Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. Although Black History Month was federally designated in 1986, similar weekly and monthly celebrations had already existed for more than 50 years. Throughout history, some activists who were for Black liberation found their homes in the academy.”.

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University of Phoenix and the Ash Heap of Higher Ed History

Higher Education Inquirer

The University of Phoenix (or at least its name) may soon enter the ash heap of US history--and rise again as a state-run robocollege. Consumers Empowered. But it shouldn't--at least not yet. With the school's remains are approximately one million people buried alive in an estimated $14-$35B in student loan debt.

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Teaching to the Job: 3 Ways to Empower Students as the Workforce Pivots

Today's Learner

For example, a history adjunct – someone who might otherwise have very little connection to the working world – could run a search and find that 80% of job openings in museums require the use of a particular historical archive software, which they can weave into lessons as appropriate. Download it now to explore the results.

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Teaching to the Job: 3 Ways to Empower Students as the Workforce Pivots

Today's Learner

For example, a history adjunct – someone who might otherwise have very little connection to the working world – could run a search and find that 80% of job openings in museums require the use of a particular historical archive software, which they can weave into lessons as appropriate. Download it now to explore the results.

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