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2 ways universities are mitigating cybersecurity risks in a complex environment

University Business

At the same time, employee and student databases related to English and aerospace engineering specialists must be similarly protected. Off-premise environments are more physically secure in terms of physical access, server maintenance, and the ability to survive natural disasters. How valuable is the data to us?

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Higher Education Trends: The Imperative to Meet Students’ Needs

MindMax

In advance of the 2023-2024 academic year, I’m taking time to reflect on recent higher education trends I’ve observed and expect will continue in the year to come. Interestingly, a common thread connects most of these trends: higher education’s imperative to meet students’ needs. Let’s dive in. Where’s the logic in that?

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The Importance of Women’s Leadership in Higher Education

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

Things are looking up… There have been positive trends and progress in promoting women’s leadership in higher education in recent years. But we’re not there yet. There is still a fair amount of work to be done. Women are underrepresented in senior leadership positions across all disciplines, with only 28.4%

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

LAS VEGAS-- Dr. Joy Gaston Gayles opened the 47th annual conference for the Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) in Las Vegas with a call to disrupt the systemic oppression keeping marginalized populations from accessing higher education and burning out academics working toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusion. “If

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2023-2024 Higher Education Trends: The Imperative to Meet Students’ Needs

MindMax

In advance of the 2023-2024 academic year, I’m taking time to reflect on recent higher education trends I’ve observed and expect will continue in the year to come. Interestingly, a common thread connects most of these trends: higher education’s imperative to meet students’ needs. Let’s dive in. Where’s the logic in that?

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Cultivating global learner ownership from high school to higher education

The PIE News

This can range from using STEM skills to create solutions for issues around climate change, in the fields of medicine and engineering, or in the productive use of artificial intelligence – to the societal and economic challenges of a globalised society, where world conflict and economic distress can be felt across borders.

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Ohio State Scientists Named AAAS Fellows

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The 2023 class includes 502 scientists, engineers, and innovators elected by their academic peers and spanning 24 scientific disciplines. Moore III , professor of educational studies and director of the Bell National Resource Center. Dr. Natividad Ruiz , professor of microbiology.