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MIT Will Stop Asking Faculty Applicants for Diversity Statements

Inside Higher Ed

Massachusetts Institute of Technology departments will no longer ask for diversity statements as part of applications for faculty positions, the university says.

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New Technology and Attitudes Emerge from the Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The pandemic opened the door for many faculty to experience teaching online that hadn’t before,” said Dr. Elizabeth M. Luoma, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning at Sacred Heart University. “In Smith University (JCSU), taught Introduction to Network Science spring semester 2020. Dr. Rebecca S.

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Western Governors University Provides AI Writing Assistance to All Students and Faculty

Campus Technology

Western Governors University has announced a partnership with AI writing assistance provider Grammarly, providing access to Grammarly's real-time writing support services — and new Writing Score API — to all faculty and students.

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Flexibility and Adaptability Keep Universities on the Cutting Edge of Technology

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Emerging technology, new learning environments and evolving cultural landscapes are all impacting higher education, and universities and their IT leaders are shifting their thinking away from the traditional ways of operating.

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Diversity Statements Banned in Faculty Hiring

Insight Into Diversity

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has done away with diversity statements as part of their hiring process. Prospective faculty had historically been asked to submit a statement with their CV describing their experience working with assorted populations and their approach to challenges related to diversity and inclusion efforts.

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The University of Chicago Engages in Faculty Diversity Initiative

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Chicago is partnering with U.S. research universities for an initiative to improve diversity and inclusion in higher education. Lee The initiative comes from university consortium Ivy+ Faculty Advancement Network (FAN), of which UChicago is the host institution. Dr. Ka Yee C.

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Put Down the Shiny Object: The Overwhelming State of Higher Education Technology

WCET Frontiers

At this year’s WCET Annual Meeting, Brandon Karcher, the Manager of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University, facilitated an unconference session titled “Higher Ed Technology: Innovative or Overwhelming.” The question posed in the title of this section, “What’s working and what isn’t?”