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A Missing Piece [Peace]: Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morris Thomas My group contributed the suggestion that higher education should also consider the experience of and/or capacity for using digital learning tools in addition to the subject matter expertise of an individual. Higher education as a whole has recently been scrutinized for its value.

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Presidential moves: Strong appointments and 2 headscratchers

University Business

In higher education, presidential appointments can oftentimes be straightforward. John Dozier’s resounding leadership quality is his passion for people and their power to foster strong communities in higher education. Some presidents decide to retire after a healthy career, such as Clarence Wyatt at Monmouth.

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President moves: Recent spate of leaders to announce retirement boast impressive résumés

University Business

In the last two weeks in higher education, the number of presidents to announce retirement doubled that of confirmed hires. While SVU is technically a secular private liberal arts college, it identifies with the values of the LDS Church. But those who decided to step down are doing so on sound footing.

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How Two Colleges Are Responding to the Race-Conscious Admissions Ban

Insight Into Diversity

Ted Mason, PhD In the wake of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision to ban race-conscious admissions in higher education, experts in the field of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) are at a crossroads. Mason serves as associate provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Kenyon College in Ohio.

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

News college rankings often point out that much of the data used to compile the rankings is provided by “experts” who range from high school guidance counselors to admissions counselors and faculty members at various higher education institutions. The problem? For example, here are the top-ranked colleges in the U.S.

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Auburn professor awarded $646k in damages in speech case

Inside Higher Ed

The jury did not agree with Stern’s similar claims against two former provosts, however. The First Amendment and academic freedom are the cornerstones of higher education.” Another part of his plan involved making the economics department an independent division, apart from arts and sciences.

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Alphabet Soup

Susquehanna President's Blog

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students.