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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

Perhaps the following conversation between Anita Casavantes Bradford and Steven Mintz about how R-1s can support their faculty to find fulfillment in meaningful research and as transformative teachers and mentors can suggest some answers. What, then, would it take to achieve a greater balance between scholarship and teaching?

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Not a day goes by that I don’t read something that shocks me, annoys me, frustrates me, rouses me, or inspires me. These writings remind me of the quotation attributed to Horace Walpole, Jean Racine, Molière, Jean de La Bruyère: “The world is a comedy to those that think; a tragedy to those that feel.”

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Read about them here. Diversifying Our Curing Community (DOCC) Arkansas State University College of Science and Mathematics DOCC seeks to increase the number of under-represented students accepted into medical schools. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B. Dreamline Pathways A.T.

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What is Curriculum Development? Understanding the Fundamentals

Creatrix Campus

Consistency and Coherence - A well-developed curriculum provides a consistent and coherent learning experience for students. It ensures that the curriculum can be modified or adjusted based on feedback, emerging research, or changes in educational policies.

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EdTech Malaise: “He Not Busy Born is Busy Dying”

eLiterate

I can write about big trends that will affect education. I’m not talking about frozen as in the normal much-activity-but-little-progress way. Some may be confused about various large shifts and be confused about how to make sense of whatever sparse data they can get their hands on. (I I certainly am.) Shall we try?

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Which Path Forward?

Inside Higher Ed

The result, according to Feldstein: these institutions “make the same research demands on faculty and incur expenses for building out facilities that are not focused on creating well-educated citizens, successful professionals and thoughtful human beings. The six-year rate also rose, to 63 percent. But much more needs to be done.

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We Need to Infuse Civic and Public Purpose Into a College Education

Inside Higher Ed

A recent Newsweek headline sums up the widespread view: “ When We Fail to Teach Our Kids the Basics About Civics, We Risk Losing Our Democracy.” Worse yet, our democracy has not yet lived up to its promises of full participation and equal opportunity for large swaths of U.S. What does civics education entail?