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Nigeria: US$29m on scholarships in eight years

The PIE News

Quoting a statement attributed to Malam Muhammad Garba, former commissioner for Information and Internal Affairs under immediate former governor of the devolved unit Abdullahi Ganduje, Channels TV reported that a huge portion of the money – Naira 865 million – went to scholarship allowances and to covering “logistics”.

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Discounted tuition by major devalues the humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

Before we start down this slippery slope, let’s consider what we can do to address the assumptions and change the crisis narrative surrounding the humanities. Discounting tuition for the humanities reinforces already unsustainable and inequitable practices. Rising student loan debt and tuition need to be addressed.

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Degrees and Certifications Help Inform the Future of DEI Leadership

Insight Into Diversity

Through the program’s partnership with INSIGHT, students can receive scholarship funding. The post Degrees and Certifications Help Inform the Future of DEI Leadership appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity. The UK College of Education’s doctoral program focuses on applying innovative DEI approaches across complex institutions.

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The Growing Role of Artificial Intelligence in College Admissions

Insight Into Diversity

This gives AI the information to create a base academic profile for each applicant that admissions officers have previously done by processing individual application materials and manually entering data. Synthesizing information with AI, I can see that happening, but I don’t think you’ll ever take away from the human element,” he said.

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Navigating the AI revolution in higher education: a call to action

HEPI

In academia we still place a great deal of emphasis in scholarship on the capacity to recall and recite. AI does not grant a licence to intellectual laziness; rather, it challenges our students to refine their judgment, to assess the validity of information, and to express complex ideas with clarity and creativity.

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Scholar Who Creates Inclusive Spaces - Dr. Melva Treviño Peña

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Find your people, learn how to support them, and let them support you when you need it too.” Human interaction is at the center of Dr. Melva Treviño Peña’s work. At The University of Rhode Island’s (URI) Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, much of Treviño Peña’s scholarship involves listening to and studying people.

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College students follow the money into STEM education, killing off struggling liberal arts programs

University Business

The abundance these days of STEM-related scholarships and high-paying STEM jobs have contributed to the humanities’ years-long struggle to attract devotees, as potential historians, English teachers, art researchers and sociologists have increasingly opted to enter programs for careers in data systems analysis, information security, mechanical engineering (..)