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New Study at CNU Aims to Identify Barriers for Women in STEM

Insight Into Diversity

Researchers at Christopher Newport University (CNU) have received a grant from the National Science Foundation to explore how gender, race/ethnicity, and social identity impact STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) faculty experiences.

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Making Math More Equitable

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I love seeing my feed blow up w/ the news that numerous research proposals adopting critical & intersectional approaches to advancing justice in math & STEM higher ed were accepted as presentations during the 2024 @AERA_EdResearch Annual Mtg in Philadelphia. For example, one of them is his focus on intersectionality.

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UNC board takes bold step for viewpoint diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It is sad, though hardly surprising, that at least some members of the UNC faculty are challenging rather than celebrating the prospect of the proposed School of Civic Life and Leadership. Critics of the Board of Trustees’ resolution to establish the new school have attacked it as a violation of shared governance.

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Uli Leibrecht, CEPA, US

The PIE News

I started my career in international education as the marketing manager, and later director of Schiller International University in the UK and later in Germany and France. Universities were looking for ways to internationalise but wanted to keep their curriculum and their tuition – so faculty-led programming seemed like the perfect solution.

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U.S., Other Countries Issue Statement Supporting Academic Freedom

Inside Higher Ed

The United States and about 70 other countries issued a joint statement Wednesday supporting academic freedom. “Without freedom to teach and research, and without freedom to disseminate and debate the results of research, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals will be compromised,” the statement says.

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Generative AI & the Evolution of Academic Librarianship

ACRLog

During my first week as an academic librarian, many faculty discussions on campus were regarding the issue of generative AI software, such as ChatGPT. A majority of the faculty at a panel discussion held on campus about AI expressed concerns over plagiarism, copyright, academic integrity, etc.

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Serik Meirmanov, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

The PIE News

While being a dean of academic affairs comes along with a lot of responsibilities and challenges, it gives a sense of fulfilment and contribution to shape the educational experience for students, and provide opportunities for the professional growth of faculty members. If you had a magic wand, what would you change? Best work trip?