Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Grow where you’re planted.” Along the way, she distinguished herself by writing and lecturing about current issues in the news, including reproductive and voting rights and the criminalization of disability. political science, Stanford University; M.A.,

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University Business

JULY 14, 2023

A coalition representing faculty at Texas public universities is suing Gov. Greg Abbott and other officials over the state’s ban on TikTok on government-issued devices, effective next year. The ban, they say in the lawsuit, will prevent faculty members from using the platform to teach and conduct research in an academic capacity.

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The PIE News

JUNE 1, 2023

“Last year we issued over 580,000 student visas, the highest number in five years,” Blinken noted. The Department is also working with other governments to create opportunities for research and study abroad, he continued. The post Study abroad a “priority” for Biden government appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

US president Joe Biden and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi have welcomed a new agreement between universities in their respective countries to work together to jointly tackle global issues. It will bring together research and higher education institutions from across the two countries, including some outside IIT and AAU members.

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Insight Into Diversity

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The largest strike to ever disrupt higher education by teaching assistants, tutors, graduate student researchers, and postdoctoral scholars at the University of California (UC) System is entering its fourth week. The walkout has reached a pivotal moment during finals, impacting students and faculty in the UC System across 10 campuses.

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The PIE News

MARCH 31, 2023

Universities Canada has appealed to Canada’s prime minister for more investment in research, international education and student mental health after the government released its federal budget earlier this week. The post Canada: ‘missed opportunity’ on visa system appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

academic employment has dramatically shifted from mostly full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty to mostly contingent positions. That's according to a new report from the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)which provides data depicting the shift away from tenure to contingent faculty at most U.S.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 30, 2023

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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2023

A bill proposed in the Missouri legislature may prohibit Missouri public colleges and universities from requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) statements when hiring, the News Tribune reported. Another concern was the effect such a ban would have on recruitment and faculty numbers. "I

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The PIE News

APRIL 15, 2024

Lilan Chen, a former masters student from China who is now an assistant professor at Osaka University, has studied the integration experiences of international faculty and students into what she sees as Japan’s “exclusionary” academic environment. appeared first on The PIE News.

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HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

MAY 1, 2023

Leveraging Faculty as a Brand Differentiator How Faculty Engagement Can Enhance Public Relations Competition is fierce in the ever-changing higher education landscape, and degree programs need to work hard to stand out, requiring enrollment teams to build unique marketing strategies.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 15, 2023

Labor unions are in the news a lot these days. Labor strife is in the news too, particularly in higher education. And just this week, Temple University graduate student workers approved a new labor agreement, ending a six-week strike.

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The PIE News

AUGUST 2, 2023

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?

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The program will be part of the university’s new interdisciplinary College of Design , spanning the humanities and sciences and focusing on technological solutions to global issues such as climate change, according to the university. The post Push to expand internationalisation at UTokyo appeared first on The PIE News.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

They allowed rampant growth in both international student numbers and private and for-profit institutions, ignoring public concerns and even auditor general reports that clearly highlighted issues regarding the safety and security of international students. The issue is threefold. appeared first on The PIE News.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

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The PIE News

JUNE 8, 2023

Last month, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a mandate into law prohibiting public colleges from spending money on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives for students, faculty or staff. As a result of the political climate, faculty and staff at some institutions are leaving or are actively searching for employment outside the state.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 27, 2023

Today’s college students are demographically, ideologically, neurologically and culturally diverse, and diversity statements are seen as a way to recruit faculty and staff who will serve these students well. Those crafting job ads should be specific about the relevant issues of equity they want applicants to address.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

“This is the next phase of how to address what we might call a social conversation, a social problem, a current issue that needs all hands on deck,” says Jessica Halem, former LGBTQ+ director at Harvard Medical School and current senior director of Eidos. population. as of 2022, double the rate it was a decade prior.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 6, 2023

” The Temple News , the student newspaper, published an article last week titled “Non-striking TUGSA members feel left behind.” In fact, the university’s cutting off benefits led to coverage from, among others, The Washington Post, NPR and CBS News.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Harvard University lecturers, postdoctoral researchers and other non-tenure-track academic workers launched a unionization campaign Monday. Harvard Academic Workers–UAW is trying to organize about 6,000 such employees across Harvard's three main campuses, the prospective union said in a news release.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 22, 2024

People across Canada were shocked earlier this month when news broke that Queen’s University in Ontario would need to make dramatic cuts to address a deficit of CAN$48 million on an operating budget of $600m. Queen’s could cease to exist if we don’t deal with this issue.” These numbers raise several important issues.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

A news release from NACUBO notes that the dramatic reversal reflects the fact that the second half of fiscal 2022 “included robust tightening efforts by central banks to combat surging inflation, along with significant geopolitical disruptions” that drove financial markets down.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students and faculty. Once again the effort to reduce immigration is a huge driver of policy in British politics and we are again seeing an impact on international student policy and policy on the early career researchers who drive the reputation of our country for knowledge creation. Local businesses and national bodies.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The professor, Samuel Joeckel, said in an email that the dean of his department and the university’s provost waited outside the class he was teaching last week to inform him of the news. An FAQ on working at the university says, “PBA does not offer tenure; all beginning faculty sign a one-year letter of agreement.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

I also post a brief summary in the “News” area of the LMS which details key points the class discussed, contains a link to the recorded session, lists reminders of due dates and readings, and provides links to resources for that session. The faculty team could be consulted as to what materials should be placed in the master course.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

These courses are geared towards supporting freshmen in their transition to college by introducing them to academic discourse and college-level writing and research, among other skills. A hugely present issue when I proposed the course in spring of 2022 was the resurgence of book bans occurring in schools and libraries around the country.

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FIRE

OCTOBER 27, 2022

FIRE wrote New York University this week with grave concerns about the school’s headline – making dismissal of accomplished organic chemistry professor Maitland Jones Jr. “??We Students also took issue with his classroom demeanor, describing him as “condescending and demanding” when giving feedback.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The variety – I never know what issue will “pop up” on any day that requires attention, so it’s great. I think a serious look at the purpose of English language learning needs to be undertaken – how will faculty and student roles change with the availability of new and emerging technologies?

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Image: Faculty members at the College of William & Mary are concerned that the institution is purposely excluding them from conversations about the future. Donoghue Velleca was part of a universitywide design team that William & Mary has said discussed these issues.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The bad news is that only 15 percent of the 2,239 undergraduate students surveyed indicate that they have been receiving better student services since the pandemic began. Research suggests, however, that marginalized students have characteristically different experiences of engagement and success than their majority peers.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Postdoctoral scholars and academic researchers across the University of California system reached tentative contract deals Tuesday, 15 days into an ongoing strike that has severely challenged campus operations, including instruction. ” Both the postdoc and academic researcher tentative contracts are for five years.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 31, 2024

“We just signed a deal with Ministry of Universities and Research of Italy so there will be two Italian universities coming to Kazakhstan.” ” The ministry is engaging with the New England Commission on Higher Education and the UK’s QAA to give a clear signal that Kazakhstan is serious about quality, he added.

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 17, 2023

The meeting came after months—and some say years—of complaints from students, faculty and staff members about overly chilly classrooms caused by aging or broken heating systems. Faculty members started posting signs on their classroom doors where they keep a log of class temperatures to urge administrators to address the problem.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Image: Against the backdrop of headlines blaring news about declining community college enrollments, one bright spot has emerged: community college students, faculty and administrators are broadly aligned in their enthusiasm for the digital transformation that has occurred at their institutions since the start of the pandemic.

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The PIE News

JULY 7, 2023

Thus, there is no reason that Korean university rankings [should] drop this drastically,” a newly assembled group of universities, the University Rankings Forum of Korea said, as reported by University World News. “We encourage continued dialogue and collaboration to address any questions or issues that may arise.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Davis III An unidentified staff member—who was not directly involved in the incident according to news reports—called campus police in response to an argument between the student and her professor at the professor’s request. Dr. Charles H.F. Dr. Charles H.F.

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