Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Image: An English professor at Palm Beach Atlantic University said his teaching contract has been put on hold after complaints about his instruction on race and racism. An FAQ on working at the university says, “PBA does not offer tenure; all beginning faculty sign a one-year letter of agreement. “On Feb.

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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. Doug Mann, adding that views on DEI affect an instructor's ability to teach. Doug Richey HB 1196 – presented by State Rep.

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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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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 it’s fair to say that conditions in higher education are ripe for a level of labor activism not seen in recent decades. Despite all this, higher education leaders don’t seem to be overreacting.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 13, 2023

Contact : Maya Matthews Minter Phone : 703.385.2411 Email : Maya@DiverseEducation.com Diverse: Issues In Higher Education Magazine Profiles Top “40 and Under” Scholars FAIRFAX, VA — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education will kick off 2023 with its annual Emerging Scholars edition.

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Inside Higher Ed

AUGUST 31, 2022

NBC News reporter Frank Thorp V posted on Twitter this summary of an exchange with former U.S. In 2014, the University of Chicago issued its Chicago Principles, making clear its support for open dialogue and debate among members of the university community. Nor would I support this. members on the defensive.

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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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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. The law, starting July 1, also limits what public colleges in Florida can teach.

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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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University Business

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Local news stations broke the news the day of the Board’s decision, beating official correspondence from the private New York state school. According to White, the college requested bridge funding from New York lawmakers for the 2024-25 academic year to buy it enough time to seek alternative strategies—not a bailout. .

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Inside Higher Ed

MARCH 7, 2023

Image: The cancellation of two days of classes at D’Youville University almost a month ago turned out to be only the start of computer network problems that have led to frustrations across campus, faculty members say. Faculty members said they resumed teaching after the private university in Buffalo, N.Y.,

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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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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. And I don’t think that’s a full, satisfactory model.

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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. My first job in international education was as a instructor at University of Tripoli in Libya at the tender age of 23 after a brief period of teaching English in Paris, France. Proudest career moment?

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

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. Ad keywords: administrators faculty teachinglearning Is this diversity newsletter? It said workers will sign authorization cards in the coming weeks.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 18, 2023

For example, I have a class of 20 students, and I teach synchronously online. 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. Copy master shell.

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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. But the union has kept up its walkout since Jan.

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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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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2023

Additionally, “squishier” objectives like sparking curiosity, considering one’s place in the world, and meeting new friends are arguably even more important components to an effective FYE/FYS. My recent opportunity to teach a First-Year Seminar was educational for both me and my students. Will half the country be miseducated?

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As both labor actions entered their fourth weeks, more than two dozen UC workers were arrested at two protests in California, and the New School in New York started withholding pay and benefits from part-time faculty strikers and told student workers to sign work attestations. Inflation and housing costs have been key issues.

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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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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

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

” Some professors saw the statement as a baffling and infuriating capitulation to Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who’s made no secret of his plans to purge the teaching of critical race theory—or anything that may be mistaken for critical race theory—from Florida public education. Some faculty members were incensed.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

I began my teaching career in August of 2001. Over the years, I have seen countless instructional plans, new technologies, supposedly groundbreaking research, and have attended every type of professional development opportunity imaginable. Students worked in groups to read three short news articles on the same topic.

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Additionally, ChatGPT doesn’t deal well with unexpected issues. The good news is that certain areas where AI struggles aligns with much of what teaching is centered around. So, what can we do to “futureproof” our contribution to the classroom, the very essence of our teaching?

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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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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Students and faculty. They underpin all teaching. Government does not speak with one voice on this issue, and in the end politicians have a duty to work in our interests. The post Why it’s always time to speak up for international students appeared first on The PIE News. Local businesses and national bodies.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. To learn about making assignments more transparent, explore the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Framework. I came up with the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool for redesigning assignments so that students will be less likely to turn to AI for cheating.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 31, 2023

As faculty members ponder academe’s new ChatGPT-infused reality, may are scrambling to redesign assignments. “I was all ready to not stress about the open AI s**t in terms of student papers, because my assignments are always hyper specific to our readings and require the integration of news articles to defend claims etc.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In this reimagining, we know that teacher engagement in high school is critical to student success, and that learner ownership – of student voice, choice, and agency – must be fostered early to encourage students to become global learners and leaders that can solve the most complex issues our society faces today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In January, nurses from two of New York City’s private hospitals went on strike. Staffing levels were a significant issue in the negotiations. At the conclusion of the strike, Montefiore Medical Center released a statement noting that the new contract includes a wage increase and more than 170 new nursing positions.

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EAB

JANUARY 1, 2024

As any faculty member or administrator will tell you, growing new programs is a lot easier than changing—or sunsetting—existing program offerings. That’s perfectly acceptable—but remember that keeping programs, resources, and faculty in limbo does not do the institution or students any favors. Consider these 3 steps.

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Inside Higher Ed

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

With their mammoth lectures, terrible student-to-adviser ratios, heavy reliance on teaching assistants and postdocs, and priority placed on research and grant-getting, many would say that the answer is an unequivocal no, except for the small minority of students who are in honors colleges. Pressure to teach high-enrollment classes is up.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

News of the deals came several days after more than 230 professors in the system pledged publicly not to teach or submit grades during the strike. ” Ad keywords: administrators faculty Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Additionally, ChatGPT doesn’t deal well with unexpected issues. The good news is that certain areas where AI struggles aligns with much of what teaching is centered around. So, what can we do to “futureproof” our contribution to the classroom, the very essence of our teaching?

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2023

You can redesign assignments to address many of these issues. To learn about making assignments more transparent, explore the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Framework. I came up with the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool for redesigning assignments so that students will be less likely to turn to AI for cheating.

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