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World Cup raises issues of academic freedom for Qatar

Inside Higher Ed

But it is the most recent addition to the site that is currently in the global spotlight, with Education City Stadium, a 45,000-seat arena, hosting some of the world’s most famous soccer players for the men’s soccer World Cup. It aspires to be one of the intellectual leaders in the Middle East.”

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A Fight Against Misinformation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

CRT Forward’s data have been used by parents, educators, and activists across the nation and globe as censorship laws spread. I really do take that into my role, allowing students to envision radical changes and use the law as a tool to create the world they want to live in. That’s been the honor of a lifetime.”

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HE has “unique” civil discourse potential

The PIE News

The diverse backgrounds and perspectives on university and college campuses around the world allow them a “unique potential to facilitate civil discourse and find common ground across ideological lines”, a leading higher education leader from the US has said at the UPP Foundation 2023 Lecture.

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The Censored and the Curious: Using Banned Books to Foster Connections and Critical Thinking in Freshmen

Faculty Focus

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.

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Report Finds Diverse Characters in Schoolbooks Often One-Dimensional

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students of color perform better when they see themselves accurately represented, and white students learn about the world as it really is—a complex multi-cultural place. Although there have been improvements in character representation in recent years, the literary world that students experience is still predominantly white.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Every part of who you are, those are things that should be celebrated, those are core parts of our identities, those help us make critical change in the world and enhance educational environments.” Danielle Ren Holley, current dean and professor of law at Howard University. I can’t wait to represent Mount Holyoke in the U.S.

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Australia to curb foreign interference at universities

The PIE News

But Canberra refused to commit to publishing a report on incidents of harassment, intimidation and censorship linked to foreign interference activities on campuses, arguing it is difficult to establish the motivating factor behind these attacks.