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The investment increase includes US$400,000 to establish strategic research partnerships with the global South, focusing on global health, sustainability and education access and equity. The BRIDGE Alliance – which stands for the Birmingham-Illinois partnership for discovery, engagement and education – already boasts some 115 collaborative projects tackling major global challenges and is celebrating 10 years…
Historically, universities have taught from textbooks, with instruction led by faculty with limited hands-on experience. Moreover, academia focuses on right and wrong answers. The real world is far more complex, especially in population health, where issues arise that no textbook can solve. Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Population Health (JCPH) stands in that gap, helping…
The Association of Colleges has recommended that support for colleges to export and innovate must be increased and student visa policy be reviewed. “The export potential of the UK’s skills sector – and the central role of colleges – must be given more government support to boost capability and capacity,” the report reads. It emphasises that renewed…
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Why reflection matters Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the importance of reflection in our work as teaching faculty and educational developers. It seems to me that as campuses across the United States are in perpetual crisis, and many relationships are tense and fractured, reflecting on what we say and do and…
Dr. Genita MangumGenita Mangum has been appointed registrar at Delaware State University. She served as registrar for Harrisburg Area Community College in Pennsylvania. Mangum holds a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, a master’s in education from Saint Joseph College in West Hartford, Connecticut, and a Ph.D. in…
Columbia University’s decision to act against pro-Palestine student demonstrators who had been occupying its South Lawn, culminated in suspensions and subsequent arrests of more than 108 protesters in the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” and a harsh rebuke from scholars from across the world. “The issue for us on campus is freedom of expression,” said Dr. Najam…
Robin SchimandleRobin Schimandle has been named director of development for the College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources at the University of Nevada Reno. She served the university as director of development for University Libraries. Schimandle holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. #ROBIN #SCHIMANDLE #Diverse #Issues…
CHICAGO — Higher education experts have a message for college leaders contemplating a merger: Don’t wait. By the time a college is in deep financial distress and facing potential closure, the window for an optimal merger typically has closed long ago. Institutions in trouble often wait until “the absolute last minute and then think, ‘Now…
Howard Community College President Dr. Daria J. Willis has announced plans to reopen the college’s on-campus Children’s Learning Center in partnership with the Community Action Council of Howard County. Tracy BroccolinoThe center’s reopening serves as an essential resource in reducing childcare costs, creating much-needed Early Head Start programming for infants and toddlers, and encouraging degree…