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The University of Houston has received a $3 million anonymous gift to help fund the Houston Works Scholarship Fund, which provides scholarship support to working junior and senior students. Dr. Diane Z. ChaseThe financial support will go to those in select majors at the C.T. Bauer College of Business, all majors at the Cullen College…
When we envision the traditional classroom setting, we tend to visualize the power at the front of the room. The instructor is standing over a podium while the students are seated looking up at the one who holds the future of their course grade. The instructor asks a question and the student answers. The instructor…
Dr. Khalilah Brown-Dean has been named executive director of the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life and university professor Wesleyan University. Brown-Dean — a community-engaged scholar and academic leader who creates spaces for collaboration and understanding — takes the helm at the center, where students learn about civic and community engagement to human…
Case studies consist of a short narrative followed by guiding questions that help learners think through the steps of solving a real-world problem. Cases are engaging, ask learners to work at higher levels of Bloom’s taxonomy (i.e., apply, analyze, evaluate, create), and have been shown to be an effective way of learning (Lee et al.,…
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. University of Arizona President Robert Robbins told the institution’s governing board Tuesday that he will step down by the end of his contract — or sooner, if they find a replacement before it expires in June 2026. …
Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar will join Emory University’s Department of African American Studies in the fall. Dr. Erica Armstrong DunbarWhitney Thomas“I am excited to join a community of scholars with a stellar reputation of work that informs different arenas across the academy and the community,” said Dunbar. “I’m looking forward to the energy and the…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Northland College has raised more than $1 million from over 550 donors as it tries to stave off closure. That figure does not include “funds raised by other appeals,” according to a Monday update from…
Jessica SmithJessica Smith has been appointed chief operating officer for the Relay Graduate School of Education. She served as the organization’s chief people officer. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and a J.D. from Emory University. #JESSICA #SMITH #Diverse #Issues #Higher #Education
Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: About 330,000 federal financial aid applications will need to be reprocessed following yet another data error, according to the U.S. Department of Education. This development continues a trend of glitches and technical difficulties in a…
Dr. Chloe PostonChloe Poston has been appointed vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Davidson College in North Carolina. She serves as vice president for culture, belonging, and strategic engagement at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Poston holds a bachelor’s degree from Clark Atlanta University and a doctoral degree in bio-analytical chemistry from Brown…