Degree
Many academics are aware of altering learning styles of those on the “Autism Spectrum.” When a student with Autism arrives in the classroom this changes how interactions occur between a neurodiverse (ND) student and a neurotypical (NT) instructor. How does this impact the classroom when the ND academic is the expert, and the NT is…
Emerging Technologies Require a Modern Technical Environment Colleges and universities increasingly are adding high-tech tools to their technology inventories. Quantum computing is one field that is growing rapidly, and research institutions are taking note. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is the first higher ed institution to house IBM’s quantum computer, making this type of research available…
Loparo adds that IoT is really what makes these buildings work. “You overlay a communication network both within the building, to allow various sensors and actuators and control elements to communicate with each other, and across buildings, to allow the buildings to communicate and carry out energy-based transactions,” he says. “IoT is about the…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: A manager of a University of Iowa machine shop diverted nearly $1 million dollars to personal accounts by using the shop’s equipment and staff to work jobs on behalf of a business he owned, according…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Dr. Nicholas B. Dirks, president and CEO of The New York Academy of Sciences, held a conversation earlier this week with two higher education experts about the current crises facing postsecondary institutions: rising tuition costs and student debt, decreased state and federal funding, an increased criticism of a humanities-centered education, and the…
Kenya TysonKenya Tyson has been appointed senior associate provost to vice provost for strategic initiatives at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. She served as assistant provost at The New School in New York. Tyson holds a bachelor’s degree from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, a master’s in criminal justice from the University of…
The 2024 Annual National HBCU Week Conference is Sept. 15-19.White HouseThe 2024 Annual National HBCU Week Conference will commence Sept. 15-19 in Philadelphia. The conference, themed “Raising the Bar: Where Excellence and Opportunity Meet,” is part of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities…
Dr. W. Marvin DulaneyThe Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is set to host its 109th Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh. The Sept. 25-29 ASALH conference will feature a rich program of scholarly sessions, professional workshops, historical tours, a film festival, book signings, and many other events that illuminate the importance…
With over 1.3 million of them studying abroad in 2024, Indian students have emerged as one of the largest international student cohorts in the world. India’s reputation as a major source market for international students has also made universities across popular study destinations adapt to changed course preferences and expectations over the past few years. …
A broad swath of the higher education community is mourning the death of Sybil Haydel Morial, who died Sept. 4 at age 91. Sybil Haydel MorialBoston University“Our love and prayers go out to the family of Sybil Haydel Morial,” said Dr. C. Reynold Verret, president of Xavier University of Louisiana. “We remember her generous life…