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Clare O’Neil, who had been serving as home affairs minister for two years – overseeing the Nixon Review and the Migration Strategy – has been moved to the housing and homelessness portfolio. Meanwhile, Andrew Giles, the former immigration minister, will move into the skills and training ministry – but the post will now be demoted…
Published: 7/29/2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes This is the first of our Career Talk Series, which invites faculty, former Cengage student ambassadors and Cengage employees to share their unique journeys into their current roles, highlighting the motivations and inspirations that guided them. Each talk delves into the unexpected twists and turns that shaped their paths,…
In April, Dr. Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), participated in the Attaining College Excellence and Equity Summit put together by the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute for Higher Education Policy. On the panel, “Selecting Evidence-Based Advising Strategies to Improve Student Outcomes,” Thompson spoke about equity being a…
Its acquisition of the private higher education provider Universal Higher Education (UHE) and English-language provider Universal English (UE) was backed by THI investments and will provide a “scaleable base” for the group as it eyes further expansion across Australia, it said. As well as receiving international student, the newly-acquired UHE and UE will be able…
After more than a decade under an increasingly combative Conservative government, many in the UK sector seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when Keir Starmer finally ascended to Number 10 earlier this month. Their largely warm reception to his premiership comes as little surprise. After all, this is a sector for whom life had…
Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. While the majority of college graduates say their education has readied them for success in the job market, more than half said their programs didn’t prepare them for the use of generative AI, according to a Cengage…
Teaching through translation can bring many rich benefits to students but presents many challenges. This and a short article are an adaptation of material I present on from the text, Teaching across Cultures (Shaw, 2021, used with permission), which provides guidelines and advice to instructors for maximizing clarity of communication and quality of student learning…
Friday marked the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark civil rights law that unlocked opportunity for disabled people in many areas of public life, including in the workforce and higher education. As an educator and university president, I have seen firsthand the ADA’s transformative impact on our higher education systems…
Paul Quinn College has received a $20 million gift from an anonymous donor. Dr. Michael J. Sorrell“The impact of this gift on our institution and our students, staff, faculty, and alumni cannot be overstated,” said Paul Quinn President Dr. Michael J. Sorrell. The private, faith-based, four-year, liberal arts-inspired institution was founded in 1872 by a…
Dr. Ioana G. HulbertMost instructors do not report feeling unsafe or uncomfortable discussing or teaching sensitive topics, according to a new report by Ithaka S+R, part of the not-for-profit ITHAKA organization that aids in the use of digital technologies to sustainably advance research and teaching. “Perceptions of Academic Freedom in Teaching,” authored by Ithaka S+R…