Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World – Faculty Focus

Let’s embark on an imaginative journey to the year 2100, where the boundaries of humanity extend to Mars. This ambitious undertaking demands technical expertise and embodies the true essence of interdisciplinary collaboration. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet. This requires the seamless integration of knowledge and skills across various disciplines to…

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6 Takeaways from the Nonprofit Text Messaging Insights Report

Text messaging is an increasingly important resource for reaching supporters with unmatched immediacy. Not only are 99% of text messages opened, but 90% are opened within three minutes after they’re received. This opportunity to connect directly and immediately with supporters has made texting a key channel year-round and especially during critical fundraising campaigns like Giving…

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Ohio Wesleyan Graduate Makes $12 Million Commitment to Benefit First-Generation Students

Ohio Wesleyan University has received an estate commitment of $12 million to support first-generation college students. The gift, made by 1992 Ohio Wesleyan alumna Kathrine Trine Grissom of Louisville, honors her mother, Mary Ellen Grissom who died in a car accident when Grissom was 8-month-old. Ohio Wesleyan University “I believe I would have fallen through the…

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A return to civil, pragmatic conflict resolution

Conflict is unavoidable. If you’re not dealing with some conflict today, it’s coming. But conflict should not be feared; in fact, sometimes it results in innovation or strengthens relationships. Unresolved conflict, however, usually leads to a formal dispute that can be time-consuming, expensive and distracting. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to take reasonable or even…

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Getting wages right – criminalisation and increased penalties – Employee Rights/ Labour Relations

Underpayment of wages and wage theft will no longer be tolerated, with the Federal Government implementing significant measures in the Closing Loophole legislation to deter and punish non-payment of the correct wages to workers. Likely from 1 January 2025, employers will be subject to new laws that criminalise the underpayment of wages and other monetary …

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University of Dayton retracts free speech promise, ignores police retaliation

Not long ago, students at the University of Dayton in Ohio enjoyed “the full expression of their thoughts, positions, and opinions on all contemporary and intellectual issues.” No longer. FIRE wrote UD on Aug. 14, after school police officers subjected students to interrogation in direct retaliation for the students’ criticism of police. Criticizing police is, of course, protected…

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