What to Expect at Dissertation Central

The nature and extent of content in faculty-wide teaching and resources for participant-based undergraduate dissertations. Dissertations and their supervision may rightly be very individual. In higher education, whenever standardization as a marker for quality conflicts with fitness for purpose, the latter should ideally prevail. The value of striking a balance between freedom and structure in…

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Charting a Path to Online Course Retention

“If you build it, they will come,” held true for the 1989 movie Field of Dreams but does not necessarily apply to online courses and programs. While higher education institutions have increased the number of online courses and programs they offer, the offerings do not all lead to successful retention or completion. Studies have shown…

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Kimbrough Named Interim President at Talladega

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough has been appointed interim president of Talladega College, a historically Black college in Alabama. Dr. Walter M. KimbroughDr. Edward L. Hill Jr., the college’s vice provost for Lifelong Learning and Professional Development and Dean of Graduate Studies, served as the immediate interim president following the June 4 resignation of Dr. Gregory…

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Kansas, Missouri Judges Freeze Student-Loan Forgiveness

Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri have ruled against parts of the student loan repayment plan, known as the SAVE Plan, promoted by the Biden-Harris administration. Dr. Miguel Cardona“We strongly disagree with the Kansas and Missouri District Court rulings, which block components of the SAVE Plan that help student loan borrowers have affordable monthly payments…

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Survey Suggests Trend Toward Use of AI in Legal Education

Law schools are increasingly incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into their curricula, according to an AI and Legal Education Survey released by the American Bar Association and the ABA Task Force on Law and Artificial Intelligence. American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe survey is a compilation of insights — gathered from 29 law school deans or faculty…

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Atlanta Judge Removed From Office Following Arrest

Chief Justice Roberts might be throwing his hands up at the Supreme Court’s legitimacy problem, but Georgia’s Supreme Court takes it very seriously. Today, Georgia’s highest court signed off on removing Judge Christina Peterson from her office. She’s faced other issues, namely her recent interaction with the police. While her actions leading up to her…

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Concordia University Ann Arbor to cut most programs

Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Concordia University Ann Arbor plans to slash dozens of on-campus and online programs, according to a recent message to campus from Leah Dvorak, vice president of academics at Concordia. Starting June 2025, the private Lutheran…

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ANNE MAGRO | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Dr. Anne MagroAnne Magro has been named dean of Marymount University’s College of Business, Innovation, Leadership and Technology. She served as interim dean and deputy dean and senior associate dean for strategy and impact in George Mason University’s Costello College of Business. Magro holds a bachelor’s degree in general studies from the University of Michigan…

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