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Meet Shai Reshef, the 2023 Yidan Prize Winner

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gordon, head of the Yidan Prize for Education Development judging panel and Board Member of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education. In 2018, the University of the People unveiled a new online Master of Education in Advanced Teaching, developed in partnership with the International Baccalaureate. students.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Building pipelines After attending undergraduate and graduate school, Thompson built a career as a professor, administrator, and researcher/writer before joining the CPE in 2009 as senior vice president for academic affairs. Part of the CPE’s role is to bring about a positive return on the investment of public funds in higher education.

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Bevlee Watford Taylor Cupp Established in 1992 by Dr. Bevlee Watford, who earned her undergraduate and graduate degrees at Virginia Tech, CEED has raised awareness about engineering and other technical fields and fueled diversity in the professions. When she completed her Ph.D., His dissertation research was on the CEED summer programs.

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Research co-creation may be the key to impact

SRHE

Previous research by the Centre discovered that pressures within schools dampen students’ expressed curiosity in questions about the nature of reality and human personhood and limit the development of their epistemic insight into how science, religion and the wider humanities relate.

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Collegiate commentary: Five take-aways from 'Embedding Enterprise in the Curriculum' series

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In this commentary, Professor Ross Tuffee discusses the importance of developing “un-employability skills” in student cohorts. Whatever a student’s destination, the development of an entrepreneurial mindset will positively contribute to their career development.

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Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In 2009, Newsweek featured him in a cover story that explored the idea of a three-year bachelor’s degree. Others, like Merrimack College and BYU Idaho, have developed ready-to-launch proposals that they hope their respective accreditors will approve. For Zemsky, the idea has been in motion for well over a decade.

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How Higher Ed Can Fight Racism: Q&A with Terri Givens

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

Leadership is critical for developing a climate that is supportive of black students and faculty. Make commitments to hire diverse faculty and staff, invite speakers to campus, and develop relationships with those at your university who are interested in supporting black students and faculty.