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Howard Earns $90 Million DoD Contract, a First for an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

About 30% of African American STEM professionals begin their higher education at a Historically Black College or University, according to the United Negro College Fund, but only around 1% of the Defense Department’s research funding is directed towards HBCUs and other minority serving institutions. This week, the U.S.

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How this year cast doubt on 2 higher ed myths

University Business

Higher education frequently found itself in the national spotlight this past year. However, several reports over the past year have cast doubt on some commonly held beliefs about higher ed. While debt was parents’ and college applicants’ top concern in pursuing higher education, 99% still believed college was worth it.

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NewSchool of Architecture and Design: Legal Troubles Mount

Higher Education Inquirer

Adding to its woes, NewSchool is currently embroiled in two major lawsuits over unpaid rent and contract breaches. The first lawsuit, filed on July 15, 2024, by Art Block Investors, LLC, seeks $2.26 million in unpaid rent and common area maintenance (CAM) fees. seeking $4.47

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Invisible labour: visible activism

SRHE

We concluded that this form of emotional labour was a form of wife work, work that is essential to the running of the home (aka Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)) yet often undervalued and the person carries the mental load. These are often taken for granted and operate at a subconscious level.

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It’s the metrics, not the Matrix, part 3: Degenerative AI

Teaching Matters Online Learning

This post is part 3 of 3, and belongs to the Hot Topic theme: Critical insights into contemporary issues in Higher Education. For one, we do not prohibit the academic study of leisure, especially if it attracts big grants). Social sciences as sorcery. New York: St. Martin’s Press, May. Prénoms de personne. Paris: Seuil.

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Fraud in academia: How can universities avoid costly litigation?

University Business

Fraud investigations are on the rise in higher education institutions. Armed with insider information, relators file fraud cases on the government’s behalf, leading to a recent uptick in government investigations of higher education institutions. Grants In 2020, the University of San Francisco paid $2.5

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What is a ‘research culture’?

SRHE

by GR Evans Should higher education providers foster a ‘research culture’? As the body responsible for research under the Higher Education and Research Act (2017), UK Research and Innovation offers its own definition. That has remained the case with UCU’s ‘Post-1992 National Contract’.