Remove Alumni Remove Research Remove Seminar
article thumbnail

Developing Leaders

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After being accepted to IIT, Mendoza asked to be put in touch with current students or alumni who are Latina. “I In her research, Mendoza is willing to explore topics that are often overlooked or underappreciated, Earwin says. Previously, she had worked outside jobs to support herself.

article thumbnail

Small College America – Profile: Davidson College

Edu Alliance Journal

Faculty, all holding terminal degrees, foster an environment that encourages original research and creative work. Davidson emphasizes experiential learning, with over 70% of students studying abroad and many engaging in faculty-mentored research or community-based projects. The college has modern facilities for science and art.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

[PODCAST] The Future Role of Higher Ed Libraries: Study Results on Student, Alumni & Family Needs

University Business

In this podcast, furniture manufacturer KI commissioned StudioFynn to undertake an extensive national research study. The research details the evolving purpose and mission of educational institutions and their library spaces driven primarily by the changing needs and experiences of students, educators, and alumni.

article thumbnail

Amplifying Voices: How Academic Thought Leadership Fuels Institutional Growth

University Business

With a faculty perspective from Maryville University, this 30-minute Ed Talk will explore how public scholarship and media visibility can benefit both individual career progression for professors, including tenure and research visibility, and institutional enrollment goals, particularly in graduate education.

Media 52
article thumbnail

Meet the Syllabus: engaging in current research

Teaching Matters Student Employment

While many courses of this kind are excellent, there is nevertheless the danger of conveying an impression that research and teaching are disconnected. Research is something that happens upstream, where experts produce ideas. The course is designed to bridge the gap between teaching and research. General discussion ensued.

article thumbnail

Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Thinking Creatively The English department at Montclair State University, a large research institution in New Jersey, has added new concentrations in creative writing and film—two fields that Greenberg said remain popular nationwide. Enrollment in the university’s English department has dropped by about 38.5

Alumni 121
article thumbnail

Successful transitions: My university experience in a nutshell

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The most challenging thing for me when I arrived here was transforming into a very research-intense university. At the business school alone, there are seminars or workshops almost every day throughout the year, both online and offline, both by the university staffs and by the guest speakers who are currently working in the industry.

Alumni 52