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Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Kiarra Boenitz Additionally, scholarly discourse on the intersection of graduate education and mental health, exemplified by J. Blake's article, "Graduate School and Mental Illness: A Survey of Strategies for Support," underscores the prevalence of mental health struggles among graduate students.

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Dr. Paula D. McClain

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McClain is professor of political science and professor of public policy and dean of the graduate school and vice provost for graduate education, having moved to Duke from the University of Virginia in 2000. She also directs the American Political Science Association’s Ralph Bunche Summer Institute hosted by Duke University.

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European research universities group: doctoral supervisors should be trained

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In a paper published in February, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) says that researchers should have mandatory training in Ph.D. While supervision has already gained some prominence in hiring in research evaluation, it was time to look at it “in a qualitative way,” Leysinger said.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Service-learning, public health, graduate education, community needs, student engagement, research, high-impact practices Introduction High-impact practices (HIPs) such as global learning, service-learning, research, and collaborative projects provide educational benefits by engaging students in a way that elevates their learning.

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Pursuit of R-2 status can expand opportunity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As universities “ascend” from one Carnegie Foundation classification to another, alarm bells often go off—particularly among those who study higher education. But institutions of higher learning are recreating what it means to be a publicly engaged research institution. What would it objectively add to our mission?

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Mentors should be gate openers, not gatekeepers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The federally funded McNair Scholars program supports first-generation students from families within the federal low-income threshold and those from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups in graduate education. Yet, when will this cycle end? Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This article serves as both a personal narrative and a broader examination of the evolving landscape of higher education. Institutions now must adapt to a world where international collaboration is crucial for research, innovation, and cultural exchange. As Dr. John C.