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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She has demonstrated tireless professional service in complex administrative roles while maintaining an active research agenda.” She has demonstrated tireless professional service in complex administrative roles while maintaining a robust research agenda.” Terrell Educational Foundation.

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

When asked what surprised her most about publishing after a summer spent working as an intern at one of our presses, a history graduate student replied, “In graduate school, we focus on tearing books apart. But I was impressed by how much you do in publishing to build up a book.”

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Go Abroad Staff: Building academic communities abroad

Teaching Matters Academic Support

One solution is Go Abroad Staff , which provides Erasmus+ funding for academic and professional services staff to teach or train in Europe and beyond. Her interests include student engagement, professional learning and sociomaterial methodologies. Yet finding the time, and money, to make these connections, can be challenging.

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Why Faculty Diversity Matters

Confessions of a Community College Dean

and, even today, books by brilliant current scholars like Gerald Horne. Here are my takeaways: Faculty diversity matters, not simply as a matter of justice or equity but as a way to enhance the three responsibilities universities value most: teaching, research, and community and professional service.

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An introduction to the Widening Participation strategy at The University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

This months’ Widening Participation strategy-themed Teaching Matters’ posts will showcase the already rich variety of outreach and support strategies that academic and professional services staff in the University are undertaking. You can book on MyEd.

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Spotlight on the 2024 Teaching Award winners: Staff offering exceptional levels of support to students

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Each year, we have several categories celebrating these staff – from supervisors and cohort leads to the many professional services staff who keep things ticking along smoothly. Based in the Edinburgh College of Art, Rosie’s teaching focuses on children’s picture books.

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11 Effective Self-Directed Student Fundraiser Project Ideas

Experiential Learning Depot

For example, there might be a "project" created on an educator's site to raise $1,000 for classroom Chrome Books. The students can take charge of stocking, book-keeping, selling, etc. Others hire professional services. The website is deliberately designed to get students involved in their own fundraisers.