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A (Dorm) Room of One’s Own

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Academic work requires material access to information in libraries, and other resources like computers and (relatively quiet) space in which to write. Gramsci, toiling away at his notebooks in his prison cell, and other geniuses who have done important research and literary creation under the hardest circumstances, are the exceptions.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown, is to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices. These inform strategic decisions to address inequities and improve outcomes. … Santiago and Sarita E. Neufeldt, president of CSUSM.

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Sadhana Lolla named 2024 Gates Cambridge Scholar

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Lolla, a senior from Clarksburg, Maryland, is majoring in computer science and minoring in mathematics and literature. At Cambridge, she will pursue an MPhil in technology policy. At MIT, Lolla conducts research on safe and trustworthy robotics and deep learning at the Distributed Robotics Laboratory with Professor Daniela Rus.

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Leveraging Grants for STEM Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women have been making crucial contributions to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics since long before STEM was an educational buzzword. Women wrote the first computer algorithm and the first programming language to use English words. York lauds the program as “really smart.”

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Four from MIT named 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholars

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Julia Mongo | Office of Distinguished Fellowships Published by MIT News on May 13, 2024 MIT senior Owen Dugan, graduate student Vittorio Colicci ’22, predoctoral research fellow Carine You ’22, and recent alumna Carina Letong Hong ’22 are recipients of this year’s Knight-Hennessy Scholarships.

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The Higher Education Council (HEC) in Bahrain: Ensuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Ed Institutions

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Additionally, the HEC encourages collaboration between higher education institutions and industry, supports and promotes research in higher education, and works to enhance the international visibility of Bahrain's higher education system.

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What is Bloom’s taxonomy? Importance and uses explained

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It has a hierarchical framework that categorizes learning objectives based on their complexity, ranging from basic information and comprehension to higher evaluation and creativity. The approach was developed to encourage more advanced thinking methods in the classroom. It is further divided into six subheads based on its complexity.