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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She taught in the physics section for two years, leaving when she became immersed in her doctoral research. A dean at MIT suggested she look at some industrial research labs. As RPI’s 18th president, Jackson was the first African American woman to lead a top-ranked research university.

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CCS Introduces Reenvisioned Studio Art & Craft Program

College for Creative Study

Led by contemporary multi-disciplinary visual artist and educator Valerie Jenkins , Studio Art and Craft is rooted in the disciplines of ceramics, digital fabrication, digital media, drawing, fibers/textiles, glass, installation, metalsmithing/jewelry, painting, performance, print media and sculpture.

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Why liberal arts leaders should know STEM isn’t the enemy

University Business

The course is taught by and apportions equal teaching time to a computer scientist and a technical communication faculty. The inclusion of a liberal arts perspective empowers students to graduate with an increased awareness of the cultural and social implications of computing. More from UB: Had enough with the status quo?

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A student's experience attending the IAD-KNU summer school in Kyiv

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

For graduate students, this was a unique opportunity to look at the topic comprehensively: from the point of view of a scientist describing the research results, from the point of view of reviewers and editors of scientific journals, and concerning writing for a general audience. Aug 21, 2023

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Reflecting on "The End of the English Major" (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

English faculty members took to Twitter to push back on virtually every point in the essay. Aging English faculties, like the one depicted in Netflix’s The Chair , have the dismal sense that there is no next generation. Similarly, Heller is neglecting research into the interactions between literature and the human brain.

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Student podcast evaluates student success measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Appropriately titled Good School , the podcast dives into the framework of higher ed from the application process to rankings and faculty experience and how each portion impacts the student’s perception of and experience attending their institution. “The system is set up to keep people out,” Baunoch says.

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Strong Opposition to Art Sale at Valparaiso

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A Valparaiso University plan to sell off artworks by Georgia O’Keeffe and others has led to strong opposition from some faculty members and students questioning the ethics of selling off prized and valuable parts of the university museum’s collection to pay for residence hall renovations.