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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bryn Geffert The move by UVM Press – overseen by UVM Libraries – is meant to eliminate financial hurdles and barriers to peer-reviewed research that traditional publishing and access models impose. It is indeed completely free,” said Dr. "It is indeed completely free,” said Dr. Bryn Geffert, dean of libraries at UVM. “It

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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First Doctoral Program at a TCU Will Contribute to Native Sovereignty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

is not just about learning, reading, or writing Navajo, it’s really preparing [its students] with tools so that they will be efficient in designing their research studies, conducting research, and finding solutions to some of the challenges that we have,” says Guy. Elmer Guy “The Ph.D. Those same students are talented, creative.

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Two Scholars are Building Diversity Initiative Database for All

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pipeline and diversity programs in the database are assessed through what Byrd and Mason call the THRIVE Index : Type, History, Research, Inclusion, Identity, Voice and Expectation. This kind of database is critical for institutions to have better awareness of what’s happening on their campus, said Mason, a research scientist at GSU.

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Fair use or copyright infringement? What academic researchers need to know about ChatGPT prompts

SRHE

by Anita Toh As scholarly research into and using generative AI tools like ChatGPT becomes more prevalent, it is crucial for researchers to understand the intersections of copyright, fair use, and use of generative AI in research. This evokes the question: Why doesn’t the proposed research align with fair use?

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Get smarter with AI: Popular LinkedIn Learning courses and Percipio tools

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Explore new AI tools in Skillsoft Percipio CU’s recently upgraded Skillsoft Percipio learning platform features an expanded library of courses, ebooks, and audiobooks, many of which focus on AI. You can also access it from the library.

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Admissions Counselor on the Mission of a Liberal Arts College

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The Ivies, for example, all now offer computer science majors and most offer some form of engineering. You might grab a coffee with them after class to discuss your research paper. Faculty incentives are different in liberal arts college than in major research universities. You might share articles on topics of shared interest.