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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. That forced me to think about what I was doing,” she said. “I

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Spotlight on Voices of Movers and Shakers: The power to unite people in a way that little else does

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

Photo Credit: Student Union EUSU Exec 2019/20 I was the first person in this role so it called for a lot of proactivity to get things done. I was lucky that there was a lot of support from everyone and willingness to do everything possible to get international students involved. Sports plays a huge aspect in students’ wellbeing.

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Maximising postgraduate experience with student-led initiatives

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In my programme, MSc in Sustainable Energy Systems , the student leadership consists of two class representatives and a diverse ten-member class committee of students from different countries. The class representative works closely with the Programme Director, Engineering School, Student Union and other organisms across the university.

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Collegiate Commentary: Five key insights to engage successfully in ‘Building communities’

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Building communities online is not straightforward – but with hybrid working becoming more normal, our students need to learn how to collaborate and work together online. Throughout the pandemic she worked with the Student Union to better understand students’ experiences and needs.

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Where should freedom of speech responsibilities in higher education lie?

SRHE

by GR Evans Under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act higher education providers and studentsunions will be required to publish Codes of Practice on freedom of speech. The Bill sets out the requirements separately for higher education providers (at A2 (2)(c)) and for studentsunions (at A6(2)(c)).