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Puerto Rican Resilience Is a Lesson for the Mainland

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When it comes to catastrophic events, Puerto Rico has experienced its lion’s share in the last decade. With these events have come economic vulnerability and population decreases. Puerto Rican institutions have been what Santiago calls “canaries in the coal mine” for the crises now facing many U.S.

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Industry and STEMM Leaders Convene for White House Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My experience pursuing a career in STEM has made me only more dedicated to ensure that there is a better path available for my children and children like mine,” Lagares-Greenblatt said. People think it is an honor to be the only one in the room, to be the sole person who may identify yourself as a girl in a class or in a room like this.

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Best for international students: Which colleges ranked the highest?

University Business

Academic acclimation and support : Key elements in this category are virtual office hours with professors, academic writing workshops, dedicated English language support, alumni networking events and an international student advisory board. These activities allow students to build community and celebrate their cultural identities.

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Only Within Their Own Institutions, Are Black Scholars without Honor!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s not lost on me that mine is an incredibly rare experience, which I think is really unfortunate.” There have also been times when I have tried to speak to colleagues at campus functions, only to have them give me The Look, which meant they would not engage me at public events.” Dr. Ronald W.

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Endpoint Detection and Response Solutions Spot University Security Threats

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

When the University of Kentucky was hit by a crypto mining attack in 2020, the school was operating with a “federated” endpoint protection strategy, says Stephen Burr, associate CIO and enterprise CISO at UK. Burr calls the event a “lightbulb…

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Teaching a Comprehensive High School Climate Change Unit

Experiential Learning Depot

If you’re seeking inspiration or a roadmap, here’s mine. Students will learn how rising ocean temperatures can disrupt this balance, affecting marine ecosystems and contributing to extreme weather events, from an inquiry-based learning approach. heatwaves) and ask students what they think might be driving those events.

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MIT Libraries “Open Access Week” Events

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As a part of Open Access Week, The MIT Libraries will be hosting several events that are relevant to PhDs and postdocs. Legal Issues in Computational Research Using Text and Data Mining with Dave Hansen, the Executive Director of the Authors Alliance. The program will feature award presentations and short talks from prize winners.