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HBCUs: Catalysts for Economic Empowerment and Community Growth

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It encompasses activities to attract, create, and retain jobs while fostering a resilient, pro-growth tax base and an inclusive economy, requiring collaboration among industry, government, and community stakeholders. Esters is the Dean of the Graduate School and Vice President of Graduate Education at The Pennsylvania State University.

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Spring 2025 Graduate Student Mentoring Circles

CAPD

Whether you’re exploring different career paths, curious about specific industries, or looking to expand your network, the Graduate Student Mentoring Circles are the perfect opportunity. Youll have the chance to connect directly with MIT alumni mentors who bring diverse perspectives and valuable insights from across industries.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Service-learning, public health, graduate education, community needs, student engagement, research, high-impact practices Introduction High-impact practices (HIPs) such as global learning, service-learning, research, and collaborative projects provide educational benefits by engaging students in a way that elevates their learning.

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ChatGPT and AI in post-graduate education

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Prior to joining academia, Lynda worked as a bookseller and in the videogame industry as a writer and producer. She has worked at the British Library as an Innovation Fellow curating a collection of interactive works. Aoife Céitinn Aoife is an Irish student studying Classics and Linguistics here in Edinburgh.

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Preparing Students for Future Work Using Narrative Approaches

The Scholarly Teacher

Consider the following predictions: Tomorrow’s college graduates will likely hold 20 to 30 different jobs across 8 to 10 industries (McGowan & Shipley, 2020). Introduction The world of work continues to change.

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Examples of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That intentionality makes an impact on the lives of talented students who may not fully understand the possibilities of graduate school as well as what is needed to find a relevant program, apply and then succeed. Project upGRADS, which is funded by a federal grant, aims to improve access to and success in graduate education.

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3 Questions on UT Austin’s New $10K Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Q: The launch of this program comes at just the right time, when conversations about the opportunities—and potential perils—of generative AI are dominating every industry. AI is going to impact nearly every industry you can think of, and the demand for skilled AI professionals in all economic sectors will continue to increase.