Education

[ad_1] The American Anthropological Association has named Ady Arguelles-Sabatier its new executive director, effective July 31. “Anthropology has the power to illuminate the complexities of our world and drive positive change,” Arguelles-Sabatier, currently a Florida International University official, said in the association’s news release. “I am committed to fostering collaboration, amplifying diverse voices and advancing the …

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[ad_1] The Quest to End Human Trafficking: Academic Minute Doug Lederman Tue, 07/11/2023 – 12:00 AM [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] The Triton Transfer Hub offers transfer students at UCSD a space to relax, study or grab a snack during the day. University of California, San Diego Transfer students make up a quarter of four-year institutions’ student populations, but they often feel invisible among the general student body. The University of California, San Diego, reopened …

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[ad_1] Many experts on the current state of higher education, including several in these pages, have called on the senior leadership of colleges and universities to break their collective silence and speak out on important issues of the day. In the late spring, a group of former presidents and chancellors joined forces with PEN America …

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[ad_1] Florida Atlantic University thought its presidential search was near the finish line when three finalists were named. But The Tallahassee Democrat reported that the search has been suspended. State University System chancellor Ray Rodrigues ordered the search suspension, citing “concerning information” and “anomalies” in a letter to the FAU trustee board chair. But Democrats …

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[ad_1] Monday’s arraignment was canceled for two University of California, San Diego, graduate student researchers and one postdoctoral researcher who allegedly used chalk and possibly other materials on a new building. Jessica Ng, the postdoctoral researcher and a union member, said last week they were arrested and jailed overnight before the July 4 weekend on …

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[ad_1] Sonny Perdue, chancellor of the University System of Georgia, had previously criticized higher education funding cuts. The University of Georgia Sonny Perdue, the University System of Georgia chancellor, recently delivered a report on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expenses with an unexpected introduction for someone who was a Republican governor of Georgia turned Trump …

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[ad_1] AI Has a Language Diversity Problem. Humans Do, Too. Featured Image at Top of Article GettyImages-200402852-006 shhh.jpg Tim Phang Mon, 07/10/2023 – 05:30 PM [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] A divided federal appeals court has ruled against a professor who alleged North Carolina State University retaliated against him for three instances of him speaking his mind. Those were: pushing back on adding a diversity question to student course evaluations, criticizing a colleague department-wide regarding an Inside Higher Ed article and writing a blog …

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[ad_1] Do academic alerts actually motivate students to step up their performance? Or do they just make them feel stressed out? New research by a Virginia Tech professor indicates the results of such “nudging” might be mixed. The research, which has not yet been published, is based on two studies. One study investigated the effects …

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