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An Activist-Scholar

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I’ve always been interested in academic administration,” says Lopez. “I Because I am interested in activism and social justice, I identify as an activist,” says Lopez, who has written and edited several books including Micro Media Industries: Hmong American Media Innovation in the Diaspora. It’s been the highlight of my career.”

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These access and affordability programs geared toward high schoolers reap great results

University Business

The program is set to offer graduating seniors interested in pursuing jobs in high-demand industries 80% coverage of their tuition or up to $8,000 in grants. “Employers are starved for trained workers, especially in the high-skill industries so critical to the U.S.

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The importance of academic mental health

SRHE

Historically academic staff mental health has received minimal attention. Although investment in the area is growing, a recent systematic review highlighted the stressful academic environment and higher levels of burnout within the industry compared to other jobs ( Urbina-Garcia, 2020 ).

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Adapting to Disruption: Unity University’s Remarkable Success – Part 1: Changing Higher Ed podcast 194 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Melik Peter Khoury

The Change Leader, Inc.

00:35:16] Drumm McNaughton: That’s amazing because normally you’ll see Presidents such as yourself who come up through the academic ranks, they stay with publics or privates. But, you know, at the end of the day, I think that’s what we in academics do very well. Academia is excellent at identifying the problem.

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Can your school benefit from a consortium to keep its scientific research alive?

University Business

It is particularly important for Newark, which serves student populations significantly underrepresented in high-tech industries such as photonics. We see this as an excellent platform to advance the job market competitiveness of our students, our research programs and our region.” “NSF

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Here are 4 ways AI is already impacting higher education

University Business

Cybersecurity The education industry experienced a 576% increase in phishing attacks in 2022, according to recent Zscaler research. Allowing software such as Student Select or Sia to do the legwork of review helps officers manage their time and compartmentalize their priorities.

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Leaders weigh in on why the time to improve faculty affairs is now

University Business

If you knew how many federal grant dollars were being channeled into Alaska that was having a massive impact on climate change research and its impact on the salmon industry, I don’t think the governor would have knee-jerked as much,” he says.

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