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Spelman College Partners with Spotify for Podcast Culture Initiative

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Spelman College is partnering with Spotify for NextGen, Spotify’s program to foster podcast culture and careers on campuses. The initiative – supported by the Spotify Creator Equity Fund – will involve creation of a d edicated on-campus podcast recording space; co-creation of student-led original content; consideration for a Spotify internship program; and potential academic scholarship support.

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The Metaverse explained for university leaders: challenges for universities ahead (3/4)

Dr. Simon Paul Atkinson

Press coverage of recent cryptocurrency disruptions and the significant staff reductions at Twitter and Meta is giving pause for thought amongst investors and futurists, as well as university leaders considering the future of the Metaverse. The fact that you may feel like you cannot keep up with the news is understandable. The collapse of the cryptocurrency platform FTX , the apparent meltdown underway at Twitter and the 11-year sentence handed down to Elizabeth Holmes for the Thanos fraud do al

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Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig Named Provost at Western Michigan University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig, an educational researcher whose work on racial equity and teacher preparation has received national recognition, will be the next provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Michigan University. Vasquez Helig—who is currently the dean of the School of Education at the University of Kentucky—is slated to step into his new role in January.

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University of California Academic Workers (UAW 2865) Strike For Economic Justice

Higher Education Inquirer

This space has been created to lend a voice to the 48,000 academic workers from the University of California system, which includes more than 19,000 members of UAW 2865 currently on strike. These folks are not the first or the last group of academic workers to strike, but their struggle may become a model (or lesson learned) for other academic union campaigns.

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SHANNON BRADLEY

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shannon Bradley Shannon Bradley has been named chief diversity and inclusion officer for Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California. Bradley holds a bachelor’s degree in business management from Emporia State University in Kansas and an MBA with a health care administration specialization from Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

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Call for ANU Techlauncher Projects

Higher Education Whisperer

Dr Charles GrettonDr Charles Gretton has invited project proposals for ANU Techlauncher, Semester 1 2023 (I help student with their reflective portfolios):"We invite members of the community to participate in the Australian National University TechLauncher Program, as a project proposer/client, mentor, tutor and/or guest speaker. ANU TechLauncher is the initiative than enables mature students to.

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ANDREA A. HAYES DIXON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Andrea A. Hayes Dixon Andrea A. Hayes Dixon has been appointed dean of the Howard University College of Medicine. Hayes Dixon was the surgeon-in-chief and division chief of pediatric surgery at the University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital. She earned her bachelor’s degree in religion from Dartmouth College in Hanover, N.H., and her M.D. from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College.

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A Visionary Urban Planner

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As an urban planner, Dr. Malo André Hutson believes that harmony and collaboration between entities — be they on the local, state, national, or even global level — are needed if we are to tackle the broader issues of our time. Such issues include food systems, water use, energy use, and land use, says Hutson, an expert in climate resilience, environmental justice, and urban health.