Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

A white supremacist who gunned down three Black people before killing himself at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Fla., on Saturday, may have been targeting the Edward Waters University (EWU), a historically Black university located in the city. Police said that the gunman w ho has not yet been publicly identified and was described as being in his early 20s, went to the Edward Waters University campus prior to carrying out the deadly shooting spree.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

AUGUST 27, 2023

In this extra post, Ozan Evkaya from the School of Mathematics↗️ puts together conversations and arguments surrounding the impact, capabilities and limitations of Generative AI in academia. This post forms part 1 of a two-post series.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

Ann Marie Stanley Ann Marie Stanley has been appointed director of the School of Music in the College of Arts and Architecture at Pennsylvania State University. Stanley holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in oboe performance from Wichita State University in Kansas as well as a Ph.D. in music education from the University of Michigan.

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Experiential Learning Depot

AUGUST 27, 2023

I pride myself in creating classroom culture in my experiential learning community that is strong, positive, and trusting. I don't claim to be fantastic at everything related to experiential learning, but I place priority on building strong classroom culture from the beginning because it plays such an important roll in the experience as a whole. My students are like a family.

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Terminalfour

AUGUST 27, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of higher education, digital accessibility has emerged as a crucial aspect of ensuring equitable and inclusive experiences for all students and stakeholders. Find out how SUNY Oswego tackled this challenge head-on.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 27, 2023

Executives, business owners and senior managers reported concerns with their work ethic and communications skills in a recent survey. Four in 10 business leaders believe recent college grads (classes of 2020-2023) are unprepared to enter the workplace, according to survey results from research firm Intelligent.com and survey platform Pollfish. Almost three-quarters of the more than 1,200 C-suite execs, business owners, HR and other senior managers surveyed pointed to work ethic and communication

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, thousands gathered Saturday to reflect and continue the fight for racial justice during the 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. "We're building a unity here," said Rev. Al Sharpton, the founder and president of National Action Network (NAN), the national civil rights organization founded in 1991.

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The Student Affairs Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

Dear VCU Students, It is my honor to welcome you to VCU for the Fall 2023 Semester. We are delighted to have you as part of our RAMily and look forward to engaging with you this semester. I am excited to share some important resources related to advocacy, well-being, involvement, and safety in this message. Advocacy and Well-Being Our team in the Division of Student Affairs cares deeply about your well-being.

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The Guardian Higher Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

With the end of affirmative action, generative AI could ‘democratize’ admissions by giving students who don’t have tutors or counselors a leg up Chatter about artificial intelligence mostly falls into three basic categories: anxious uncertainty (will it take our jobs?); existential dread (will it kill us all?); and simple pragmatism (can AI write my lesson plan?).

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