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TRACS Annual Meeting Learnings | Changing Higher Ed 028

The Change Leader, Inc.

The TRACS Annual Meeting Learnings - Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, an accreditation body for Christian institutions of higher education, works with approximately 100 institutions.

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Gratitude and Hope [at Hope]

Hope College Network

This past fall semester, I invited members of the Hope College community to share their gratitude for the people and experiences [at Hope] that made a difference in their lives. Their messages captured what the Hope experience is all about. World-class faculty. Caring staff. Inspirational coaches. Dedicated mentors. Formation of faith. Excellent academics with top-tier research.

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Dealing with harassment at academic conferences: An interview with lawyer Paula Brantner

Higher Ed Connects: Ethics

by Terri E. Givens. During my recent trip to Washington, DC, I was able to connect with attorney Paula Brantner — and given our current newsletter’s focus on ethics, I was interested to hear about the work she is doing with academic associations and conferences. Paula, as the President and Principal of PB Work Solutions , builds harassment and toxic workplace prevention systems that reflect an organization’s values and that can transform an organization’s culture.

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The Elf on the Shelf visits Wrexham Glyndwr University

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Find out where Owain created havoc and how his creative naughtiness has given the university’s social media engagement a spike before the Christmas break.

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The Ethical Debate in Using Trigger Warnings

Higher Ed Connects: Ethics

By Fatma Katr. In a world where education is constantly developing, curriculums are rapidly adopting new learning techniques and content that grasp world reality. Case studies and coursework relevant to real-life situations are some of the best ways students can practically apply what they learn, instead of only debating something in the abstract. .

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The Increasing Relevance of Honor Codes

Higher Ed Connects: Ethics

by Kimberly Yavorski. The recent admissions cheating scandals highlight a potential crisis in academia, indicating that perhaps we need to place more focus on personal responsibility and good citizenship—in effect, to restore “honor” to our campuses. For centuries, honor codes have made honorable behavior an expectation; a number of schools have added their own versions of an honor code over the past few decades.

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Academic Freedom is no Basis for Pedagogical Malpractice

Higher Ed Connects: Ethics

By Steve Joordens. This article makes a case for professors undergoing formal training in education, just as doctors undergo formal training in medicine. The factors allowing a lack of training to be the norm are discussed, as is the manner in which the concept of academic freedom is sometimes used to maintain this state of affairs. . An exploration of the origins of academic freedom reveals it was never intended to support untrained practice.

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