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Futuristic Scholar Looks to Change the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the technological world continues to rapidly change and progress, it can leave users in underrepresented communities behind. Agloro says her goal is to impart skills that allow communities to be their own advocates in a world not designed to hear them. We talk about building a better world, but I actually mean it,” says Agloro. “I

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World Reputation Rankings 2023: Results Announced

Confessions of a Community College Dean

World Reputation Rankings 2023: Results Announced Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 02/16/2024 - 03:00 AM Times Higher Education’s annual analysis of the top 200 universities in the world by reputation. Byline(s) Tiya Thomas-Alexander for Times Higher Education

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‘One Planet, Many Worlds’

Confessions of a Community College Dean

‘One Planet, Many Worlds’ mclemee@gmail.com Fri, 12/15/2023 - 03:00 AM Scott McLemee reviews Dipesh Chakrabarty’s One Planet, Many Worlds. Byline(s) Scott McLemee

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Lunar New Year Celebrations Around the World

Paradigm IQ

While most of the world aligns around the Gregorian calendar — the 12 month, 365. Lunar New Year Celebrations Around the World Fun fact: the new year isn’t only celebrated on January 1. In fact, there are multiple new years each time the earth revolves around the sun.

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U.S. university world dominance in jeopardy due to disparity

University Business

universities setting the world standard. THE’s world ranking of 1,900+ universities across 108 countries found that the average rank among U.S. universities scored above the world median in all five categories and particularly well in industry, there is one area it shot itself in the foot: research funding. The post U.S.

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Christian Colleges Navigate Abortion Debates in a Post-Roe World

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Christian Colleges Navigate Abortion Debates in a Post-Roe World Sara Weissman Fri, 01/19/2024 - 03:00 AM Some scholars say discussions of the topic are now more nuanced and complex. Antiabortion activists believe the discourse has become too permissive. Byline(s) Sara Weissman

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Is Substack a Brave New World for Academic Publishing?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Is Substack a Brave New World for Academic Publishing? Marjorie Valbrun Fri, 10/13/2023 - 03:00 AM The platform offers scholars a way of building a profile and livelihood away from universities, but what makes a successful Substacker, and is there really room for everyone? Byline(s) Tom Williams for Times Higher Education