Universities must acknowledge the value of students in recovery
University throws up many temptations, but if we offer the right support for addiction we are often rewarded with strong, tenacious students and staff
November 23, 2022
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Pay it forward: how to help students secure financial aid
How college administrators can help prospective and enrolled students secure financial aid to see them through higher education, by Aimee Huffstetler
November 23, 2022 -
Modern higher education leaders must blend business and educational knowledge
Clearly articulated values, structures that support accountability and metrics that align with strategic goals are the new leadership competencies, says Angela Hernquist
November 22, 2022 -
Authentic leadership: the four pillars of keeping it ‘REAL’
Corinna van den Heuvel explains how developing a strong personal leadership philosophy is key to authenticity as a leader
November 22, 2022 -
A global effort to decolonise a reading list
Academics and students from five countries worked together to decolonise a reading list for a public health module, through a global lens. Here, they describe the steps they took
November 22, 2022 -
Removing silos with data to create fully formed higher education institutions
The chance for higher education institutions to optimise data to produce meaningful change is more accessible than ever – if they can achieve data fluency
November 21, 2022 -
Does the UK need an observatory for university engagement with policymakers?
Any such project would need to guard against numerous pitfalls, but the benefits in terms of bringing together various initiatives and engendering new skills could be great
November 21, 2022 -
A model for deploying AI across a university and region
A new supercomputer, new faculty and partnerships with higher education and industry leaders helped the University of Florida transform itself into an AI powerhouse, creating a blueprint for other institutions to follow
November 21, 2022 -
Build effective rubrics in just five steps
A quick guide to the process of designing successful rubrics and recommendations for successful implementation
November 18, 2022 -
To save higher education, we must look beyond traditional university models
If we are to radically transform universities, we must seek solutions from diverse learning projects that have historically been excluded from, or remained separate to, higher education, argue Fern Thompsett, Kristen Lyons and Richard Hil
November 18, 2022 -
Successful classroom discussions begin long before anyone speaks
Classroom discussions help engagement and learning so find out how instructors can get started in facilitating respectful debate among students using a simple framework
November 18, 2022 -
How can we help academia produce more women entrepreneurs?
The key change required to help female academics found spin-out companies is rebalancing the gender diversity of the investment community, but universities have a part to play, too
November 17, 2022 -
The secrets of supporting successful student start-ups
Guidance to how universities can support student entrepreneurship and successful business creation, shared by John Lonsdale
November 17, 2022 -
Lessons learned in creating and using innovative social media strategies
If we aspire to enabling better educational decision-making, marketers first have to understand how, when and where prospects make those decisions
November 16, 2022 -
How to train university staff to become anti-racist agents of change
Advice on supporting higher education professionals to become anti-racist agents of change, based on Adam Danquah’s experience doing so within his institution
November 16, 2022