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Why Texas A&M’s Lone Black Professor of Nursing Called It Quits
Why Texas A&M's lone Black professor of nursing called it quits.By Erin Gretzinger Joan Wong for The Chronicle This is what it feels like to be in the cross hairs of the campaign against DEI.
Higher education was easily accessible to disabled people during Covid. Why are we being shut out now? | Rosie Anfilogoff
The pandemic showed that remote learning is effective. It’s absurd that universities are going back to processes that exclude usRosie Anfilogoff is the winner of the 2024 Hugo Young Award (19-25 age category) recognising young talent in political opinion writingMy route to university was never going to be simple. While my friends were flicking through university brochures and choosing Ucas options, I was signing chemotherapy consent forms in the teenage
The Opportunities and Drawbacks of AI-Powered Reading Coaches, Assistants and Tutors
The edtech market is saturated with various tools designed to improve children’s literacy from e-readers to apps to digital libraries. Over the past few years, more literacy tools have been using generative AI, either to accelerate children’s reading proficiency or to stimulate more reading interest. Recently, a new kind of tool has emerged. Referred to as AI-powered reading coaches, assistants or tutors, these tools use generative AI to provide learners
LISA MARIE L. FERRELL
Lisa Marie L. FerrellLisa Marie L. Ferrell has been appointed associate vice chancellor for university communications and marketing at North Carolina State University. She served as Lenovo’s communications officer for North America. Ferrell holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Roanoke College.
Pride in the Halls
Dr. Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. — remembers the joyful opening of the LGBTQ+ Resource Office on the main campus of Prairie View A&M University. It coincided with HRC’s HBCU Out Loud Day, which takes place the third Wednesday of October during LGBTQ History Month.The joy has now turned to sadness as a new
Howard University Offers Blueprint to Address Food Insecurity
Many of us woke up this morning certain about what we would eat and assured that breakfast would not be our last nutritious meal of the day. Unfortunately, that is not the case for everyone. Though options and access are characteristic of a free and developed society, billions of people worldwide continue to lack the necessary resources to tackle food insecurity.Dr. Tashni-Ann DubroyMunicipal and nonprofit partners in Washington, D.C., are
5 Things to Know About Today’s Antisemitism Hearing
By Maggie Hicks Since the last disastrous confrontation between Ivy League presidents and congressmen, a lot has changed.
Whatever Happened to Building a Metaverse for Education?
Remember all the hype around the metaverse in education?Just two years ago it seemed like a 3D virtual realm for education was imminent: Facebook had changed its name to Meta, to signal its giant bet on the VR space, and it had launched TV ads showing classes happening in new immersive worlds; several college campuses started building replicas of their physical campuses in VR spaces, in part with money from
U. of Southern California Cancels Valedictorian’s Speech Over Safety. But Critics Call It Censorship.
By Alecia Taylor The university this month picked a Muslim American student as its valedictorian, but now says she will not speak at its May commencement.
Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity
My first encounter with Bill Cox and Frank Matthews was quite memorable. It took place in 1984 at a higher education conference at MIT, shortly after they had decided to confront the shortcomings in both the journalistic and academic communities by launching a new publication, Black Issues In Higher Education. In the best spirit of American entrepreneurship, they saw a need and they filled it. They pointed a spotlight on