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Why supporting faculty mental health is enormous for classrooms

By Alcino Donadel

"We oftentimes don't think much about training with adults on social-emotional development, but we're not done growing," says Karen G. Foley, president and CEO of JPA Chicago.

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Has faculty free speech plunged to its absolute lowest?

Here is one important way to create a happier academic workplace

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Future-ready universities must focus on these 3 important concepts

Perhaps the most important element is creating a culture of agile thinking among educators and administrators to best prepare a university for the next generation of learners and their emerging needs.

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October 08, 2024

Higher ed must maintain research integrity. Here is how

Concerns surrounding academic integrity are hitting the highest rungs of university leadership, including presidents. Here's some examples on how the sector can maintain high standards.

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October 06, 2024

How toxic incentives are fueling an 'epidemic' of cheating in scholarly research

"The file-drawer effect," the Journal Impact Factor and the pressure to produce are pushing some researchers to forego academic rigor and inhibiting the peer review process.

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August 28, 2024

Faculty pay is arbitrary—and that's putting it nicely!

Annual faculty pay can range from $50,000 to $250,000, which may be true for faculty in the same department teaching the same courses. Is this unlawful?

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July 28, 2024

Faculty learning communities: Why they're still a great idea

Faculty learning communities provide faculty with the chance to work in a trans-disciplinary fashion on matters of importance to a cohort or a particular topic for the cohort to work on.

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February 19, 2024

Which colleges and universities are producing the most Fulbright award winners?

Colleges and universities churning out a high rate of Fulbright scholarship winners also enjoy the opportunity of connecting their institution to a network of countries abroad.

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