Higher Education
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Growing the Next Generation of Data Scientists
Note: Today’s guest post comes to us courtesy of Sriram Mohan, an associate professor of computer science and software engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of ... -
Beyond Athletics: Three Other Ways to Recruit Minority College Students
We’ve all heard the fairytale stories before: a minority kid from a tough neighborhood gets a shot at a college career because he or ... -
Why Colleges Need Athletes as Minority Mentors
When it comes to getting more minorities into college, and then graduating them, there are a lot of different ideas out there. Stronger high ... -
5 Tips You Can Use to Become an Academic Entrepreneur
More and more academics are recognizing the potential to supplement their income from higher education positions with out-of-the-box projects and schemes. To try and ... -
HBCU Insights: A social justice toolkit for university administrators
A column by Dr. Larry Walker Throughout their history historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been incubators for social change. Alumni, faculty and ... -
Diverse Conversations: Current Issues in Higher Education
With each passing decade, colleges and universities are faced with the task of responding to the spirit of the times. Those that deal with ... -
Do LGBTQ students feel safe on college campuses?
According to AmericanProgress.org, over 70 percent of LGBTQ students “reported experiencing sexual harassment, compared with 61 percent of non-LGBT students.” To compound the issue, ... -
Study: Black professors must be "entertaining"
A new study published by Vanderbilt University underpins the theory of racial bias in higher education. According to the study, black faculty members are not ... -
Past, Present, and Future of Sustainable Leadership
Sustainable leadership builds on the past in an effort to create a better future for schools. This is against most educational change theories, which ... -
Diverse Conversations: School Diversity Program Mirrors Workplace
Business schools around the country are thinking about ways to implement programs that increase school diversity on campus. Steve Reinemund, Dean of the Wake ...