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In the latest #CASChronicles, we celebrate the establishment of the William W. & Judith A. Gaunt Professor, which marks a milestone for University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee and our School of Information. Learn more about the significance of this professorship status and the faculty member who earned it ⬇️ https://ow.ly/H3CC50SUfT9

Listening to Pabrai over the years has been a great business education.

In this blog, Dr Xue Zhou and Dr Lilian N. Schofield of Queen Mary University of London share some of the effective mechanisms and practices that various institutions have implemented to support Teaching and Scholarship educators: https://lnkd.in/exEjYPjt

The new MCAST Link (Issue 67) is dedicated to the College's pursuit of excellence. One of the articles feature my Fulbright journey at Ohio State University in the US. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/dB_YUear

Thank you for doing this, Herzog Foundation! There are profound theological and pedagogical reasons to at least be asking these questions. Sure, it blows up much of the way we think about traditional school. But in general, doesn't the assumptions that come from starting with the gospel as our first premise also blow up a lot of assumptions! There's enough data out there about the pedagogical effects on students and their capacities; it provides more time for teachers to prep and to stay sharp throughout the week; it creates more space for recognizing the importance of the family; (if Monday is the day "off,") it encourages greater participation in and enjoyment of our corporate worship. I could go on and on. It's part of the reason why it's one of the first podcast episodes I put together for RenewEd. 24 minute listen here: https://lnkd.in/gaRDXAKk

Alongside 150 colleagues from throughout the University of California system, including many major figures in Middle East Studies: Stacy Fahrenthold, Heghnar Watenpaugh, Patricia Morton, Sholeh Quinn; those engaged in cutting-edge Holocaust research: UCLA's Michael Rothberg, and leading and rising historians and area studies specialists: Marian Schlotterbeck and Archana Venkatesan, we sent a letter to UC President Michael Drake calling on him to rescind his plan to spend millions of dollars imposing “viewpoint neutral history of the #MiddleEast ” on our campuses and students. We explain that if the UC administration determines “how and what we teach” in our field, it will “set a chilling precedent” affecting the teaching of all topics of public concern and critical debate like climate change, histories of racism, #genocide, and mass atrocity. We note that his statements question the academic integrity of “scholars already engaged in the historical study and teaching of the Middle East,” and remind him that “the sole responsibility for maintaining the quality of our universities’ academic programs” rests with the faculty. We ask him to “to reaffirm the independence and integrity of UC faculty to educate without outside interference; to rescind the call for “viewpoint-neutral history” that directly undermines the prerogative and ability of UC faculty to educate students.” And we ask him to reaffirm his commitment to protecting academic freedom and the First Amendment right to free speech for students, faculty and staff around the war in Gaza, Israel/Palestine and any other issue of public concern and debate. #AcademicFreedom #history

Kevin Eltife, chairman of The University of Texas System Board of Regents, spoke about how his mother's two main life lessons — help others and pursue an education — have guided his public service efforts for decades. "The most important thing I can do and have done in my public service the last 30 years is to do everything I can to make higher education affordable and accessible to every part of this state." Watch Eltife's full #SFACentennialConversation at https://lnkd.in/ggSY_Jhf. #SFACentennial #SFA100

📢American People's rude #Awakening. Lessons learned: 1. You are allowed Cage-Free only if you are submissive inside your "Cage Free Democracy" in a #GlobalApartheid Regime. 2. You don't own the Country and thus your collective electorate and the politicians don't believe they work for you. Some of them pledge unhindered loyalty to their war machines masters and Foreign Lords of Apartheid Regime. The majority of Americans are minority. 3. You should be grateful because you are in America. Outside of America, they will have puppet squad bringing tanks, drones, bazooka guns and fire torch to neutralise you. 4. Q.E.D. : America Political Houses hijacked by Dr. Evil & Villains. 5. There is a strong bond uniting the bipartisan parties particularly on the topics of war budgets.

We enjoyed chatting with James Howard on This N That about the impact of advanced degrees from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and how to make graduate school more affordable. Watch the feature here to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gTXF5DFa