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The Ethics Epidemic
While reflecting on my experiences in graduate school, I recalled very few conversations about ethics and even fewer memorable moments. Of course, it was talked about in my research methods class and briefly touched on in my qualitative one and statistics course. However, neither of these experiences provided a forum for students to discuss and […]
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Grade Inflation
Throughout our discussions on international higher education, I have noticed the drastic difference in grading scales. This further support my theory on grade inflation in the United States. I first experienced this when I was an admissions counselor at Christopher Newport University in Virginia. I would review high school student applications with GPA’s well over 4.0. This […]
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Servant Leaders in Higher Education
In Leadership Studies there is a theory about servant leadership. Within this theory, a leader is explained to share power with others, to serve the needs of others before their own, and to help others perform and develop at very high levels. Servant leadership is most commonly associated with the work of Robert Greenleaf. And […]
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The Price Tag on International Higher Education
After hearing from many of my fellow graduate students I learned of the many differences and similarities that exist between universities around the world. I am so grateful for the stories and perspectives that they shared. I was most taken by the price associated with many of the international universities. I was amazed to learn that […]
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Mindfulness?
As we discussed in class work life balance, can be a struggle for many professionals in higher education. This is understandably so because professors are BUSY people. And while attempting to teach classes, conduct research, write grant proposals, complete grant reports for existing research, recruit graduate students, reply to undergraduate emails, meeting advise graduate and undergraduates students, […]
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