Universities are expanding the number of interdisciplinary courses they offer. These courses are often developed at the fringes of universities and academic departments by course leaders who often have significant design and teaching autonomy. Course leaders' conceptions of the purpose of interdisciplinary education shape their decisions about…

This study analyzes the condition of political tolerance among university students in the digital era, aiming to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a digital-based democratic education model called "Sahabat Demokrasi." The research employed a Research and Development (R&D) design using a learning framework validated by two…

This case focuses on the 2023 budget standoff between the Universities of Wisconsin (UW) and the Republican-controlled state legislature. The legislature voted to approve pay raises for UW employees, while simultaneously voting to cut UW funding by $32 million--the amount spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). However, the legislature…

Purpose: Student admission and enrolment are pivotal processes for universities, directly influencing institutional planning and academic outcomes. To enhance this decision-making process, this paper aims to present the development of a multi-model analytics system to predict the likelihood of student candidates accepting admission offers and…

Doctoral students are increasingly adopting generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools in their daily academic activities. However, it remains unclear how GenAI influences doctoral training, particularly in terms of supervisory and peer interactions within PhD programmes. This qualitative study investigated the impact of GenAI adoption on…

This study compared student engagement and performance in both open educational resources (OER) (n[open textbook users fall 2018] = 72) and traditional textbook (n[traditional textbook users fall 2017] = 66) classes. Data were drawn from the Learning Management System (LMS). Results show (1) final grades in the OER class were on a par with the…

Upholding an equity-focused mission can be challenging for administrators, particularly in light of recently implemented policies that center funding based on student performance. Based on interviews with administrators across four universities in the same state, this work examines the ways in which performance-based funding (PBF) requirements are…

The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to accountability and strategic planning by fostering greater coordination between institutional administrators, University Boards of Trustees and the Board of Governors regarding…

Each year, well over a million undergraduate students take an introductory psychology course. This edited volume presents recommendations for designing and teaching this important course. The book's recommendations cover four key areas: course design, defining and assessing student learning goals and outcomes, teacher training and development, and…

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of COVID-19 on doctoral students' personal, professional, and academic roles and factors contributing to their persistence during the pandemic. Research Methods: The researchers engaged in qualitative research at a California State University CPEDinspired Ed.D. program, using…

This paper presents a theoretical perspective on the importance of quality assurance in higher education and how those that are charged with the mandate to promote quality in universities can create quality consciousness across the university community. Quality is broadly defined for a general understanding of the concept and contextually defined…

The recent student movement activities across the nation marked a new era in student activism in higher education. Similar to past student movement eras, a powerful aspect of these activities was the issuance of demands to change various institutional policies, procedures, and infrastructure to promote diversity as well as equity and inclusion.…

The reasons why foreign graduate students studied or study at Japanese research-intensive universities were investigated, based on a questionnaire survey and interviews. According to the questionnaire survey, the main three reasons were that the research or education level of Japanese universities was high, that they liked Japan, and that they got…

Academic interdisciplinarity has become a powerful means of addressing challenges facing contemporary society as well as offering opportunities to advance knowledge. To better understand the role of university interdisciplinary organizations (IDOs), the authors studied 18 IDOs at Stanford University in the USA. They propose that IDOs not only…

Spin-off companies are generally considered a promising vehicle for developing academic knowledge into products that are ready for the market. In this paper the authors explore under what circumstances spin-off companies can serve as a source of knowledge for the research organization from which they originate. The paper brings together literature…