WIFI Wednesday & Higher Education News and Blogs

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Weekly WiFi Wednesday Feed

Weekly posts about higher education, management, and living your values with purpose.

• Indeed.com: How To Find Your Passion for a More Fulfilling Career
  June 30, 2021
• ThriveGlobal: Sorry, Not Sorry: Why We Need to Stop Apologizing
  June 23, 2021
• Jobscan: Navigating the Job Search After Leaving a Toxic Work Environment
  May 26, 2021
• Harvard Business Review: What Organizations Can Do to Retain Asian American Talent
  May 19, 2021
• Harvard Business Review: Dear Caregiver, Are You Taking Care of Yourself?
  April 28, 2021
• Inside Higher Ed: Is Diversity Moral? Educational?
  April 14, 2021

Inside Higher Ed News Feed

• Can peer counseling ease the campus mental health crisis?
  Image: One in five undergraduates uses peer counseling for mental health support, according to a new survey of more than 2,000 U.S. college students. Two-thirds say they have faced a mental health challenge in the past year. The survey, […]
• Report: HBCU students struggle with food and housing
  Image: Students at historically Black colleges and universities experience high rates of food and housing insecurity, according to a new report released by the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. The report is the first from the center […]
• Biden administration actions aim to attract STEM talent
  Image: The Biden administration announced a series of administrative actions aimed at attracting and retaining international students and researchers in STEM fields on Friday. These actions include identifying 22 new fields of study eligible for the STEM optional practical […]
• Judge mostly sides with Florida professors in speech case
  Image: A federal judge granted, in part, a preliminary injunction against the University of Florida Friday in a high-profile academic freedom case. All the plaintiffs are professors. Most accused the university of using its conflict-of-interest policy to block them […]

Inside Higher Ed Blogs

• How to Teach the Re-Emergence of the American Id
  January 24, 2022 by Michael Patrick Rutter
  Are there responsible ways to psychoanalyze a culture?
• The Piranha Feed
  January 24, 2022 by Matt Reed
  A concise metaphor for a common problem.
• How Universities Should Think About the Warren OPM Letter
  January 24, 2022 by Edward J. Maloney and Joshua Kim
  Additional considerations.
• Markets 1, Policy 0
  January 23, 2022 by John Kroger
  What Biden's defeats mean for higher education.

HigherEdJobs.com Career Advice & News Feed

• Working Toward Productive Conflict and Away from ‘Groupthink’
  One way to increase productive conflict, and prevent groupthink, is by creating a diverse workplace. Having people from various backgrounds, whether that's race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or veteran status, increases the diversity of thought and perspectives within organizational groups. Justin Zackal highlights how to achieve productive conflict […]
• Rediscovering Meaning at Work
  Higher education leaders should help those they lead state the purpose of their work more often and in their own words in faculty trainings, in-service days, interviews, or even in faculty meetings. If leaders are not careful to nurture the motivation of their faculty and staff, they may […]
• Book Review – The Engaged Scholar: Expanding the Impact of Academic Research in Today’s World
  Is it time for the academy to rethink its rules and reward systems? Current reward systems focus on the narrow success metric of impactful research accepted for publication in particular A-list journals. Andrew Hoffman, author of "The Engaged Scholar" argues it's time to create more community-centered scholars working […]

Harvard Business Review News Feed

• What to Do When You’re Stuck in the Survival Zone
  Six tactics to help you manage your energy.
• How B2B Businesses Can Get Omnichannel Sales Right
  Buyers expect the same level of service and flexibility as when they shop in their personal lives.
• Building a Globally Diverse Team Is Actually Getting Easier
  Five ways leaders can identify and recruit international talent.

Diverse – Issues in Higher Education News Feed

• Stop and Check Out this Repost: Extroverts With Social Anxiety – A Rare Sighting?
  April 1, 2021
  Introverts experience social anxiety due to their preference of being alone. But what about extroverts? Do they experience social anxiety? This re-post from eCounseling The post Stop and Check Out this Repost: Extroverts […]
• A Guide to Coded Language In Education Vol I. & II – by Subversive.Thread/ClassTrouble.Club
  September 22, 2020
  One of the most popular posts from 2020 has been a What I Find Interesting Wednesday (WiFi Wednesday) post, A Guide to Coded The post A Guide to Coded Language In Education […]
• The Value of Doing The Things That Scare You
  September 18, 2020
  If you’re anything like me then I run away from fear and the things that make me scared, and I think that’s quite The post The Value of Doing The Things That […]
• Finding Your Passion — thejobwindow
  September 17, 2020
  If you’re having trouble finding your passion, you’re not alone. Many people aren’t sure what their passions are. We’ve got a couple things The post Finding Your Passion — thejobwindow appeared first […]

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