Talent Strategy Partnership’s Post

I am delighted to see this course is now live! In partnership with the History Department of the University of Kent, The Western Front Association has funded and developed a new Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Designed to be short and introductory but offer some of the latest insights, The Imperial Forces on the Western Front: A Comprehensive Study explores the involvement and impact of Imperial forces in key Western Front battles during the First World War. The course covers the Australian, Canadian, Indian, New Zealand, and South African experience of warfare on the Western Front. Why and how they fought, how they were and are still perceived, and how they are remembered. https://lnkd.in/eXD-6Mvz

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

Since it was an establishment of high repute, I thought it was the right place for would-be scientists, but it turned out to be a magnet for ambitious mediocres whose only aim was to get a degree from Imperial, which they believed would land them good jobs.  Unfortunately, mediocrity was rife at all levels: the department of chemistry was run by mediocres, and so they were all too happy to dumb down the course content to cater for the needs of the majority. As a result, I got a worthless degree and spent long years doing menial jobs.  It seems to me that in the last thirty odd years the college has only got better at self-aggrandising and talking big, and it is still obsessed with its rankings. Well, this talk about rankings belies the simple truth that universities are no longer elite institutions. Instead, they have become production lines and they are in the business of churning out graduates. Thus, these days the educational process at these institutions is rather like intensive farming: students are fed easily digestible chunks of information, which can easily be regurgitated in exams . This age will go down in history as the age of mediocrity.

Indiana University's Nonresdiential Scholars program welcomes its third cohort this year thanks to the continued leadership of the Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute in the Hamilton Lugar School of Global & International Studies. 30 additional scholars will join the existing cohort of 69 Ukrainian academics who have been supported by the program since its inception in 2022. For the first time, scholars will connect not just with and be supported by IU, but with eight additional universities across the Big Ten: Penn State University, The Ohio State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Michigan State University, University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Washington, and University of Maryland. Learn more about the program and its expansion in the Big Ten: https://lnkd.in/g8m2MTyx

It is sad coment on the lack of education students have about Western Civilization in comparison to the Islamic Civilizatton. They are so stupid that many believe that HAMAS supports and the Islamic Civilization support freedom of Speech, assembly and religion. It does not but leave it to these Western-privileged children to use their Western Privileges to support Islamic Totalitarianism. They are ignorant or purposefully anti-American, enemies of our Constitutional Republic—America. So why is Israel a prosperous nation--not for its oppression of others but for adherence to Western principles and Beliefs. Their success, gained despite Islamic Hostility encircling the entire state of Israel, is why they are hated and opposed by the Islamic world. It is envy and hatred for a civilization far superior to Islam that lies at the heart of Islam's war with Israel and beyond. the world, now unfolding in America due to the Implanting of multiculturalism over the American creed. Many American haters know not that in fact they are--Westerners--the privileged Westerner The American Constitutional Republic will be lost if the American citizen does not reclaim his dominant position in deciding the future of our American Constitutional Republic. In doing so, the American Citizen must bring forth the principles the underly our Western Civilization, demanding that Western principles are again taught throughout our educational system, and these principles dominate American policymaking. The flying of the Ukrainian flag or any other nation's flag in the People's House be forbidden in favor of America and our American Flag Below are some of the principles created by our ancestors that made for our American Constitutional Republic, a Republic based on Western Principles and beliefs, the most successful political creation in humankind's history—empirically proven as Superior in developing liberty and prosperity. HANDS DOWN! It is the Western people who developed the principle of representation. Government of the people, by the people, for the people; the Western world developed the principles and practices of political liberty, freedom of thought and conscience, and freedom of speech and expression. It evolved to what we call "civil rights" that do not exist today in much of the world--go see for yourself! They were developed and sustained and conveyed to the world.While we often fail in aspirations, we always strive for them. That is our challenge to continue to strive for a more perfect union" not to destroy the Western civilization to trade in for Islamic TYRANNY! In turn, adherence to these Western principles led to the world's most successful means of commerce- a system of free, for the most part, market capitalism that has lifted more than a billion people out of poverty. People have benefited from the Western commercial system, which improves lives worldwide.

🌍📣PRESS RELEASE!!📣🌍 The King’s Commonwealth Fellowship Programme (KCFP) was launched on 24 October 2024 in the presence of His Majesty, King Charles III in Samoa on the margins of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM). The KCFP is a pioneering and ambitious interdisciplinary initiative designed to create transformative, long-term impact across the Caribbean and Pacific regions. It will be delivered in partnership with the Association of the Commonwealth Universities (ACU) members, with The University of the South Pacific and The University of the West Indies serving as regional hubs, and other local and Commonwealth partners such as the Commonwealth Local Government Forum. The programme aims to build capacity in critical areas such as education, health, and disaster resilience engineering. It will also provide local authorities and civil service teams with practical tools and knowledge to foster long-term resilience through a comprehensive approach to intersecting development challenges. By creating a distinguished network of “King’s Fellows,” the programme will facilitate partnerships, knowledge sharing, and collaborative problem-solving among Small Island Developing States (SIDS). More on https://t.ly/I0lLk #chogm #commonwealthconnections #kingscommonwealthfellowships #usphub #partnernews

In Immigrant Justice Corps's "Where are they now?” series, they introduce you to former IJC Fellows and share their stories — how they became a Fellow and how their Fellowship experience informs their work today. Learn more about Aseem's experience here: https://lnkd.in/eTY28FP3

Exactly 3 months ago I handed in my letter of withdrawing from teaching at Columbia University. I could no longer teach collaboration when the university didn't know how to bridge across differences. In its avoidance to describe that the students were protesting the indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians by the State of Israel and choosing to describe it instead as students protesting the "humanitarian crisis" in Gaza, the university failed an important rule in collaboration, that is: we don't mince words in describing other people's actions and ideas to make others comfortable. We don't have to agree, but if we are to stay in dialogue we cannot misrepresent other people's opinions to fit our own narrative. In her resignation letter, Minouche Shafik writes, "Even as tension, division, and politicization have disrupted our campus over the last year, our core mission and values endure and will continue to guide us in meeting the challenges ahead." In contrast, in my letter I wrote: "My motivation to teach at Columbia stems from a desire to make a positive impact in the world, as the challenges our planet faces today require us to bridge our differences and integrate knowledge from diverse perspectives. That integration of diverse perspectives requires, above all, a capacity for self-reflection and the courage to grow. It requires us to welcome polarization as opposed to trying to oppress it. It is not polarization that has derailed civil discourse; it is the imposition of one voice and the dignity of life for one group of people at the expense of the dignity of life for another that has derailed civility." I recognized again, as I had three months prior, that my misalignment with Columbia University runs deeper than differences between hierarchical and collaborative mindsets. To me, the tension, the division, the polarization that occurred on campus is part of what makes Columbia what it is. It's part of what makes it so special and why it made me a better human and changed my career goals back in 2015 when I was then a student at MS in Information & Knowledge Strategy (IKNS). The goal is not to impose our values from our own perspective but to hear from the perspective of the other (the many perspectives of many others) diving deeper into a collective understanding of a mismatch between our values and the impact of our actions. My wish for Columbia University at this moment of crisis is that all leadership, not just the presidency, engages in self-reflection and learns to engage in conversation in a way not to impose the perspective of the few, of the group that holds most power, over the perspective of the many. In the collective perspective of the many the we will find the path towards the societal transformations we are all craving for.

Highlight on STLI Faculty Fellow for Excellence in Teaching Leslie Grant. In this short video, Leslie discusses her STLI Fellowship project focusing on peer observation:

https://lnkd.in/gKtKtdEY "Are you passionate about education and supporting Historically Black Colleges and Universities? Apply for the Anthony D Turner Memorial Scholarship today and join me for a panel discussion at the presentation ceremony! Let's empower future leaders together. #HBCU #Education #Scholarship"