Transformative Learning, Dialogue, and the Metaphor of Pilgrimage Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 133F Erickson, 2:00 – 3:30pm Recommended Readings: Dirkx, J. (1997). Nurturing soul in adult learning. In P. Cranton (Ed.), Transformative learning in action: Insights from practice (pp. 79–88). San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass. Dirkx, J. M., Mezirow, J., & Cranton, P. (2006). Musings… Read More »
Transformative Learning, Dialogue, and the Metaphor of Pilgrimage Tuesday, April 23, 2019 – 2:00-3:30pm, 133F Erickson Hall This talk uses the metaphor of pilgrimage to illuminate and interrogate ideas of transformation and transformative learning. Transformative learning can be part of the problem rather than the solution in a liquid, frenetic world while it can also… Read More »
Reform in Higher Education: A Cultural Perspective with Special Focus on Arab Countries Culture refers to values, norms, beliefs, traditions, and ways of life. Those shape the behavior of a small group of people or even a whole nation. Language can draw several aspects of culture together. Educational institutions have their own micro-cultures which are… Read More »
Navigating Logics for Inclusive Student Affairs Speaker: Dr. Emerald Templeton Assistant Professor, Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education Program Coordinator, Student Affairs Administration Program The logics of an organization—its values, rules, norms, and beliefs—influence the meaning individuals assign to their daily activities. In student affairs, these activities may reflect a range of logics that uphold or… Read More »
The logics of an organization—its values, rules, norms, and beliefs—influence the meaning individuals assign to their daily activities. In student affairs, these activities may reflect a range of logics that uphold or compete with those of the institution. With social justice and inclusion as core competencies and values for the profession, there is a charge… Read More »
Join HALE faculty to view the livestream of the release of the report “Speaking Truth and Acting with Integrity: Navigating a Campus Racial Crisis” which examines how the University of Missouri responded to the 2015 racial crisis on its campus. This report, a collaboration between the University of Missouri’s Division of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity… Read More »
International Student Migration: Evidence from Finland on Who Stays, Why, and Returns in the Labor Market In tandem with growing enrollments globally, an increasing number of students are studying internationally with each passing year. The rapid increase of student mobility and migration has raised questions of how many international students choose to stay in the… Read More »
Trustees in Higher Education: What Do They Do and Why Should We Care? Trustees fill a vital role in the operations of colleges and universities even though their work is often nearly invisible to students, faculty, and the general public. Legally, trustees are the final authority of the institutions they serve. Controversial events in recent… Read More »
In this symposium, HALE faculty and students share observations and analyses regarding their recent study abroad tour of higher education institutions in Japan for the course EAD 972: International Comparative Higher Education. Issues discussed include but are not limited to: different types of higher education institutions, internationalization, academic work, demographics, organizational change, governance, and curriculum.… Read More »
CHAE Speaker Series Presents: A Conceptual Model of College Going and Choice: An Identity Economics Approach Dr. Gabriel Serna, Assistant Professor Tuesday, September 11, 2018 1:30-2:30 pm Erickson Hall, Room 252 Description: Taking guidance from the expansive literature on college choice and going, I have proposed a new conceptual model. Relying on four, well-known, conceptual,… Read More »
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