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How the university library is an agent of change
Often overlooked, university libraries are critical to the teaching and research missions of institutions. They also play a key role in digital innovation and community outreach. Two librarians tell us more about how they see their work as agents of change
Dame Madeleine Atkins | President of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
Dame Madeleine, a veteran leader in English higher education, shares how a widening access initiative led to the elite college admitting more than 90 percent of students from state schools
When pop culture meets academia
Can superheroes teach us about physics? What can studying Kylie Minogue tell us about gender politics? Two academics talk about the intersection of popular culture and higher education
Nicholas Dirks | President and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences
The former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley and current president and CEO of the New York Academy of Sciences makes the case for more humanities studies and argues that science shouldn't be leveraged in geopolitics
How to deal with the legacy of empire in higher education
Hear from a historian who sees decolonization as a by-product of his scholarship and a mathematician who is using original sources to teach the global history of the discipline
Academia and activism
Three academics share their experiences of using their research and teaching for social justice aims
Career advice, LGBTQ+ in the academy and public speaking tips
Hear from Ray Crossman, an out university president living with HIV in the US, about his career path, and Brian Bloch, a presentation and communication expert, on how to improve your public-speaking skills
What makes a good higher education leader?
A leadership expert and university president discuss how the requirements of the job have changed and what type of leader the current moment calls for
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