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UPCOMING: March 14, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET. Classroom disengagement hurts student performance and faculty morale alike. What can be done about it before it gets out of hand? Join us to hear from experts on what strategies you can use. <i>With Support From Perlego.</I> <b><a href="https://connect.chronicle.com/che-ci-wbn-2023-03-14-reengage-perlego_01-Event-LP---Guided.html?cid=che_ci_web_edit_1_vf_reengage_perlego_” target="_blank">Register here.</a></...

UPCOMING: March 8, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET. What do administrators need to know about the potential and pitfalls of AI-based learning technologies? A panel of experts examines the issue in this virtual forum. <i>With Support From SMU.</I> <b><a href="https://connect.chronicle.com/che-ci-wbn-2023-03-08-learntech-smu_01-Event-LP---Guided.html?cid=che_ci_web_edit_1_vf_learntech_smu_” target="_blank">Register here.</a></b>

Incarcerated people have been learning to code for 50 years. But prison tech training programs are still inaccessible, unstable, and hard to come by.

Virtual Event: “The Role of Frontline Workers Online and On Campus” looks at the ways those with student-facing roles can create a more welcoming environment for students learning both on campus and online. <I>With Support From Ascendium.</I>

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Im sorry, theyre just another corporation trying to make a buck. >> what do you make of ron desantis installing a conservative anti-woke board at the new college of florida? >> so he has made a big name for himself as being someone who is pushing back against what he views as an education system thats gone too far off. i dont know that the answer to liberal overreach in higher-ed is conservative overreach in higher-ed. so im much more interested when im thinking about education in my home state ...

UPCOMING: February 23, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET. The pervasive “digital native” myth is keeping colleges from making critical investments in digital skills. Join us for a virtual forum to debunk the prevailing narrative and chart a new path forward. <i>With Support From Adobe.</I> <b><a href="https://connect.chronicle.com/che-ci-wbn-2023-02-23-digitalnative-adobe_01a-Guided-LP-USE.html?cid=che_ci_web_edit_1_vf_leadership_adobe_” target="_blank">Register here....

UPCOMING: February 22, 2023 | 2 p.m. ET. As demand for hiring in STEM professions rises, what programs can colleges offer for students interested in those careers? And how can they make up for math and science education derailed by the pandemic? Join us to discuss those issues. <i>With Support From Cambridge.</I> <b><a href="https://connect.chronicle.com/che-ci-wbn-2023-02-22-stem-cambridge_01-Event-LP---Guided.html?cid=che_ci_web_edit_1_vf_stem_cambridge_” target=&qu...

A well-meaning, very bad plan to help kids and raise pay.

The news that LSU football head coach Brian Kelly was overpaid a whopping $1 million in 2022 ruffled some feathers on campus, where faculty are consistently underpaid compared to the