Educational Leadership & Higher Education Department

One of the hallmarks of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership is our highly collaborative, cohort-based approach. Kicking off the program with a two-week on-campus residency in July, you too can experience the power of community with our cohort model of learning. Check out this video featuring testimonials about the cohort model from alumni, current students, mentors, and our faculty: https://lnkd.in/eHU932Wf

Are you ready to take the next step in your career as a leader and an educator? Join a cohort of educational leaders who hold positions across public, Catholic, independent, and charter schools to develop scholarly and practical skills in social justice, school reform, and community building. The deadline to apply to the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership program is January 15, 2025! Watch the Virtual Open House recording to learn more: https://bit.ly/403bRBF

Assistant Professor Earl Edwards moderated a discussion as part of the New Heights Lecture Series, focusing on Dr. Anthony Jack's latest book, "Class Dismissed: When Elite Colleges Ignore Inequality and Students Pay the Price." The robust conversation explored the impact of class divisions on campus and their effects on academic and career advancement. The discussion also examined strategies for schools to truly level the playing field for all students.

🎁 A holiday gift for my #LinkedIn community — a curated toolkit of #AI tools you may not have tried (yet) — but should! https://lnkd.in/eDC2bdH2 I organized different types of tools — and the ones I most recommend — plus “things to try” and further reading — for a session with the Lynch faculty at #BC — and now I’m excited to share it with you. Have you tried any of these? 🔍 Perplexity for real-time research synthesis 🕸️ Co-STORM from Stanford OVAL for mapping research across disciplines 🎧 Google Illuminate or NotebookLM for turning papers into podcast-style discussions 🎤 MacWhisper or WhisperWeb for instant, secure audio transcription 📖 ElevenLabs Reader to turn any article into an audiobook 📚 Elicit for highly accurate, systematic literature reviews 📊 Google’s Public Data Explorer for interactive data visualizations ⚙️ Anthropic Console for prompt optimization 🌐 HeyGen for translating video into 175+ languages 🚗 Pi for transforming your commute into a brainstorming session ... and more! ❓ Why These Tools? They’re led by teams with strong academic backgrounds and useful for research and discovery. 🔎 Want to Go Deeper? I also share explainers, podcasts, and award-winning analyses on the philosophical and ethical dimensions of AI technologies. 🔬 AI isn’t just a “supercharged productivity tool” — any more than microscopes are “faster eyeballs.” It opens entirely new worlds of research and discovery. Explore how here: https://lnkd.in/e7G_J64D Which tools are you most excited to try—or recommend? Share below and tag a colleague who’d find this helpful! #ArtificialIntelligence #ResearchLife #PhD #AIEd #HigherEd

Fall semester is officially over! Now that classes are over and finals are wrapping up, it’s time to dive into the holiday season❄️🎁 Wishing you all a very restful winter break!

The 2024 WES-CIHE proceedings are out with research from across the world! The proceedings examine critical disruptions in higher education through national policies, student experiences, and institutional transformations. 📖 Read the Foreward from Esther T. Benjamin, Rebecca Schendel, and Gerardo Blanco and discover regional insights: 🇭🇺 Hungary's shifting internationalization policies 🇨🇳 🇯🇵 🇰🇷 English-medium instruction in East Asia 🇧🇩 Bangladesh's admission policy challenges 🇿🇦 South Africa's access challenges 🇮🇳 India's institutional responses to gender-based violence 🇳🇵 Nepal's social capital impact on Dalit student access 🇪🇨 Ecuador's 40-year higher education evolution 🇬🇧 International students at UK universities ...and more! 📅 Want to join these emerging scholars? Submit to WES-CIHE 2025 by December 1st! 🔗 Apply for 2025: https://lnkd.in/eP_cjc2D 🔗 Download the proceedings: https://lnkd.in/e4nffM5H Thank you to the contributors to this year's proceedings: 📋 Sainbayar Gundsambuu, Elena Klimkina, and Lorena Araujo Silva share research on national policies. 🌏 Nannan Lu 卢楠楠, Yilan Guo, Luman Zhou, Diyah Rachmawati Tohari, and Daian Huang share research on international students. 🎓 Nazmuzzaman Shifat, Takudzwa Mutize, PhD, Khem S., and Ruchi Saini, Ph.D. share research on domestic students. 👥 Hanan Abu Salih M.S., Alexander Nichols, and Dr Jess Pilgrim-Brown share research on faculty and staff. From challenging admission barriers to exposing institutional inequities, this new generation of scholars is shaping the future of research in our field. #InternationalEducation #HigherEd #GlobalEducation #IEW2024 #IntlEd

📢 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? Watch the recent info session about Boston College’s Master of Arts (M.A.) in Higher Education program! Discover how the program prepares graduates for impactful roles across U.S. and global institutions, with a strong foundation in internationalization, global student mobility, and diverse educational frameworks. 🎥 Watch the info session 👇🏼 https://bit.ly/490nlcY 🗓️ Priority Deadline: December 1st

Earlier this week, several of our M.A. in Higher Education students had the opportunity to attend the annual NASPA Region 1 conference in Burlington, VT! We love to see our students actively engaging in professional development and making the most of the many opportunities available to them. We are inspired by their growth as they soar into the field of Higher Education!

Incredible Lunch & Learn today with Sarah Kim on the topic of serving our #undocumentedstudents as they consider their career paths. The Educational Leadership & Higher Education Department has some incredibly talented alums and thank you to Sarah for sharing your expertise with our community. If YOU are an ELHE alum who wants to return to campus - let's connect! #HigherEd #StudentAffairs #NurtureYourNetwork

Reach new heights with a funded M.A. in Higher Education⭐📚 Assistantships are an integral part of the Master's in Higher Education program at Boston College. Our curriculum draws on meaningful work experiences to build a foundational knowledge about today’s global higher education landscape! All M.A. students are considered for assistantships, which are paid positions at offices across our campus and colleges in the Boston area. Learn more about assistantships below! Applications for the M.A. in Higher Education program are now open! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/e_D85gHD