July 2023

On First Visiting South Asia, 50 Years Later (I)

This week marks fifty years since my first visit to South Asia and the beginning of my lifelong learning from Hindu traditions. On July 4, 1973, I flew from Kennedy Airport, New York, to Nepal. The flight was terribly delayed leaving New York, but my ever-patient parents and sisters waited with me all those extra hours until finally my plane took off. It was Pan Am 1, a West-East flight around the world, lengthened and blessed by a series of refueling stops: New York – London – Paris – Rome –...

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User Research Analysis Guide

By Meg McMahon

Analyzing the notes from a user research study is an essential part of answering the research questions that prompted the study. 

During the analysis, you or your team decide what insights are generated from the notes taken about the research studies. The insights should relate to the research questions posed at the beginning of the study or point to future research.

Before Analysis 

Become familiar with the study

Read over the research...

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What HBCU Faculty Members Would Change at Their Institutions

by Shabreena Danz Lopez

At COACHE, we understand that many things – from culture to leadership to funding – can have a direct and potent impact on the ability to recruit, retain, and support faculty.  

“When COACHE talks about faculty experience, it’s vital to recognize the importance of studying different groups and types of institutions for their unique perspectives,” says Todd Benson, executive director and principal investigator at COACHE. That’s one of the reasons why COACHE recently undertook some targeted analysis on data from faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). 

HBCUs play a significant role in producing some of the nation's most talented graduates as well as in allowing Black students to enter a more inclusive higher education community1. HBCUs also have a higher percentage of Black faculty members who often serve as mentors for their students and less senior faculty members (56% compared to 5% Black or Hispanic faculty at primarily white institutions in according to the most often-cited research from 20012).  

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