Authors and Narrative Format
Author Guidelines
Who are our Authors?
- Authors may be anyone deeply engaged with higher education—as educators, students, administrators, community partners, or in other capacities—committed to fostering transformative dialogue on social justice with and within academic institutions. Special Issues may require evidence of experience with the subject.
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How I write for Dear Higher Education?
- Contributions should be made in the epistolary form of a letter to higher education and draw upon lived experiences that reflect and narrate your observations, insights, and perspectives as a subject. Letters should include a salutation and a signature line.
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- Contributions should not be academic papers; however, you may wish to discuss theoretical perspectives that support your narrative.
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- Submissions must consist of original, unpublished work prepared specifically for this publication.
FULLY DETAILED SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Please note that registration to the uml system is required prior to submission.
Submission Guidelines:
FULLY DETAILED SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- When you are ready to submit, please ensure that your submission meets the following criteria. Any submissions that do not meet the criteria listed here will not be accepted. Copyright of content published in this journal belongs to the author(s).
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- You must be the author, or the authorized agent of the author(s) and copyright holder. If different from the author(s):
- the author(s) must have approved the work for publication;
- the author(s) must have agreed to submit the article to the Journal;
- the author(s) must accept full responsibility for the content of the Article.
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- Authors are accountable for the originality, validity, and integrity of the content of their submissions. In choosing to use Generative AI tools, journal authors are expected to do so responsibly. This includes reviewing the outputs of any Generative AI tools and confirming content accuracy. We support the responsible use of Generative AI tools that respect high standards of data security, confidentiality, and copyright protection in cases such as:
- Idea generation and idea exploration
- Language improvement
- Interactive online search with LLM-enhanced search engines
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- The Work must not contain any libelous or unlawful statements or infringe on the rights or privacy of others or contain material or instructions that might cause harm or injury
- The Work has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).
- The submission file is in Microsoft Word or RTF document file format.
- Where available, URLs for references have been provided.
- The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines.
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- Your submission should include the following items:
- A 250-word abstract that speaks to one of the categories described above and includes the authors’ name(s) and the title of the letter.
- Your paper, formatted as a letter to Higher Education, not to exceed 2000 words in length.
- A short, biographical statement.