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Field of study not key to new academic program success

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The success rate for new academic programs at colleges and universities depends more on the type of institution launching them than whether a program is in the sciences or humanities, according to a new report identifying what sorts of programs fare better when it comes to growth. ” The study listed a failure rate of 39.4

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Is Academic Scholarship Stagnating?

Inside Higher Ed

Brown, despite having this country’s oldest applied mathematics program and the Ivy League’s oldest engineering program, isn’t in the Top 30, and Dartmouth isn’t among the Top 50 US and Canadian universities. Contributing to this ethos is an engineering, hands-on mind-set. Is this diversity newsletter?

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Dr. John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. I thought I could make more of a difference at MIT because of its unique role in science and engineering.”

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Edinburgh and Imperial excel in QS Sustainability Rankings

HEPI

Sustainability is not limited to just reducing carbon footprint, but should span a university’s wider governance practices – its research strategy, talent acquisition strategy, human resources, internationalisation strategy and pedagogy, to name a few. The environment is a necessity, not a luxury. References Meadows, D.,

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Malaysia’s International Education by 2020 and Beyond: Re-examining Concept, Targets and Outcome

GlobalHigherEd

It must be emphasized that “in any educational program, of any educational system, for any educational process and under any educational material”, the aims and objectives of international education must be communicated in order to realise international understanding among nations (Juan Ignacio Martínez de Morentin de Goñi, 2004: 94).

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Report proposes waiver criteria for Confucius Institutes

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Over the last five years, most of the Confucius Institutes hosted at American colleges and universities have closed down—but now a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine outlines a process for their potential return. Whether U.S.