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Why we need applied humanities approaches (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The humanities might not-too-facetiously be labeled the black sheep of academia. After all, the humanities are frequently characterized as being in crisis and, since 2008, have suffered massive hemorrhaging in the numbers of new majors. To put it simply, an applied humanities approach is needed in STEM education.

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Humane Ingenuity 40: In Sight

Dan Cohen

Human sight is not even close to a representation of the world around us, with the eye like the megapixel sensor at the heart of a digital camera. For those new to Humane Ingenuity , that means that you can now access back issues on my own domain, and that’s also where you can subscribe (as always, for free) to the newsletter.

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Humanities majors should pay lower tuition (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

That the humanities are in crisis will surprise exactly no one. Since the Great Recession of 2008, but especially after 2012, the share of majors in the humanities has continued to decrease precipitously among American college-goers. in economics as it does in humanities fields in most American universities?

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D. in New York University’s joint Ph.D.

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Insight Into Diversity Honors Legacy of DEI Innovator, Former Board Chair

Insight Into Diversity

In 2008, he developed the first Editorial Board for Insight Into Diversity magazine, and was selected as the inaugural Board Chair. “He ” With degrees in law and human rights from both Columbia University and the University of Oxford, and doctorates from Aberdeen, his academic journey was distinguished. Christopher A.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Wage premiums associated with earning an undergraduate degree declined precipitously following the Great Recession in 2008. Despite the enrollment decline that followed, undergrad enrollment and degree completion in majors such as computer science, engineering and health have increased substantially. .”

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The Power of Empowerment

Faculty Focus

A person with a growth mindset views one’s position, intelligence, talents, and abilities as being controllable and learnable; a person with a fixed mindset views such traits as being unchangeable (Dweck 2008). As humans, we all crave validation, and formative assessments provide such insight on students’ understandings of concepts.

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