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Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences

University Business

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. from 2017 to 2022. From fall 2021 to fall 2023, enrollment in computer and information sciences increased by 21.4%

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Adding Layers With the foundation of a general education core in place, the Legislature turned its attention in 2017 to investing in a set of multi-institutional agreements in popular majors. Examples of associate degrees included are manufacturing engineering technology, hospitality management, cardiac sonography and cybersecurity.

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Informational Holism: Humanities librarianship, liberal arts, and the limitations of quantitative metrics

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Historically, the capacities I am referring to have been transmitted to learners through the artes liberales (or liberal arts), a Greco-Roman ideal based on the assumption that a flourishing and cooperative society requires a population that is systematically trained in critical, interdisciplinary thinking.

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Why did Allegheny cut its Chinese program?

Inside Higher Ed

” The college said its plan also “calls for Allegheny to have a student-to-faculty ratio that is aligned with other national liberal arts colleges. “In 2017, the college undertook a data-driven strategic planning effort to respond to the predicted enrollment decline in higher education across the country.

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Landscapes of learning for unknown futures: presenter responses to audience questions

SRHE

From example, my school friends and I used to gather in a hallway that adjoined the gym to the art wing at our high school, for no other reason than it was the perfect size for our group to hang out before school every morning! In 2017 she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

In just six years, the program has grown from 17 fellows in fall 2017 to 134 in fall 2022, supporting 209 students to date. Whitney Bunting College of Business and Technology Started more than 30 years ago, the Center for Economic Education at the J. Georgia College & State University Georgia College & State University J.

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How U.S. Colleges and Universities are Responding to Declining Enrollments

WCET Frontiers

Outside of the liberal arts, programs in risk include business, journalism/communication, education, nursing, and family & consumer sciences. Institutional Closings The majority of school closings are for-profit institutions, but nonprofits, rural colleges, and small liberal arts colleges are most at risk for closure.