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Number of Ph.D.s conferred dropped 5.4% in 2021

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Newly available data from the National Science Foundation suggest that the first full year of the pandemic had a major, negative impact on graduate students’ ability to finish their Ph.D.s. awarded between the 2019 and 2020 academic years. In numbers, 52,250 research doctorates were awarded across fields in 2021.

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Meredith College offers employees low-cost Italian getaway

Inside Higher Ed

Meredith College, a private women’s liberal arts institution in Raleigh, N.C., It offered a second opportunity in 2019. Image: Some colleges and universities have offered mental health days or experimented with work-from-home policies to address burnout and low employee morale during the pandemic. The pandemic put things on hold.

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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Inside Higher Ed

“I’m not sure if any program is doing that, but it’s definitely not what we’re doing.” percent from 2012 to 2018, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators. ” The New Yorker article centered on the claim that the number of humanities majors in the U.S.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

The authors warn that limited access to active learning spaces may create a marginalizing force that pushes women, in particular, out of the sciences. Yet the growth of active learning spaces remains incremental. The solution? Invest in active learning spaces. Ralph, a Ph.D. ” The Active Learning Spacescape.

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Institutional Accreditation is in Dire Need of Change: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 144 With Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton And Guest Ralph Wolff

The Change Leader, Inc.

And with an increasingly high number of professional accrediting bodies now touching and impacting many colleges and universities, now is the time for higher ed leaders to strive to support and understand how accreditation can improve overall to strengthen post-secondary education even more.

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Leveraging PEP and EMI Data to Improve Institutional Value and Student ROI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 173 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Michael Itzkowitz

The Change Leader, Inc.

They also talk about the careers with the best ROI and how those with liberal arts degrees fare by comparison. Podcast Highlights Michael draws on his background as the former director of the College Scorecard program during his time in the Obama Administration to create user-friendly reports, utilizing the dataset’s 2,000 variables.

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

The Change Leader, Inc.

Drumm McNaughton Dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment–navigate through its current challenges, and uncover strategies for the tough times ahead. In this podcast, we dive into the complexities of higher education enrollment, navigating through its current challenges and uncovering strategies for the tough times ahead.