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How to Increase Scientific Literacy

Inside Higher Ed

Bored out of his mind by box checking introductory courses in the humanities, my correspondent wrote: “To many STEM students the truly “Great Books” were written by Physicists and Mathematicians.” Facile speech doesn’t get you through Physical Electronics. ” James C.

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How Can We Bring Many More Students to Math, Data and Statistical Literacy?

Inside Higher Ed

In 2019, during the last statewide assessment prior to the pandemic, just 34 percent of California students over all and 18 percent of Black students and 20 percent of Latino students met or exceeded the state’s math standards. Facility with analytics, data mining, data visualization, informatics and probability isn’t a luxury.

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Top 9 Interesting, Innovative, & Impactful Higher Ed DEIB Initiatives

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As they study to become research scientists or engineers, Myerhoff Scholars can access a wide range of support services, mentoring, and peer involvement opportunities. Others are taking notice: in 2019, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative donated nearly $7 million dollars to replicate the Myerhoff Scholars program at UC San Diego and UC Berkeley.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

Between 1977 and 2019, in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars, state and local government spending on higher education increased from $110 billion to $311 billion, according to the Urban Institute. Trends that predated the pandemic persisted: the declining number of humanities majors. The intensifying crisis of the humanities.