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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

So the institution’s disclosure that it briefed the Board of Visitors on not just a department but a possible division-level unit of computational and data science stunned many on campus. William & Mary has long had a liberal arts orientation and strong tradition of shared governance.

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Freshman enrollment is up for the first time since 2019

Inside Higher Ed

million who enrolled in fall 2020, soon after the COVID-19 pandemic began. In 2020, community college enrollment dropped a whopping 10.5 percent after growing 3 percent in 2020 and 2.4 Computer science, the sixth most popular major, saw significant growth, increasing by 10.4 percent, and in 2021, it decreased by 6.7

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Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

From the strategic and smart use of technology, to the need for data fluency across all disciplines (and yes, that includes liberal arts institutions), and the changing modes of online and in-person instruction, universities have been watching, and some embracing, what employers expect from graduates in today’s rapidly changing workforce.

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

In 2020, we released a paper about a new way of evaluating institutions of higher education. People often worry about liberal arts majors in these conversations. Think about the teacher example that José Luis brought up. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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