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Learn Always: The Power of Saying, “I Don’t Know”

MindMax

The school got back in touch and wanted to work with us. When we asked for feedback on why they didn’t choose us in the first place, the answer was intriguing. I taught biology in the late 1980s, and the syllabus I was working from was copyrighted in 1972. But then, a year later, something surprising happened.

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Changes in SAT Scores after Test-optional

Higher Ed Data Stories

One of the intended consequences of test-optional admission policies at some institutions prior to the COVID-19 pandemic was to raise test scores reported to US News and World Report. About what you would expect. It's rare that you would see a proponent of test-optional admission like me admit that, but to deny it would be foolish.

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New survey says US “preferred” choice for Indian students

The PIE News

The US is the preferred country for Indian students in which to study over the UK, Canada and Australia, a survey has suggested. Some 69% of Indian students who responded to the survey said the US was a preferred destination, with 54% saying the UK and 43% Canada.

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Undergraduate institutions of doctoral recipients

Higher Ed Data Stories

As you can see from the top-level view, UC Berkeley produces more graduates who go onto a doctorate than any other institution in the US. As you can see from the top-level view, UC Berkeley produces more graduates who go onto a doctorate than any other institution in the US. This visualization, of course is interactive.

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Japan PM visits North Carolina branch campus

The PIE News

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida has visited a Japanese branch campus inside a North Carolina university as part of his landmark trip to the US. Speaking about his decision to go to North Carolina during his trip, Kishida said he wanted to “show the Japan-US partnership extends beyond Washington”.

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Strategies for Speaking Out

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

1) Put a copy of every file and email you care about on your own computer or cloud. 1) Put a copy of every file and email you care about on your own computer or cloud. 2) Gather all written correspondence you have about your employment and put it with those other valuable files. (3) I feel the calling in my bones. 7) Take walks.

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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

The PIE News

Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work.