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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

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Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.

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English majors earn similar salary earnings, life quality than other degree holders, report

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government resources and contributions from independent research centers, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Humanities Alliance and the Hamilton Project. for business, engineering and philosophy majors, and 1.9% for physical science and history majors.

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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. Jackson said her mother was more inclined to the language arts. In high school, she was placed in an accelerated academic program. where they lived. “He

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

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Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. As such, one approach to teaching does not work for all students. As a result, common measures and variances occurred with instrument validity and reliability.

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President moves: Milestone hires and dramatic exits start off the month

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Among the slate of presidents to announce their plans to retire in the next year, all three double as school alumni. He came into power at the small liberal arts school after a DeSantis-backed overhaul of the Board of Trustees ousted former President Patricia Okker. Ron DeSantis and his plan to re-envision education in Florida.

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President moves: New hires, plus retiring leaders being lauded for their pandemic strategy

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Milo Riverso, for example, has leveraged his esteemed background in construction and engineering to win over Manhattan College’s Board of Trustees. Anita Olson Gustafson, on the other hand, drew on her decades-long, relentless passion for liberal arts to gain favor at Presbyterian College. With level-headedness, Clarence D.

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Embedding Learning Styles and Neurodiversity to Educate the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow

Faculty Focus

Moreover, neurodiversity in academia illustrates the paradoxical rhetoric in uniform instruction. As such, one approach to teaching does not work for all students. As a result, common measures and variances occurred with instrument validity and reliability.