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The University Business Podcast: Why STEM needs the humanities—and vice versa

University Business

Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”

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Despite Increased Visibility, Asian Americans Continue to Face Barriers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

But I would say those are the exceptions, not the rules,” says Nicholas Hartlep, PhD, the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College, whose research focuses on race and equity — particularly concerning the experiences of Asian Americans — in academia.

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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Even within the supposedly safe confines of academia, we are not immune to these oppressive practices. One line resonated deeply with me: "When you deny a voice, you deny humanity." These students are stripped of their humanity and forced into subservience to a white-dominated ideology.

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Scholars Discuss Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a faculty member, I've always been either the only Black person in my entire college or in my department. We're sharing our scholarship but we're also sharing little bits of who we are as humans. Amidst the stressors of academia and social media, the panelists spoke about finding joy and taking breaks from being online. "In

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Why we need applied humanities approaches (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

The humanities might not-too-facetiously be labeled the black sheep of academia. After all, the humanities are frequently characterized as being in crisis and, since 2008, have suffered massive hemorrhaging in the numbers of new majors. To put it simply, an applied humanities approach is needed in STEM education.

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ASHE Conference Urges Humanization of Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In order to enact human values, we have to start with ourselves. The conference theme this year is humanizing higher education, and hundreds of scholars from across the country gathered here to share their research, resources, and make connections. We estimate about one million college interns are unpaid for their work.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The article’s author, Hannah Leffingwell, A.B.D. in New York University’s joint Ph.D. In New York City?