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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. These values run contrary to systemic oppression. Kyoungjin Jang-Tucci, a Ph.D.

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

University Business

Despite questions around the value of an English degree, graduates who earned one were found to possess similar rates of life satisfaction, peak salary earnings and unemployment rates to non-English degree graduates, according to a recent report by the Association of Departments of English (ADE), a subsidiary of the Modern Language Association.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators. in philosophy.

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Dr. “Grace” Jinliu Wang Appointed President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Preparing STEM-focused professionals to see the world through technological, human, societal, and cultural lenses is distinctive, especially when so brilliantly coupled with WPI’s research and innovation ecosystem.” in materials science and engineering from Northwestern University. . Wang holds a B.S. and an M.S.

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What Tyler Cowen Gets Wrong About What’s Wrong with Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

His first concern is the potential for a diminution of status among elite institutions, brought on by universities prioritizing labor force-friendly majors such as computer science and engineering over the humanities and social sciences. ” No argument from me on this one. ” No argument from me on this one.

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Intrigued by Bats

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He is now an assistant professor in the department of evolution, ecology, and organismal biology at The Ohio State University (OSU) in Columbus. He envisioned a career working at a pet store or with the state wildlife department. “It’s one of my earliest memories, seeing a bat hanging somewhere and wanting to touch it.”