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

University Business

Academic (re)program Last year, Georgia Tech University’s liberal arts college organized a symposium on interdisciplinary learning in the 21st century, inviting academics from across the institution. More from UB: Scammers, fraudsters are putting academia in peril. What can we do?

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E. there were protests on campus.

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How Two Colleges Are Responding to the Race-Conscious Admissions Ban

Insight Into Diversity

Brooke Vick, PhD The organization is a consortium of senior diversity officers from 36 private liberal arts institutions across the U.S. In your view, how will this decision affect academia in the long term? who exchange ideas and best practices to implement equitable and inclusive strategies on their campuses.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Outside academia, Scholz served the U.S. He is a board member for Equal Justice Works – a nonprofit organization dedicated to employing talent in public service – and the National Woman’s Law Center. Treasury Department and the Council of Economic Advisors.

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The Catalysts for Competency-Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessments Have Arrived

eLiterate

While this problem is often framed by academia as a decrease in the supply of students—the so-called “enrollment cliff,” the hot job market, and so on—I think it is better understood as a failure to respond to changing demand and new opportunities. Meanwhile, a significant and growing percentage of U.S.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

This mind-set is driven by the increasing importance of “corporate” leadership models as well as the growing predominance of STEM research culture in academia. Like most underrepresented scholars, I consider these students my own, and mentoring them is a privilege and a blessing.

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Rural-Serving Institutions: Innovative Lessons for Higher Ed Success: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 147 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Andrew Koricich

The Change Leader, Inc.

Andrew explains how RSIs’ unique experiences can help: Identify the role higher ed should adopt instead of becoming a for-profit organization. Also, don’t fully disregard liberal arts education since students still need a well-rounded education. The types of prospective students higher ed needs to target. Koricich earned a Ph.D.