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Move beyond student-deficiency mentality in math (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

When the instructors of business or science courses cannot (or would rather not) deal with the students who do not know certain basic math, they send the students to a developmental math class and make it a prerequisite. Math for Liberal Arts is a college-level course designed for non-STEM students to appreciate math.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams-Goliday has been helping guide students for decades, first as an academic adviser for Eastern Illinois University’s Office of Minority Affairs beginning in 1998. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University. There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Sue Lorenson , vice dean for undergraduate education at Georgetown’s College of Arts and Sciences, is a close colleague and good friend of Eddie’s. A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. Q: Your Ph.D. is in linguistics.

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University of Austin, the self-proclaimed antidote to college campus ‘illiberalism,’ is now accepting fall 2024 applications

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After announcing its founding in 2021, the University of Austin has won approval to issue liberal arts degrees and is now accepting undergraduate students for fall 2024, The Texas Tribune reports. UATX’s board of advisers includes former New York Times columnist Bari Weiss, former Harvard University president Lawrence H.

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Midtier: Broad-Access Universities Are the Key to Increasing Educational Opportunity

Inside Higher Ed

The Ivies, the flagships, the land-grants and the extremely selective and even moderately selective private universities and liberal arts colleges will do fine. The Ivies, the flagships, the land-grants and the extremely selective and even moderately selective private universities and liberal arts colleges will do fine.

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Which Path Forward?

Inside Higher Ed

Stepped-up advising, more aggressive interventions and academic and financial supports have made a genuine difference. Stepped-up advising, more aggressive interventions and academic and financial supports have made a genuine difference. But those higher figures still won’t bowl you over. But much more needs to be done.

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Leadership Strategies for Rebuilding Trust on Campus: Part 2

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Prioritize Preparation Campuses are home to hard working, caring employees who are going above and beyond to support their students through academic and career advising, retention efforts, health and wellness, and other aspects of campus life. Make sure you read the other two recommendations we shared.