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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Students learn to apply machine learning, text analytics, and artificial intelligence.

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Preparing for the Next 330 Years (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

From the strategic and smart use of technology, to the need for data fluency across all disciplines (and yes, that includes liberal arts institutions), and the changing modes of online and in-person instruction, universities have been watching, and some embracing, what employers expect from graduates in today’s rapidly changing workforce.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Beyond Transfer While Michigan is synonymous with mobility when it comes to manufacturing vehicles of all shapes and sizes, every Michigander knows that a car is only as good as the road it is driven on—and we also know that many of Michigan’s highways have fallen into disrepair.

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An online surge at Virginia Tech. But what about outcomes?

Inside Higher Ed

“Every time I taught it, it kind of doubled,” said Duma, professor of engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. Image: The first time Stefan Duma offered his in-person Concussion Perspectives course at Virginia Tech, 50 students enrolled. “Absolutely not.

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The Invisible Student Majority

Inside Higher Ed

” As the New York Times article explains, a former Princeton professor “defended his standards. But students started a petition and the university dismissed him.” ” The article raises a lot of issues swirling around the more elite segments of higher education: Are academic standards diminishing?

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

How might this precept apply to higher education? The first, which initially arose in Italy and elsewhere on the European continent a millennium ago, offered professional training in law, medicine, and the church and later in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, and the sciences. Priorities conflict.