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William & Mary professors cry secrecy on data school, more

Inside Higher Ed

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

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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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Why Can’t Your Real-World Project Live in the Real World?

Faculty Focus

We also know that this is easier said than done, and something that we learned firsthand when we invited Artists Alliance Inc. AAI), a contemporary artist’s space located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, to be a real-world partner in a masters-level course we were teaching, Application Architecture Design and Development.

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Why Can’t Your Real-World Project Live in the Real World?

Faculty Focus

We also know that this is easier said than done, and something that we learned firsthand when we invited Artists Alliance Inc. AAI), a contemporary artist’s space located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, to be a real-world partner in a masters-level course we were teaching, Application Architecture Design and Development.

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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?