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An impossible task points to value of liberal arts (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

’” As a chemistry professor at a small liberal arts college, I was immediately intrigued and eagerly climbed into this rabbit hole, because in my courses on general chemistry, there are many concepts that would never occur to my students, even after several lectures and homework assignments.

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Humanities majors should pay lower tuition (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

That the humanities are in crisis will surprise exactly no one. Since the Great Recession of 2008, but especially after 2012, the share of majors in the humanities has continued to decrease precipitously among American college-goers. What’s behind this decline? No complex problem has a monocausal explanation.

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Why Liberal Education Matters

Inside Higher Ed

Which leaves the liberal arts, and especially the humanities, where? If, for most students, the primary measure of an undergraduate degree is return on investment, shouldn’t our institutions double down on those high demand, high return fields and let the liberal arts shrink to an appropriate size?

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(Podcast) #22-How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education? Part I- With Hanna Lee

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For our new audience today, you should definitely check out Episodes 17 and 18. How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)?- With Hanna Lee Description: In this episode, we have our old friend Hanna back! We will have two episodes talking about this topic. Hello, Hanna. Welcome back. Hi, Lixing!

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Colleges deploy new strategies to revive English programs

Inside Higher Ed

“I’m not sure if any program is doing that, but it’s definitely not what we’re doing.” ” The New Yorker article centered on the claim that the number of humanities majors in the U.S. ” The New Yorker article centered on the claim that the number of humanities majors in the U.S.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

She is also the recipient of numerous awards, including UC Irvine’s Outstanding Social Justice Activist Award, the Social Science Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Teaching and Outstanding Mentorship, and the UCI Academic Senate Award for Distinguished Faculty Mentorship. I still vividly recall C.

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How colleges measure and prove their value: Key podcast

Inside Higher Ed

Colleges are under growing pressure to prove their value to students, parents, legislators and others. The scrutiny can be uncomfortable, but more are responding with serious efforts to measure and explain their value. An edited transcript of the discussions follows. We have data from the U.S.

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