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Building careers in the humanities

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

Lorain County Community College is the community’s college, providing pathways to rewarding careers in all fields, including liberal arts and the humanities. This semester, the first cohort of the Mandel program came together, comprised of students with interests in the arts, writing, communication or the humanities.

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5 tips for college and university presidents to support diversity, equity and inclusion

University Business

Take a closer look and investigate first-hand to offer leadership and guidance based on reality, not second-hand information, aspirational planning or hopeful thinking. This year, higher education leaders, researchers and others are already making progress to safeguard DEI initiatives designed to foster racial equity and progress.

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Flawed survey on the 'liberal arts' (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

Column: Letters to the Editor To the Editor: The survey and book that Scott Jaschik reports on (" What Are the Liberal Arts? 19) is seriously flawed and the reasons why help us to understand the problems that the Art & Science Group and study purport to study. " Sept. 2022), 16-26. 2022), 16-26.

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Trending online courses in business, computer science, tech, and more

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These latest courses, Professional Certificates, and degrees cover everything from accounting and IT to data science and software engineering. Computer science programmes from BITS Pilani are highly regarded across the industry. What will you learn next?

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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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Trending online courses in business, computer science, tech, and more.

Coursera blog

These latest Professional Certificates, courses, and degrees cover everything from accounting, IT, data science to software engineering and more. You will learn how to identify and analyze user and client needs while gaining the skills necessary to implement and create software-based solutions. What will you learn next?

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Presidential moves: Strong appointments and 2 headscratchers

University Business

Phillips will be responsible for revamping Chatham’s academic program catalog specifically in health sciences and liberal arts. With over 12,000 students at New Jersey’s largest private university, the school will need guidance overcoming its operating deficits and modest endowment numbers.