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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education. Missing Seats at Important Tables.

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

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Prepare for a rewarding career in tech with a Computer Science degree from one of the world’s leading engineering institutions. Upon completion, you can directly apply for jobs with Google and over 150 U.S.

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

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Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani Prepare for a rewarding career in tech with a computer science degree from one of the world’s leading engineering institutions. The post Trending online courses in business, computer science, tech, and more.

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Parroting romanticized myths about English and humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

Column: Letters to the Editor To the editor: I am surprised to see Andrew Newman, chair of the English department at the University at Stony Brook, in his March 9 essay "The English Major, After the End, " repeating Nathan Heller’s unresearched and misrepresented “The End of the English Major,” The New Yorker (Mar.

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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

The PIE News

Humanities departments in the US may need to shift their focus so international students can find better post-study work and garner a “wider variety” of international enrolments, stakeholders have suggested. We pretty much have three options as international humanities majors. It prepares you for any job, anywhere.

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Why supply chain insights are key for liberal arts programs

University Business

Besides, the humanities cloak an intensely practical side beyond the analytical and communication skills they grow: Shakespeare teaches us statecraft, after all. For many liberal arts colleges as well as humanities-focused departments in larger universities, it’s a pressing one. New tools.

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What Tyler Cowen Gets Wrong About What’s Wrong with Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

His first concern is the potential for a diminution of status among elite institutions, brought on by universities prioritizing labor force-friendly majors such as computer science and engineering over the humanities and social sciences.