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Reflections on Fitzgerald and the Qatar World Cup (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Scott Fitzgerald’s definition of intelligence. They were both American-focused courses, one on the history of American education and the other on the history of American public policy. ” The history of Western colonialism, the mistreatment of workers in Qatar and the whataboutery of FIFA can make us feel hopeless.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Two years in, Canton is preparing a proposal that outlines the reasons for making African American studies a department, and the benefit it would bring to the university, to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in which it is situated, and to the community. The college’s dean, Dr. David E.

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Rehumanizing the Research University

Inside Higher Ed

A professor of Chicano/Latino studies and history at the University of California, Irvine, Anita was a high school teacher at 23, then a K-12 school director of curriculum and assessment, a freelance journalist and a migrant rights activist, before earning her Ph.D. This turned into an ongoing debate. students as they did.

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Back to Campus Visit (But Not Like Before) [Webinar]

Echo Delta

Jeff Kallay: You’re a graduate of a small liberal arts college? ” There are a lot of beautiful liberal arts colleges out there. Jeff Kallay: We’re a traditional national ranked liberal arts college with about how many undergrads? Mae Watters: I am. Mae Watters: How did I end up in Sewanee?

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Tough Times Ahead for Higher Education Enrollment: Changing Higher Ed Podcast with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Bob Massa and Bill Conley

The Change Leader, Inc.

Bill Conley William Conley began his career in education as an AP History teacher and coach at Delbarton School, transitioning into higher education enrollment management in 1980. At Colgate University, where I was, an assistant director of financial aid and, eventually became an assistant dean of admission there. 00:15:15] Bill: Yeah.

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Liberal Arts and Servile Arts

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean Chad Orzel’s piece this week, “ Physics Is a Liberal Art ,” is a must-read. The boundaries of the “liberal arts” change over time and place. Classically, Orzel is correct: physics is a liberal art. And he’s right.

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Outliers: How Some Schools Grew [Webinar]

Echo Delta

And in 2021, they brought in the largest class in Lynn’s 60 year history. But Transylvania, we are a private liberal arts institution. ” Jarrett Smith: Definitely. Jarrett Smith: Definitely. So with that, I’m going to stop the slide share and welcome our guests. Sarah, Gareth, Jeff, welcome.