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The Evolution of the Humanities

HEPI

This blog has been kindly written fro HEPI by Professor Marion Thain, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Culture and Technology at King’s College London. However that doesn’t mean humanities disciplines don’t have to change.

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Racial and Gender Inequities Found in Field of Educational Measurement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our community members regularly share the challenges they have faced,” said Dr. Susan Lyons, executive director of WIM and one of the report's authors. We gravitate toward color-blindness and approaches that value equality over equity.”

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Proving the possible: how an Ohio partnership is bringing tutoring to scale

Deans for Impact

Half a mile away, the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) had a ready-made solution: 58 aspiring teachers who needed early field practice with students to hone their instructional skills.

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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Colleges and universities hailing from both sides of the fence are inching ever closer to the middle, integrating lessons in the humanities with STEM-based curriculum—and vice versa. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.

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Are We There Yet? Revising and Questioning Affirmative Action

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My children would ask every 30 minutes of our 12-hour holiday trek from Fishers, Indiana, to my hometown, Fort Worth, Texas. While we no longer make that trek and my youngest finally got it after a while, I still experience similar questions and assumptions about those gas station stops and getting there. Are we there yet?

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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

Inside Higher Ed

” The second point said that “Dean positions are created and filled before dean positions are defined[;] input is requested only after key decisions are made.” “I don’t think anybody is going to feel comfortable talking about this right now,” said Wendy Wilson-Fall.

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Convergence Recap: Microcredentials Dominate the Conversation

MindMax

Even registrars, who often have a (somewhat unfair) reputation for being “gatekeepers,” seemed excited about exploring the possibilities and dedicated to progress on this front. Logistics regarding credential records There was also some talk about the logistics of maintaining and enabling access to credential records.