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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. Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work.

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Dr. Safa Zaki Appointed First Woman President of Bowdoin College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A psychologist and cognitive scientist, her research centers on the human mind and how people divide the world into categories. “In We are living in an era of remarkable change in which the relevance of higher education in general, and the promise of the liberal arts in particular, could not be clearer. Zaki holds a B.A.

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3 ways faculty and administrators are embracing AI beyond the classroom

University Business

An EDUCAUSE poll that surveyed institutional leaders, technology professionals, and other campus stakeholders found that 67% are optimistic or very optimistic about using AI. I don’t think it does us any good to villainize these technologies, said Rebecca Sandidge, vice president for enrollment management at Oglethorpe University (Ga.).

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

ACPA

How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)?- We are talking about how technology influences our work at higher education and student affairs, particularly in international education. We will also talk about what we can do to stand out as student affairs professionals in the age of technology. #22-How

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Manhattanville cuts tenured faculty, freezes programs

Inside Higher Ed

Multiple faculty sources declined to speak on the record, saying that Manhattanville required departing professors to sign nondisparagement agreements in order to receive severance pay. Following his and others’ departures, he said, just one full-time professor will remain in his department. It’s incredibly destructive.”

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Engagement overseas ‘integral’ in US plans

The PIE News

The State of Globalization in Higher Education report from technology provider, Terra Dotta, also found that 71% of respondents said that the strategic priority of global engagement is needed to expand the total student experience. The company surveyed more than 250 US global education professionals in April 2023.

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False Dichotomies

Dr. Missy Alexander

Over the last few weeks, I have been in several conversations about the impact of career focused education on the liberal arts. This framing reveals deeply held biases about what qualifies as liberal arts (and therefore a quality degree) which are pervasive in higher education.