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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

University Business

Hired Devin Stephenson – Florida Polytechnic University Devin Stephenson has been selected to become Florida Polytechnic University’s next president, the second in the institution’s 12-year history. His contract is still pending approval from the state’s higher education system.

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This startup trailblazer believes these 5 trends will shape the future of education

University Business

“An education system built for the Industrial Revolution is not going to get it done and has frankly outstayed its welcome.” Nearly all parents surveyed (96%) are interested in project-based learning, which blends science, history and the arts to tackle real-world issues.

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Does College Need to Be 4 Years?

Inside Higher Ed

Favor an even more stratified (or varied) postsecondary educational system where only a small segment of the population earns a genuine college degree. and continental European model, in which the liberal arts portion of a college education takes place in high school. Want an approach closer to the U.K.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

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This proposal might be called radically conservative in the sense that it is intended to conserve the best parts of an American-style liberal arts education by re-imagining it but not rejecting it. It will take on the challenges of cost and career value without rejecting the value of liberal arts of human teachers.

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Hamline reviews policies that set off academic freedom dispute

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Hamline University has been engrossed in an academic freedom debate this year over the actions of an adjunct instructor at the private Minnesota institution who was teaching global art history. Hamline is a liberal arts institution, the oldest in Minnesota, the first to admit women, and now led by a woman of color.

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Wonders of the Invisible World

Inside Higher Ed

Labaree, who have taken the lead in bringing theory to bear on the ongoing processes, trends, and developments that reshape higher education over time. Let’s begin with the history of American higher education. As Professor Labaree makes clear, this history is highly distinctive. You should too.

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AAUP Report on Political Interference in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 185 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Henry “Hank” Reichman

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Unpacking the AAUP Report: A Critical Look at Political Interference in Florida’s Higher Education The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) recently released its comprehensive report titled “ Political Interference and Academic Freedom in Florida’s Public Higher Education System.”