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Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences

University Business

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. The post Why your school needs to adopt curricula in computer and information sciences appeared first on University Business.

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Morgan State Receives NSF Grant to Study Human Behavioral Responses to Fire

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Morgan State University has received $596,383 for a human behavior study regarding responses to environmental indications of fire, with the findings expected to help in improving fire safety systems and building design. College of Liberal Arts at Morgan State is the principal investigator, and Dr. James A. Gilliam, Jr.

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A Missing Piece [Peace]: Teaching & Learning in the Digital Age

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Historically, those hired to teach at the university level complete the required studies in a given discipline. Therefore, it is appropriate that consideration be given for an educator’s aptitude to use technological tools in learning environments. To further investigate this matter, I looked at position descriptions for faculty.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. I applied to non-tenure-line teaching positions, linguistics-adjacent orgs and a bunch of university admin jobs. Flexibility and rigor aren’t diametrically opposed. Instead, I moved to D.C. with no job and no plan.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Similar to our roads and bridges, the pathways between our colleges and universities have often been marked with potholes, roadblocks and lane closures. Currently, all the state’s community colleges and public universities, as well as 18 independent colleges and universities, participate in one or more of the pathways.

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The Evolution of the Humanities

HEPI

Figuring out not how to code but how to contain code within parameters that are ethical, that recognise the needs of diverse communities, that work against bias and that contribute to human and societal flourishing are surely some of the most urgent and important work universities can undertake.

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Why Liberal Education Matters

Inside Higher Ed

Or to take some other examples of high ROI fields: “Those with a bachelor’s degree in #architecture and #engineering have median lifetime earnings of $3.8 No surprise: computers, math, healthcare practice, architecture, engineering, and business. Which leaves the liberal arts, and especially the humanities, where?