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Building careers in the humanities

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

Lorain County Community College is the community’s college, providing pathways to rewarding careers in all fields, including liberal arts and the humanities. This semester, the first cohort of the Mandel program came together, comprised of students with interests in the arts, writing, communication or the humanities.

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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wherever we went, Orlando knew how to engage people’s hearts through his own scholarship and research, from my shy niece to the President of a powerful university. My senior team and I have been so fortunate over these many years for his guidance, wisdom, and experience. He honored human beings. We can’t do anything alone.

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

As John Warner has explained in Slate , this “crisis” of peer review is linked to a much bigger one—namely, the ever-deepening crisis in the humanities and higher education more broadly. Offers more guidance on reviewing different modalities of scholarship. Encourages creativity in peer review.

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Digital accessibility benefits everyone by creating a more inclusive experience for all

UW Presidential Blog

I encourage everyone to visit the new website to explore the available resources, guidance, tools, community-building opportunities and engagement opportunities. In support of that goal, this we week launched a centralized accessibility website that will serve as a digital front door to accessibility at the UW.

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The current state of learning in HESA graduate preparation programs: Curricular developments from the last decade.

ACPA

Professional Association Guidance. Altering the language of “knowledge, skills, and attitudes” to “ knowledge, skills, and dispositions ” to better mirror related scholarship and to reflect dispositions as attitudes, values, and beliefs. xxi) to help students engage early in rich, critical analysis of theories.

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Thriving and Flourishing While Black and a Student: What can PWIs do?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This means having people who can provide guidance and support as Black students navigate the challenges of higher education. A typical example is the institution of scholarships and funds that target Black students. student in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences at the University of Idaho. Dr. Sydney Freeman Jr.

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The Promise and Challenges of AI in Higher Ed

WCET Frontiers

The hands-on agenda encouraged active experimentation with tools like ChatGPT to imagine curricular integration in disciplines from sciences to humanities. Faculty at dozens of other institutions have been granted access to the course through course licenses and scholarships. Feedback from participants was overwhelmingly positive.