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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. Students in these academic areas may also benefit from enrichment experiences through the Charlene Moskal-Burges and Dr. Bill Burges Scholarship Fund.

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Alphabet Soup

Susquehanna President's Blog

Alphabet Soup - Higher-Education Organizations There are dozens of national, international, and regional organizations supporting higher education. They work on policies and best practices for research and scholarship in higher education. They focus on expanding access to all students.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. Projects addressed topics such as annual giving, student retention, professional and continuing education, academic program planning, and more.

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Can—and Should—Colleges Educate the Whole Person?

Inside Higher Ed

In my view, a college education shouldn’t just cultivate students’ cognitive, analytic and problem-solving abilities or expand their content knowledge or merely instill the cultural literacies that we associate with a rich liberal arts education.

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ChatGPT: Threat or Menace?

Inside Higher Ed

To make matters worse, many colleagues feel incompetent in offering the kinds of writing instruction and feedback that students require, with professional development training largely unavailable. However, if this tool is to live up to its potential, it must mine the proprietary databases in which serious scholarship resides.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in Business Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Developed on four pillars — academic excellence, community activism, social engagement, and financial literacy — BRIDGE creates an effective learning community through professional development opportunities, workshops, experiential learning, and community engagement. Accepted XULA students are guaranteed generous scholarships.

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3 Questions With Coursera and Louisiana Tech on New Student and Employer Research

Inside Higher Ed

I talked to Scott Shireman , Coursera’s global head of campus, and Lindsey Keith-Vincent , associate dean for research, outreach and innovation and director of the Science and Technology Education Center at Louisiana Tech University, about the results. They’re expecting more from higher education institutions, which is great.