Our future may depend on the humanities
Wonkhe
MAY 20, 2025
For Peter Sutoris, the humanities hold the key to understanding and responding to the many civilisational crises we face
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There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision
Wonkhe
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
New British Academy interactive maps reveal cold spots in social sciences, humanities and arts in UK higher education – especially affecting disadvantaged students. Ruairi Cullen explains
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Uncovering the UK’s hidden arts and humanities research infrastructure
Wonkhe
DECEMBER 11, 2023
The University of London's Jo Fox has been mapping our little-discussed national arts and humanities research infrastructure The post Uncovering the UK’s hidden arts and humanities research infrastructure appeared first on Wonkhe.
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We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 7, 2025
To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students. Strategies for Recruiting Students to the Humanities: A Comprehensive Overview. National Humanities Alliance. Princeton Review.
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Why experiential learning should inform curriculum design in the humanities
Wonkhe
MAY 22, 2024
Katherine Kruger makes the case The post Why experiential learning should inform curriculum design in the humanities appeared first on Wonkhe. Getting out of the seminar room and into the community can be a vehicle for thinking and problem-solving.
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Formerly Incarcerated Students Are Humans First
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 21, 2025
Yet the humanity of formerly incarcerated Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab students is too often marginalized, even overlooked, in campus programs addressing issues like food and housing insecurity. This was the 5th clinic held so far in total, nearly 500 individuals have benefitted.
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The questions surrounding alleged human trafficking in Canada
The PIE News
JANUARY 10, 2025
Breaking over the holidays, news of a probe by India’s financial law enforcement agency into an alleged human trafficking scheme apparently using study visas to help individuals gain entry into Canada and then illegally spiriting them over the border into the US rocked the sector.
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Arts are not extra: How to reimagine the humanities
University Business
JULY 10, 2025
But our foundation is made stronger, more humane and more enduring because of the arts and humanities. From our acclaimed programs in music, theatre and visual arts, to the study of literature, history, politics and philosophy, the arts and humanities open minds, cultivate empathy and inspire creativity.
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Blurred lines: Has OfS misunderstood freedom of speech?
Wonkhe
JUNE 22, 2025
Reflecting on a case heard by the European Court of Human Rights, Jim Dickinson wonders whether OfS has got its interpretation of "freedom of speech within the law” right
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Business and Health Professions Lead Faculty Growth as Humanities Decline, CUPA-HR Report Finds
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 20, 2025
In recent years, higher education institutions have faced increasing pressure to prioritize disciplines with clear career pathways over traditional liberal arts programs, according to a new report from the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). Business also showed robust growth of 20.8%
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What SHAPE graduates do
Wonkhe
JUNE 9, 2025
The British Academy has released analysis of what social sciences, humanities, and arts graduates do after graduation. Pablo Roblero and Alfie Denness introduce the findings
AI and Student Recruitment: Bridging Technology and Human Connection
Liaison International
JANUARY 31, 2025
However, the key lies in leveraging AI to augment human effort, not replace it. Challenges in AI-Generated Content AI-generated content, while efficient, has limitations that institutions must navigate carefully: SEO considerations | Search engines prioritize high-quality, original content with human authorship.
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Proposed Macquarie University restructure will ‘hollow out’ humanities, academics say
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2025
Under the proposed changes, seen by Guardian Australia, 42 full-time equivalent academic roles in the faculty of arts and 33 in the faculty of science and engineering would be cut, making about $15m in net savings.
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Human Rights Groups Highlight Police Brutality Against Campus Protesters
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 1, 2024
A preliminary Amnesty International USA analysis of photos, videos and social media posts shows that at least 20 colleges and universities have used excessive police force against pro-Palestinian protesters, including 17 that have used chemical irritants and 11 that have used kinetic impact projectiles, better known as rubber and plastic bullets.
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Humanities Organizations File Lawsuit Against NEH Over Massive Program Cuts
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 2, 2025
Three major scholarly organizations have taken legal action against the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) following what they describe as devastating cuts to the agency's programs, staff, and funding capabilities. MLA executive director Dr. Krebs emphasized the essential nature of humanities education.
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5 Ways AI in Higher Ed Marketing Teams Can Reduce Burnout (Without Replacing Human Roles)
Caylor Solutions
JUNE 23, 2025
The post 5 Ways AI in Higher Ed Marketing Teams Can Reduce Burnout (Without Replacing Human Roles) appeared first on Caylor Solutions. Discover how AI in higher ed marketing can reduce burnout and support your staff—not replace them.
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Rebuilding the Humanities: Innovative Interdisciplinary Majors to Watch
Gray Associates
JULY 1, 2025
Once seen as relics of the past, humanities programs are quietly evolving to meet the demands of today’s students and employers. A new wave of interdisciplinary degrees is blending cultural literacy, critical thinking, and ethical reasoning with career-aligned skills in areas like digital media, public health, and social entrepreneurship.
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False economies – why cutting SHAPE courses is bad for HE and bad for the country
Wonkhe
MARCH 27, 2024
Caron Gentry issues a plea for more widespread valuing of arts, humanities and social science education even - or especially - in times of financial pressure The post False economies – why cutting SHAPE courses is bad for HE and bad for the country appeared first on Wonkhe.
Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. For now.
The Berkeley Blog
OCTOBER 28, 2024
A UC Berkeley researcher pitted hundreds of humans against generative AI platforms. Humans wrote more creative stories, but AI is advancing — quickly. The post Don’t worry. Study shows you’re likely a more creative writer than ChatGPT. appeared first on Berkeley News.
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Using Technology to Restore Trust in Testing
HEPI
JUNE 19, 2025
A case in point is the shift to remote language testing that removes substantial human supervision from the process. When it comes to teaching and learning a language – as well as assessing a learner’s proficiency – human expertise cannot be replaced. And the higher the stakes, the more important human oversight becomes.
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A Multiday In-Class Essay for the ChatGPT Era
Inside Higher Ed
JULY 1, 2025
A Multiday In-Class Essay for the ChatGPT Era Elizabeth Redden Tue, 07/01/2025 - 03:00 AM John Robison explains how, using Lockdown Browser, he tried to replicate key elements of the traditional take-home humanities essay in a new assignment. Byline(s) John Robison
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RFK Jr. Falsely Claims New Vax Board Member Works at University
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 17, 2025
secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, falsely said he named a doctor from George Washington University to a federal vaccine advisory board, reported News 4, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C. Kennedy Jr.,
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The deep cultural cost of British university job cuts | Letters
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
While the article singles out the loss of nursing courses at Cardiff University and the closure of chemistry courses across the country, it mentions the humanities just once in passing. And with each passing week more arts and humanities courses and departments are cut. Continue reading.
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Using AI for Higher Ed Board Governance: Improving the Trustee Experience While Protecting Fiduciary Responsibilities: Exploring practical applications, security concerns, and the fundamental role of human oversight
The Change Leader, Inc.
JULY 10, 2025
This capability addresses the challenge of trying to consolidate information across multiple meetings, documents, minutes, and agendas backwards, which is incredibly challenging for humans but manageable for AI. Vendor selection and governance involve choosing AI platforms that align with institutional values and governance requirements.
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How Hospitality Can Be Your College’s Secret Weapon
The Chronicle of Higher Education
MAY 27, 2025
Prospective students arent just looking for academic fit or financial aid theyre looking for human connection. Prez Prospective students arent just looking for academic fit or financial aid theyre looking for human connection. Theyre looking for home. By Angel B. Theyre looking for home.
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UK private schools take next step in VAT policy legal row
The PIE News
JANUARY 31, 2025
The ISC said its case, led by prominent human rights barrister Lord Pannick KC, would argue that the VAT policy “impedes access to education in independent schools” and is therefore incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.
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Higher Education in 2025: AGI Agents to Displace People
Inside Higher Ed
DECEMBER 4, 2024
They will begin as assistants to humans, then over time they will evolve into autonomous AI staff members. The new year may bring a host of virtual assistants and administrative staff to higher education. The winds of change in our field are rapidly converging, as we discussed in the previous edition of “Online: Trending Now.”
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UC Berkeley engineer Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors
The Berkeley Blog
DECEMBER 10, 2024
Kazerooni, a leading expert in robotics and human-machine systems, is known for creating medical exoskeletons that have allowed those who have been paralyzed to stand and walk. The post UC Berkeley engineer Homayoon Kazerooni elected to the National Academy of Inventors appeared first on Berkeley News.
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Q&A with Vanessa Walker, co-author of Major Problems in American History
Today's Learner
DECEMBER 19, 2024
I am the Gordon Levin Associate Professor of Diplomatic History at Amherst College where I teach classes on US foreign relations, politics , social movements and the history and politics of human rights. politics, foreign relations and human rights. She received her B.A. from Whitman College and her M.A.
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The Ivory Tower’s Blindside: Reclaiming the Scholarly Value of College Athletics
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 27, 2025
This is not a critique of sports journalism or of basic compliance studies, but rather a lament that the rich intellectual soil of athletics has too often been left fallow by scholars in the humanities and social sciences, as if to study it seriously would be to debase the sanctity of higher learning itself. But athletics is no outsider.
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AI Chat Bot Can Conduct Research Interviews on Unprecedented Scale
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The freely available tool performs strongly in trials against human interviewers and traditional online surveys. Research interviews conducted by artificial intelligence can help academics conduct studies on an unprecedented scale and produce more nuanced results, it has been claimed.
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Is now the time for AI-enabled strategic planning in international student recruitment?
The PIE News
MARCH 18, 2025
Source: Ecctis What was particularly interesting though was the difference in AI adoption between a largely UK audience in London, and some of the US universities we met at The PIE Live North America in Boston in November, who were adopting an AI-first human- on -the-loop approach to market research.
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HEX snaps up Sydney-based edtech company EntryLevel
The PIE News
JANUARY 28, 2025
In a partnership both companies hope will “leverage their combined strengths to tackle the global employability and skills gap”, HEX and EntryLevel joined forces on January 24 coinciding with the sixth annual International Day of Education, this year themed around preserving human agency in the age of AI.
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Promises, Promises: Agency, Self-Actualization, the Higher Ed Social Contract
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 5, 2025
If higher education institutions aim to provide access to personal development opportunities, social capital and self-empowerment tools beyond credentialing, institutional strategic planning will need to incorporate a focus on awareness, social equity, justice, diversity, mental health, human development, community-building and financial literacy.
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After the Election We’ll Need a Strong System of Higher Education More Than Ever
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2024
The key to thriving in a tech-mediated world is to recognize the distinction between tasks that can be easily automated and the work that only humans can do—work characterized by creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking. It’s that we must develop our very human capacities for learning and growth.
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Obrizum and Anthology partner to deliver AI-powered learning
The PIE News
OCTOBER 30, 2024
“This partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to be the global leader in measuring human learning in digital environments,” said Dr. Chibeza Agley, CEO, Obrizum. “By ” This partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to be the global leader in measuring human learning in digital environments Dr.
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Sussex to launch UK’s first climate justice undergraduate degree
The Guardian - Higher Education
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The university says it will equip students with a blend of expertise in climate politics, activism and environmental human rights. The BA course, called climate justice, sustainability and development, will begin in 2026. Continue reading.
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UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film
The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 31, 2025
Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female Two academics behind a gender-critical film have taken legal action against their union, accusing it of discrimination and harassment after it campaigned on social media to stop the documentary being screened. Continue reading.
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Why dining halls are now devoted to plant-based options
University Business
JANUARY 15, 2025
Colleges and universities are setting systemwide commitments to transition up to 75% of their dining hall offerings to plant-based options in the next three years, according to a new report from the Humane Society of the United States.
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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention
Faculty Focus
JANUARY 19, 2025
To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. Simply put, data is not enough. Recent research underscores that while data is essential for tracking trends and setting benchmarks, relationships are the heartbeat of student success.
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Fake Citations Appeared in Federal Chronic Diseases Report
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 2, 2025
The Department of Health and Human Services cited fake publications in a report on childrens health issues issued last week, The New York Times reported.
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Making Space for Student ‘Sorrow’ Over AI
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 10, 2025
Can it create meaningful work reflective of the human experience? Last November, a hallway on the first floor of the fine arts building at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, transformed into a contentious forum for an ongoing debate: Should generative artificial intelligence have a place in making art?
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Report: Higher Ed ‘Re-Norming’ With Tech
Inside Higher Ed
JUNE 11, 2025
Report: Higher Ed ‘Re-Norming’ With Tech Ashley Mowreader Wed, 06/11/2025 - 03:00 AM New data from Tyton Partners shows that despite students’ embrace of generative AI, most far prefer human-centered support and skills-based learning. Byline(s) Ashley Mowreader
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Fidelity Matters: Assessing Anti-Racism/Anti-Oppression in P-12 and Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 27, 2025
Ford is Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Hines is Professor of Counseling in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Dr. Erik M. Dr. Tanya J.
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