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Informational Holism: Humanities librarianship, liberal arts, and the limitations of quantitative metrics

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Benjamin Dueck is a General Librarian in the Arts & Humanities Division at The University of Manitoba Libraries. Their role includes collection development, teaching information literacy, and providing reference services for faculty, students, and staff. Informational holism.

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The role of the liberal arts in an era of skills-based hiring

Inside Higher Ed

“I’m not hearing this morning about a migration away from the liberal arts, or the death of the liberal arts,” Daniel Lugo, president of Queens University of Charlotte and the session’s moderator, said to the three female executives on the stage with him.

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College students follow the money into STEM education, killing off struggling liberal arts programs

University Business

Lindsey Ash says she likely would have sought a liberal arts degree in speech therapy — until a high school class steered her toward science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Read more from The Washington Times.

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Teaching and Thinking with Technology

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On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a program designed to mimic human intelligence. Within weeks of its release, the program amassed an unprecedented 100 million users, setting a new record for the fastest technology to reach this milestone. Not dissimilar are the college classrooms of smaller, liberal arts colleges.

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Preserving Democracy: The Vital Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 156 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Jeff Scheuer

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23 May · Episode 156 Preserving Democracy: The Vital Role of Liberal Arts in Higher Education 29 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Drumm McNaughton talks with Jeff Scheuer about the role of liberal arts in higher education and their value to the American identity and democracy.

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Teaching and Thinking with Technology

Faculty Focus

On November 30, 2022, OpenAI launched ChatGPT, a program designed to mimic human intelligence. Within weeks of its release, the program amassed an unprecedented 100 million users, setting a new record for the fastest technology to reach this milestone. Not dissimilar are the college classrooms of smaller, liberal arts colleges.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Anticipated job growth in information technology and health sectors, combined with changing demands for skills in the labor market, creates the potential for their premiums to remain high. ” Researchers analyzed survey data from 5.8