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After the Election We’ll Need a Strong System of Higher Education More Than Ever

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Economists have warned for more than a decade of a coming labor shortage due to birth rates that slowed at the start of the 21st century and fell further during the Great Recession of 2008-2009. It’s that we must develop our very human capacities for learning and growth.

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The Role of Writing in Communicative Language Teaching: An Investigation of an AI-Integrated Classroom Activity

Faculty Focus

For students, writing in a foreign language can be intimidating, often because they feel they lack the necessary vocabulary or fear making mistakes that become fossilized (Kara, 2013; Shang, 2013; Tallon, 2009). 2009): 112-137. ” International Journal of English Language Teaching 1.1 2013): 1-12. Thompson, G. 1, 2001, pp.

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Report: English Majors Employed at Comparable Rates, Educators Can Do More to Prepare Students for Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators. He also leads work at Humanities Indicators and holds a Ph.D.

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Re-framing the Arts and Humanities   

HEPI

The Arts and Humanities make a substantial a contribution to the UKs economy: a House of Lords report gives the figure of 126bn as the creative industries contribution to GVA in 2022 , which compares favourably to the contribution of STEM subjects. Pre-conceptions about different disciplines relation to real-world impacts feed these tensions.

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Showing the Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

We love his warmth, candor, and willingness to put a human face on the challenges of higher education leadership. Leaders Are Human, Too President Sorrell believes that a leader's willingness to show vulnerability can become a strength. It's really important that we just be human." They provide professional development."

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Who’s in the new UK cabinet – and what do they mean for intled?

The PIE News

And she said Lammy is known for his “progressive realism” “I think it’s a view of taking British human rights and all the best bits of the UK overseas, but with an eye on the reality of world and the global complexities of global security,” she explained. What can we expect? What can we expect?

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College Degree Still Sound Investment, Despite Rising Tuition

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Liang Zhang “Our cost-benefit analysis finds that on average a college degree offers better returns than the stock market,” said study coauthor Dr. Liang Zhang, a professor of higher education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. It relied on 2009–2021 data from the U.S.

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