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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Name an area of importance to our future—training for the millions of new workers in technology and other fields, the proper role of artificial intelligence, advances in green energy, our response to climate change, the promise of genetic science. No one knows which jobs will be aided—or destroyed—by AI and other technological innovations.

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See which 9 schools are the latest to make college free

University Business

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced it will cover tuition for all students whose families make less than $200,000, the approximate income threshold of 80% of U.S. At $141 million this fiscal year, Carnegie Mellon has increased its investment in undergraduate financial aid by 86% since 2009. households.

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From Classroom to Startup: How Business Schools Are Fueling Student Entrepreneurship

Insight Into Diversity

At the forefront of this movement, business schools like the University of Washington (UW) Foster School of Business and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan School of Management are developing competitions, incubators, and funding opportunities that help student entrepreneurs launch businesses while still in school.

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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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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shirley Ann Jackson is the 18th President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the oldest technological university in the U.S. Jackson also was the recipient of a 2009 John Hope Franklin Award, presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. in theoretical elementary particle physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Shenandoah University’s Device Program Gives Students the Tools to Succeed

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Since 2009, the iMLearning program at Shenandoah University has been giving devices to incoming undergraduate students at the start of their college careers. By standardizing technology across the student body, faculty can more easily deliver lessons and troubleshoot issues.

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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

Edu Alliance Journal

In 2009, he accepted an invitation to move to the United Arab Emirates, serving in senior positions at Higher Colleges of Technology and Khalifa University before co-founding Edu Alliance in Abu Dhabi in 2014. In 1998, he co-founded The Connected Learning Network, a full-service online learning company.

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