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Oh, the humanit(ies)! Why integrating the liberal arts and STEM is a win-win for students, institutions

University Business

Meanwhile, the humanities and social sciences are taking a back seat. Integrating the arts into STEM (“STEAM”) has been in discussion since at least 2010, when the Rhode Island School of Design helped pioneer it. But something exciting is happening in the world of higher education.

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Cruzado Wins 2024 Council of Fellows Mentor Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Cruzado, who has served as president of Montana State since 2010, has a storied career in higher education leadership. It has been my pleasure to mentor these fellows,” she said. Each one was a teacher and I learned from them as much as I gave. She served twice on the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development.

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You’ll Never Walk Alone: The Power of Showing Up

ACRLog

Caelin is the Performing Arts Librarian at Arizona State University Library. She earned her Master of Science in Library and Information Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. People often ask what made me want to be a librarian. The work shared at this past conference demonstrates this beautifully.

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PhotoVoice: Using Technology to Impact Student Learning and Assessment

Faculty Focus

It is often used as a research method in the social sciences and is typically used to study underserved populations and how they experience life—such as homeless youth, victims of trauma, and many more. As a faculty member, I often hear the blatant dismissal of students and their preoccupation with technology. The reality is very different.

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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

In fact, this rate for English majors puts it below the unemployment rate for computer and information services majors, 2.8%, though still higher compared to a number of other majors – business, engineering, philosophy, physical science, and history. But for women, that number falls to around $61,000.

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Assignments with Significance

Faculty Focus

Meaningful learning tasks are transformative and deep, and rooted in three key elements: emotional connection, sense, and significance (Barkley, 2010): Emotional connection. Strong emotional experiences have a high likelihood of being permanently stored (Willingham, 2009; Barkley, 2010). 2010; Bransford et al., What a waste!

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New funding models explored as UK HEIs “running out of road”

The PIE News

A review of the calibration of the scheme is a way to “avoid political traps now” and give parties maximum room for manoeuvre after the election, noted David Willetts, who was minister for universities and science from 2010 until 2014. “Higher education institutions across the UK are under financial strain.

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