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Presidents corner: How can courage breathe new life into a classic liberal arts education?

University Business

In his 2011 The New Yorker essay , Harvard professor Louis Menand conceptualized the function of higher education in three ways: to develop life skills, enhance career prospects and improve social status. the small private college has traditionally championed the classical values of a liberal arts education.

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Growth in assistant professorships is uneven (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Over all, we found that the number of assistant professors increased in 101 of 154 academic disciplines between 2011 and 2021. In STEM areas, health sciences professions and business disciplines, demand for new Ph.D.s In STEM areas, health sciences professions and business disciplines, demand for new Ph.D.s is clearly growing.

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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 lifeā€”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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Assignments with Significance

Faculty Focus

Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste! Students want to contribute something to make a differenceā€”if only we gave them the chance. The reason for this is the strength of the emotions we felt at the time. 2010; Bransford et al., Significance.

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Students reveal lack of clarity in course outcomes

Inside Higher Ed

What’s the sitch: Georgia Tech established its learning outcomes in 2011: communication; quantitative; computing; humanities, fine arts and ethics; natural sciences, math and technology; and social sciences. The first was an online forum discussion about gen ed outcomes created on Microsoft Teams.

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Lifting As They Climb

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the time, Tate was the Edward Mallinckrodt Distinguished University Professor in Arts and Sciences and Chair of the Department of Education at Washington University in St. The American Educational Research Association (AERA) was no exception. Linda Darling-Hammond, to the post in 1995-1996. Banks to serve as president.

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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 lifeā€”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.