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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

February 17, 2025, by Dean Hoke: This profile of Earlham College is the second in a series presenting small colleges throughout the United States. Dr. Paul Sniegowski, a biologist and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, has served as President since August 2024. Notable Alumni: Michael C.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Associate Engineering Program at Wright College (EPW) Part of the City Colleges of Chicago, Wright College is home to an engineering cohort program that has grown from nine students at its inception to 550 today. Espiritu says EPW creates a sense of belonging in the engineering program and in the profession.

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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. percent between 2011 and 2021. Our data set includes information on hiring at 391 Ph.D.-granting granting universities. granting universities in the humanities decreased by 16.8

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Space scientists and engineers collaborate on spacecraft design, propulsion, and landing systems, recognizing the synergy essential for safe human transport. One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Space scientists and engineers collaborate on spacecraft design, propulsion, and landing systems, recognizing the synergy essential for safe human transport. One approach is for higher administration, deans, and faculty to commit to an interdisciplinary agenda and review course syllabi for evidence of interdisciplinary focus.

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The push for more active learning spaces on campus

Inside Higher Ed

Physics and engineering have long experimented with studio and collaborative design space concepts that have much in common with general purpose active learning classrooms. Weaver Science-Engineering Library, in a previously underused gym and in the main library. ” This includes large, permanent spaces in the Albert B.

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President Moves: Morehouse’s ‘record-breaking’ leader announces retirement

University Business

Gòkè-Pariolá has overseen the expansion of academic offerings, including new undergraduate majors in engineering, neuroscience, environmental studies, health science and nutrition, and a growing suite of graduate health science programs, including occupational therapy, physician assistant studies, physical therapy, athletic training and nursing.