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

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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. in history. “I And in the U.S.

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English majors earn similar salary earnings, life quality than other degree holders, report

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The majority of data was pulled from records between 2018 and 2021. for business, engineering and philosophy majors, and 1.9% for physical science and history majors. The Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on quantitative data from multiple U.S.

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A Scholar Who is ‘Extending the Hand as He Climbs’

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But PSU’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) cultural groups helped him become acquainted with research, and, in 2018, he received an internship with the National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU). It was very isolating, a culture shock for sure,” says Delgado.

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Teaching Courses that Provoke Student Anxiety

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Those of us concerned about student anxiety in our courses have history on our side. How can you be an engineer and not expect to have to give presentations? Some courses have long promoted anxiety, think statistics courses, for example, and that’s spawned a good amount of literature on its causes and cures. References: Condron, D.

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International student enrollment post-pandemic hits biggest stride, tops 1 million

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At 1,057,188 international students in the 2022-23 academic year, the 12% year-over-year growth is the largest in more than 40 years and the largest in Open Doors’ data collection history, said Mirka Martel, Head of Research, Evaluation and Learning at International Education Exchange, during the online release announcement.

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Teaching Courses that Provoke Student Anxiety

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Those of us concerned about student anxiety in our courses have history on our side. How can you be an engineer and not expect to have to give presentations? Some courses have long promoted anxiety, think statistics courses, for example, and that’s spawned a good amount of literature on its causes and cures. References: Condron, D.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

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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. It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68