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Why these leaders want to secure the liberal arts in a digital world

University Business

“Whether one is studying to be a doctor or engineer, there is a person behind that specialization making choices and interpreting the world around them.” ” Hooten hosts reading forums on classic literature for Pepperdine’s prospective students, parents, alumni and other community stakeholders.

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Lafayette dept. heads, program chairs raise governance concerns

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Image: Twenty-three Lafayette College department heads and program chairs say there are serious issues with governance at the college, according to “points of concern” four of them shared with the president and provost. “Trust and institutional culture are broken,” the first of the five points said.

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West Virginia University announces affordable, top-ranked Master of Science in Software Engineering on Coursera

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Today, I am delighted to announce a Master of Science in Software Engineering from West Virginia University (WVU). Graduates will have the skills and credentials needed for the 625,000+ open software engineering jobs that require a master’s degree in the U.S., By Betty Vandenbosch, Chief Content Officer at Coursera.

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Two Scholars are Building Diversity Initiative Database for All

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Curtis Byrd, co-author of the 2021 book Academic Pipeline Programs: Diversifying Pathways from the Bachelor’s to the Professoriate. Byrd, former special advisor to the provost at Georgia State University (GSU), said that institutions are struggling to diversify their faculty. We’ve not seen the growth that we want.

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How Three Bronx Institutions are Intentionally Hispanic-Serving

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Interim Provost Dr. Rani Roy says the school has already applied for two HSI grants and will find out in October whether they’ve been accepted. The 2021 Latinx population in the U.S. Delgado came to Lehman in 2021 from the Midwest, where he often heard firsthand from Latinx students how much it meant to see him on campus.

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How to Move Latinx Students into High-Paying Jobs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

population is Latinx, and, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Latinx workers made up 66% of the workforce in 2021. This year, Excelencia also examined three specific areas of industry projected to grow by roughly 10% by 2031: STEM (statistics, technology, engineering and mathematics), healthcare, and educational professions.

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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. Peter Lange is provost emeritus at Duke University and senior academic adviser at Academic Analytics Research Center. granting universities. is clearly growing.