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April 21, 2025, by Dean Hoke : With this profile of Davidson College, I complete the tenth and final entry in my series exploring small colleges across the United States. Background Founded in 1837 by Presbyterian leaders, Davidson College is a private liberal arts college located in Davidson, North Carolina, just north of Charlotte.
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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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Following her retirement as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in July 2022, Jackson continued to have an impact on academia, industry, and public service. Jackson said her mother was more inclined to the language arts. regrettably, the award ceremony was cancelled in 2009. Postal Service in Washington, D.C.,
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Long in early Spring 2022 and it stuck with me. Long is the Dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University. I say brief interactions as I’m fairly new in my current role as a science liaison librarian, having worked in the position for just over a year.
” Imposing fixed time bands is ultimately a political decision that requires input from deans, department chairs and, in most cases, the faculty senate. Problem 4: A Shortage of General Purpose Classrooms and Science Labs Everywhere I’ve taught, there is a lack of general purpose classrooms.
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Three years into the current Artificial Intelligence (AI) hype cycle, catalyzed by the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI continues to profoundly disrupt higher education. While we certainly share these concerns, we do remain relatively optimistic about one aspect of higher education: learning to write. literature).
Over the past several years, colleges and universities are establishing coalitions and democratic action plans (ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, 2022) to address not just voting, but a healthier learning environment for engagement. The tide seems to be turning. These and other strategies are working.
I think it’s fair to say that our offices of the dean of students, student life, and student affairs need to do better. I thought, what with high rates of inflation, a depressed stock market, and lots of reports of crime, the Democratic party was about to face a red wave. I also thought the Russian military was far stronger than it was.
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