Remove 2023 Remove History Remove Humanities
article thumbnail

We Need to Distinguish Applied Humanities from Experiential Learning

Faculty Focus

To alleviate some confusion, my goal here is to explain the hallmarks of both applied humanities and experiential learning approaches, as well as what each mode of learning can offer to students. The ROI of a History Degree. Strategies for Recruiting Students to the Humanities: A Comprehensive Overview. Babiracki, Patryk J.

article thumbnail

Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In Fiscal Year 2023, the most recent evaluation year in the classification cycle, the University's productivity was significantly higher than the R1 base criteria, recording just under $85 million in research expenditures and awarding 96 doctorates in an array of fields, Jones said. Dr. Bruce A.

university leaders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Historian Dr. Jonathan Holloway to Lead Henry Luce Foundation Following Rutgers Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Henry Luce Foundation announced on Friday, that Holloway will become its seventh President and CEO in the organization's 89-year history. Holloway's appointment comes after his term as Rutgers' 21st president and first Black president in the university's 250-year history. history, particularly social and intellectual history.

article thumbnail

Ruth Simmons Delivers Stirring Tribute to the Humanities

Inside Higher Ed

Ruth Simmons, president emerita of Prairie View A&M and Brown Universities and Smith College, delivered the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities to a rapt audience at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Tuesday evening.

article thumbnail

Dr. Ruth Simmons to Deliver 2023 NEH Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the highest honor from the federal government for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. Simmons The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) lecture – “Facing History to Find a Better Future” – will take place 7 p.m.

article thumbnail

What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

deGregory as a history professor and director of the Howard Institute for Advanced Study. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. Most recently, he was the Andrew W.

article thumbnail

Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Celebrating In Community In June 2022, California lawmakers moved to include a student housing grant totaling $80,389,000 in the 2022-2023 State Budget for the Compton Community College District to build their proposed 250+ bed student housing facility. So, Im grateful to be a part of history in this regard. We just wanted to help.

College 131