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What Tyler Cowen Gets Wrong About What’s Wrong with Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

His first concern is the potential for a diminution of status among elite institutions, brought on by universities prioritizing labor force-friendly majors such as computer science and engineering over the humanities and social sciences. Third, Cowen worries that the best and brightest choose any career path as long as it is not academia.

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Generative AI & the Evolution of Academic Librarianship

ACRLog

After attending the panel discussion, however, I was reminded of a book I read called Who Moved My Cheese? The book explains how change can happen unexpectedly, and when it does, it is better to adapt and move forward than be left behind. I enjoyed the course and found the lesson on prompt engineering to be the most intriguing.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Similarities Between Industry and Academia. From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. So by the time I got into this perspective of being in academia, that piece was part of how I operated.

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

When asked what surprised her most about publishing after a summer spent working as an intern at one of our presses, a history graduate student replied, “In graduate school, we focus on tearing books apart. But I was impressed by how much you do in publishing to build up a book.”

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WCET’s Favorite Read, Watch, and Listens – Summer 2023

WCET Frontiers

These suggestions are a mix of personal and professional development podcasts, books, articles, and shows. – Lindsey and the WCET team ————- Books On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed I picked this one up last year to learn more about Juneteenth. Enjoy engaging fellow staff members with this book.

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Association Blends Science and Culture for Hispanics, Native Americans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He directs the Tapia Center for Excellence and Equity at Rice University, where he has taught, among other subjects, engineering and computational applied mathematics and operations research. “We And it wasn’t that we were fighting society or academia. of all scientists and engineers employed full-time and16.7%

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Intrigued by Bats

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He read every book he could on the species. He never saw himself pursuing a career in academia until his high school biology teacher encouraged him to apply for a scholarship to Cornell University. Carter acknowledged his mentors, who helped him navigate a career in academia and believe in his own capabilities.