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Columbia U Goes Test Optional Permanently

Inside Higher Ed

Columbia University has become the first Ivy League institution to go test optional in admissions permanently for Columbia College and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Ad keywords: administrators admissions Is this diversity newsletter?: Hide by line?: Disable left side advertisement?:

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

The first, which initially arose in Italy and elsewhere on the European continent a millennium ago, offered professional training in law, medicine, and the church and later in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, and the sciences. The interests of administrators, faculty, staff, and students frequently collide.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. The program includes a science fest, monthly virtual STEM nights, and a summer camp on campus.

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Using Generative AI to “Hack Time” for Implementing Real-World Projects

Faculty Focus

During the course, students were asked to redesign a monthly newsletter sent out by the administration to internal stakeholders. Based on the bots response, the students developed a set of recommendations for how the administration could improve the newsletter.

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New presidents or provosts: Altoona Brown Colorado State Gallup Harvard Luther Miami New England San Antonio

Inside Higher Ed

Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University, in Massachusetts, has been appointed provost at Brown University, in Rhode Island. Editorial Tags: College administration New presidents Is this diversity newsletter?: Doyle III , dean of the John A. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Montgomery—an accomplished economist who served in the Clinton and Obama administrations—is African American. “Now Floyd Hall—home to the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences facility— named in honor of the school’s sixth and first African American president to lead WMU. The school’s president, Dr. Edward B.

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An online surge at Virginia Tech. But what about outcomes?

Inside Higher Ed

“Every time I taught it, it kind of doubled,” said Duma, professor of engineering and director of the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science. More than 1,000 students signed up. “We tend to think, ‘Oh, we have to do everything in person.’ “Absolutely not.