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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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Parroting romanticized myths about English and humanities (letter)

Inside Higher Ed

I write as a professor emeritus of English and history, who was trained in the humanities and the social sciences in the 1970s. First, pressures on young people from middle school forward to concentrate in engineering, computer science, or business for job security only increased. My pursuing the Ph.D.

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Academic experts offer advice on ChatGPT

Inside Higher Ed

That’s a big question about the purpose of writing—not one we can delegate to computer science. Mina Lee, doctoral student in computer science, Stanford University. Neem, professor of history, Western Washington University. Delegate Responsibilities. Remind Students to Think. Offer rules of citation.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Women in Engineering and Computer Science Program (WIECS) Florida Atlantic University College of Engineering and Computer Science WIECS fosters a supportive learning environment that encourages women students to earn degrees and ultimately pursue careers in engineering and computer science. Chicago, Ill.;

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The Midlife Crisis’s ‘Evil Younger Brother’: The Quarter-Life Crisis

Inside Higher Ed

” I also share Bass’s view that the rigid, inflexible division of responsibilities for advising, career services, student life and academics has contributed to a campus culture in which no one is accountable for student well-being across multiple dimensions. Expand programs that promote student-faculty interaction.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world. An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. It also was a serious loss for the Worcester region because of Becker College’s long and impactful history in the area and the prominence of several academic programs.