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Informational Holism: Humanities librarianship, liberal arts, and the limitations of quantitative metrics

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Historically, the capacities I am referring to have been transmitted to learners through the artes liberales (or liberal arts), a Greco-Roman ideal based on the assumption that a flourishing and cooperative society requires a population that is systematically trained in critical, interdisciplinary thinking.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a law professor emanating from a primarily liberal arts institution, I deemed it invaluable that the author’s note in my law review articles could state that research was conducted, in part, as an FRN Scholar-in-Residence at NYU, courtesy of the Faculty Resource Network.

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Two-year colleges strain to hire instructors in technical fields

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A new automotive technology program at Coconino Community College, launched last fall, is on pause as campus leaders struggle to hire a full-time faculty member to keep it afloat. Nate Southerland, provost of Coconino Community College, said the college started the automotive technology program in response to local workforce needs.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Work Zones The MCSS, along with various state and national partners, is currently leading three initiatives focused on improving transfer: Strengthening MiHumanities , Strengthening MiWorkforce Pathways and Liberal Arts Pathways From Community Colleges to Independent Institutions.

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ChatGPT: Threat or Menace?

Inside Higher Ed

Pangloss, and I certainly don’t want to come across as a hopeless optimist, let alone as an uncritical promoter of the new technology. The sad fact is that advising and career counseling resources on most campuses are grossly inadequate and that instruction in writing is insufficient. As Claudia Golden and Lawrence F.

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3 Questions About Georgetown University’s New Bachelor Completion Degree on Coursera

Inside Higher Ed

It is incumbent upon us to address the need to meet this population of students where they are by changing the delivery model, cost and price structure, and to continue to evolve the curriculum to include both a core of liberal arts courses with professionally oriented concentrations.

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(Podcast) #22-How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education? Part I- With Hanna Lee

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How Technology Could Impact the Future of International Education (Part I)?- We are talking about how technology influences our work at higher education and student affairs, particularly in international education. We will also talk about what we can do to stand out as student affairs professionals in the age of technology. #22-How