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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma I live my life according to a series of mantras. A third tradition, which stressed research, scholarship, and the applied sciences, emerged in nineteenth century Germany, especially at the universities of Gottingen and Berlin. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Did you happen to see Malcolm Gladwell’s article “ Princeton University Is the World’s First Perpetual Motion Machine ”? The fact is that Princeton is not a research powerhouse in the applied sciences. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Creating career-ready graduates

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

LCCC’s history of serving the community stretches back to 1963 when the need was recognized for a local college to create higher education access and a bridge to gainful employment. In 2018, LCCC made history again as the first community college to deliver an applied bachelor’s degree in MEMS. Lorain County Community College.

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“Courage, Creativity and Confidence” – Celebrating the Class of 2021

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

The graduating class includes 1,854 students earning 2,234 degrees and certificates, and an additional 365 graduates earning associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees through LCCC’s University Partnership – the largest class in the 25-year history of the program. Ohio Department of Higher Education Chancellor Randy Gardner.

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The Invisible Student Majority

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Talk about a newspaper article that struck a nerve. Introductory STEM courses, far too often, serve weed-out functions that “disproportionately push underrepresented minority students out of the natural and applied sciences.” Read: “At N.Y.U., Students Were Failing Organic Chemistry.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Beyond Transfer While Michigan is synonymous with mobility when it comes to manufacturing vehicles of all shapes and sizes, every Michigander knows that a car is only as good as the road it is driven on—and we also know that many of Michigan’s highways have fallen into disrepair.