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Can a ‘degree’ hold its value?

HEPI

Her article explores the evolving value of degrees in English higher education, focusing on the competence of degree-granting institutions and the implications of recent changes in degree-awarding powers. The ‘trade’ of Oxford and Cambridge as corporations lay in the study of the artes , the ‘liberal arts’.

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Work-life balance seeps into discussions on leadership, too

Inside Higher Ed

” The powerhouse group of five panelists included two longtime campus CIOs, one newly appointed CIO, one vice president for digital innovation at a liberal arts college and one émigré from higher ed who now works for Amazon Web Services. “I’m going to work for you someday,” he told her.

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Houston is the future; higher ed is stuck in past (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” The unspoken objective was to demonstrate the value of a liberal arts education in a nation that Freedom House ranks 48th out of 100 (“partly free”) due to limited political rights and civil liberties. All worthy goals and leagues better than top U.S. All worthy goals and leagues better than top U.S.

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The Catalysts for Competency-Based Learning and Prior Learning Assessments Have Arrived

eLiterate

Mr. Hadhad was midway through medical school when he fled Syria. Here’s a guy who was halfway through medical school when he arrived. He was told he would have to repeat all his education starting from high school to finish his degree and become a practicing physician. While the town is the home of St.