Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Among traditional college-bound high school students who consider college rankings, only about one in 10 say they care about an institution’s particular rank, according to a new survey from the Art & Science Group, a higher education consulting and research firm

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Take the college’s recent announcement that it’s exploring opening a computing and data science school. Some professors describe this as an end run around the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, which voted in early 2021 not to approve department status for William & Mary’s then year-old data science program.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Shola Lynch Spelman College has scored a major coup with the hiring of award-winning filmmaker Shola Lynch as its Diana King Endowed Professor in Film, Filmmaking, Television, and Related Media in the Department of Art and Visual Culture. In 2016, she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Inside Higher Ed

JUNE 5, 2024

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), which houses 40 academic departments and more than 30 centers, is dropping diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) statements in its hiring processes.

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Inside Higher Ed

MAY 6, 2024

More than half of the students surveyed worried about AI’s impact on them achieving their college and career goals and many had competitive concerns about how other students were using AI, according to the report from the Art & Science Group LLC, a market intelligence firm for higher education institutions.

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University Business

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Not a week goes by without new laments about the decline of the humanities and social sciences. Many of these op-eds blame the utilitarian popularity of the STEM disciplines for declining enrollments and diminishing support for the traditional liberal arts. My experience is different.

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Higher Ed Data Stories

JUNE 2, 2024

You can see the growth in computer science, health professions, and engineering relative to the gray line: All career and professional focus areas; and you can see the drop in traditional degrees in liberal arts. There are six views, and some of them are interactive. You can look up their data on their site if you're interested.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 3, 2024

For two decades, the gradual decline of the liberal arts degree has been met with both resignation and celebration. As higher education faces growing pressure to invest in academic programs that provide direct pathways to a career, many resource-strapped colleges have responded by making significant cuts to their liberal arts offerings.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 29, 2024

million gift from alumnus Dr. Roy Vagelos and his wife, Diana, to support science initiatives at the School of Arts & Sciences. The University of Pennsylvania has received an $83.9 It represents the largest single gift to the school and one of the largest Penn has ever received.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 4, 2024

A liberal arts and sciences college from New York has pledged to support 425 refugee and displaced students in the next four years as the UN seeks to reach its 15by30 target. The 15by30 commitment from the intergovernmental peace organisation is aiming to get 15% of young refugees enrolled in higher education by the year 2030.

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Inside Higher Ed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art announced Tuesday that it will provide free tuition for all seniors over the next four years, a plan it aims to extend to all undergraduates.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 8, 2024

Smallwood has been appointed dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). He served as professor and chair of the department of history and political science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 10, 2024

And there are plans to expand the project, using the map as a “live resource” that grows as more research projects which are categorised under one of four themes: arts and humanities; medicine, health and life sciences; physical sciences, engineering and mathematics; and social sciences are added, London Higher said.

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HEPI

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Christopher Smith , Executive Chair of the Arts and Humanities Research Council. In 2020/21, there were about 18,000 arts and humanities doctoral candidates. The gap between supply and demand is inverse to the situation in parts of science, where jobs requiring a PhD exceed the supply.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This week, the British Council Scotland and Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities awarded 13 international EARTH scholarships to early-career researchers. One EARTH scholarship recipient is Camellia Biswas, who is a doctoral researcher in Humanities and Social Sciences at the Indiana Institute of Technology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 30, 2024

Kenro Kusumi Kenro Kusumi has been named university senior vice provost and dean of The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. He serves as a professor of life sciences and dean of natural sciences. Kusumi holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemical sciences Harvard University and a Ph.D.

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The PIE News

APRIL 18, 2024

Liberal arts students are afforded the fewest official opportunities for post-study work. STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options.

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University Business

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Degrees and subsequent jobs in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) have long been praised as lucrative and safe pathways for students looking to enroll at a college or university. However, there is one subset of this group that stands out in popularity and workforce prowess: computer and data science.

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HEPI

APRIL 18, 2023

This blog has been kindly written fro HEPI by Professor Marion Thain, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Professor of Culture and Technology at King’s College London. However that doesn’t mean humanities disciplines don’t have to change.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures will give Howard University a replacement of actor Hattie McDaniel’s Best Supporting Actress Academy Award. Boseman College of Fine Arts – Howard will host a ceremony titled “Hattie’s Come Home” at its Ira Aldridge Theater Oct.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

They represent 23 states and 11 countries in disciplines, including science, technology, engineering, math, humanities, social sciences, and the arts. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona. This year’s 110 outstanding students exemplify Black excellence – and fill us with hope for the promise of tomorrow,” said Cardona. “We

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HEPI

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Here, she writes about US liberal arts degrees. Computer Science and Engineering are the most highly recommended courses of study. If nothing else, the common wisdom is clear about what a student should avoid: a course in the liberal arts. What job could a person possibly get with an Art History degree, for instance?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

DePauw University DePauw’s Bold and Gold 2027 strategic plan seeks to bolster the university around four principles: the liberal arts and sciences; the student experience; institutional equity; and responsible financial and operational management. higher ed institution. The school is set to launch this coming fall. “We White said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 1, 2024

Gilead Sciences Inc. Gilead Sciences recently announced awards totaling $12.6 Gilead Sciences recently announced awards totaling $12.6 Prevention, Arts and Advocacy, Community, Education) initiative. Promising Futures performers at the Howard University International Stigma Conference. “As Setting the P.A.C.E.

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The Guardian - Higher Education

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Meanwhile, art, music, drama, sport, and design and technology are vanishing – they are unaffordable in schools with cut budgets that knew they would be judged on that harsh English baccalaureate regime: English , maths, two sciences, history or geography and a language. Nothing else. Continue reading.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 10, 2023

Manhattanville hasn’t publicly announced which programs are frozen, but faculty sources say they are art history, world religions, philosophy, film studies, music, music education, French, Spanish and chemistry. Image: Manhattanville College in Purchase, N.Y., In addition to these cuts, one lecturer was not reappointed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 12, 2024

Bárbara Brizuela Bárbara Brizuela has been appointed dean ad interim of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University. The professor of education also serves as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2024

It is expected to fund six endowed professorships in the college’s Division of Business and Economics; the Division of Humanities, Social Sciences, Media, and the Arts (HSSMA); and the Division of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, including the Office of Health Professions.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

Before her tenure at Montana State, she served as interim president, executive vice president and provost, and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University as well as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 12, 2023

The department – housed in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences – is making the change to better reflect the range of its scholarship and teaching, according to the formal name change proposal. The change will become official in the next few months, pending final trustee approval. specific. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Atlanta-based institution was founded in 1881 and is considered a leading liberal arts college and global leader in the education of women of African descent. in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Spelman College has received a historic $100 million gift. Stryker is also vice chair of Greenleaf Trust.

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SRHE

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Like many neurodivergent academics, Tim works across an astonishing range of knowledges, including political science, fine art, public policy and pedagogy. by Kai Syng Tan A loveless storm and a love-filled symposium On 18 November I was ill. Universities, watch and learn. Yes it can be done.

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University Business

MARCH 14, 2024

“When you say you’re going to welcome people in, you can do it with a slogan or a campaign, but that’s only the visuals,” says Joseph Becherer, director of the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art at the University of Notre Dame. However, the newly opened Raclin Murphy Museum of Art signifies a return to relevance.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 3, 2024

in statistics from Kentucky’s College of Arts and Sciences. She served as the acting dean of Kentucky’s College of Public Health. Bush holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Mount Vernon Nazarene University as well as an M.S. and a Ph.D.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Brade holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts and sciences from Virginia Tech and an MPA from The George Washington University. Ron Brade Ron Brade has been appointed senior vice president of administration and chief operating officer at Xavier University of Louisiana.

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HEPI

JUNE 20, 2023

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Angeliki Lymberopoulou , Senior Lecturer in Art History and Employability lead for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University , and Richard Marsden, Senior Lecturer in History and formerly Director of Teaching for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University.

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Insight Into Diversity

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By partnering with other institutions, colleges can quickly introduce new programs in high-demand fields, attracting students who might otherwise have overlooked small liberal arts schools. Many liberal arts colleges are struggling to attract students who prefer career-focused majors over traditional humanities disciplines.

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