Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 18, 2024

Spelman College has received a historic $100 million gift. 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).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC), an organization made up of four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), is planning to launch a new institute in an effort to increase the number of engineers from underrepresented communities, using a $1.5 million investment from the A. James & Alice B.

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HEPI

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Today on the HEPI website, Annamaria Carusi challenges the common assumption that translational research is only relevant to STEM fields, making the case for a broader, more integrated approach that fully values the contributions of the arts and humanities. You can read that piece here.

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The Change Leader, Inc.

APRIL 29, 2025

How this higher education strategic planning approach helped College of Charleston grow enrollment, launch new schools, and achieve national university status. Andrew Hsu shares how building consensus and focusing on long-term strategy led to enrollment growth, academic expansion, and the colleges trajectory toward national university status.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 8, 2024

The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recognizes the following 11 evidence-based practices as integral to student success. In fact, the National Association of Colleges and Employers lists communication, critical thinking, equity and inclusion, and teamwork as four of the eight career readiness competencies.

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Inside Higher Ed

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Kenyon College. Austin Porter, art history and American studies. Guy Bresler, electrical engineering and computer science. Guy Bresler, electrical engineering and computer science. Otto Cordero, civil and environmental engineering. Michael Carbin, electrical engineering and computer science.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bolstered by state and national workforce needs and their promising return on investment, the STEM track represents a gold mine for colleges and universities that want to ensure credentials from their institution are providing students with good job prospects and gainful employment.

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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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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 9, 2023

The first, which initially arose in Italy and elsewhere on the European continent a millennium ago, offered professional training in law, medicine, and the church and later in such fields as architecture, business, engineering, and the sciences. These four traditions co-exist uneasily within the contemporary college and university.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Land-grant universities are building new colleges , HBCUs are racing to secure better funding and even liberal arts colleges are reviewing their general education curriculum. Georgia Tech has been at the forefront of melding often siloed disciplines of the humanities, arts and social sciences with STEM.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez has officially been inaugurated as the 10th president of Champlain College. Alejandro Hernandez “Education creates opportunity, and I’ve dedicated my life to the idea that we can build institutions that get students READY, not by luck or privilege, but by design,” Hernandez said.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 9, 2024

Students from 77 historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are set to participate as HBCU Scholars in the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona. We couldn’t be prouder to support them on their journey.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 11, 2024

Earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics, according to a new American Educational Research Association (AERA) analysis of 5.8 million individuals with college degrees and 2.9 million Americans.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2024

Morehouse College has received an anonymous, $20 million gift to expand academic programs and professorships at the college. At Morehouse, we are developing men with integrity and intellect to become 21st-century leaders and innovators,” said Provost Dr. Kendrick Brown.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 27, 2025

Our professional science masters (PSM) in biotechnology degree is designed for working professionals, offering primarily online and evening courses that emphasize applied learning and professional development. A required industry internship ensures graduates enter the biotech workforce with real world experience.

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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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Insight Into Diversity

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The University of Wyoming (UW) and five community colleges in the state are building a faculty network to share best practices and make science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more inclusive. The IE3 initiative will function similarly to a pilot program instituted by UW and NWC in July 2022.

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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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University Business

MAY 14, 2024

Deliberately integrating the humanities into Georgia Tech University’s armada of world-class STEM-based programs is the future of pedagogy at the R1 Atlanta university—and perhaps for all of higher education, says Richard Utz, interim dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, in this installment of the “University Business Podcast.”

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 20, 2024

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Native Explorers Program Governor Bill Anoatubby of the Chickasaw Nation on the left has supported the Native Explorers Program for 15 years. The full list of 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners can be found here.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

The grant – from the National Science Foundation (NSF) – is a first-of-its-kind awarded to a historically Black college or university (HBCU) through the NSF Decision, Risk and Management Sciences , Office of Integrative Activities , and HBCU Excellence in Research (EiR) integrated programs, for this type of research.

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University Business

JANUARY 10, 2025

Policymakers will most likely focus on the return on investment, or ROI, of college programs in 2025 to appease taxpayers who are skeptical of higher education. The other four programs in the study are computer science, civil engineering, finance and nursing. One private liberal arts college overhauled by Florida Gov.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

19 proposals were accepted for the Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science; 13 for the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences; two for the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences; one for the School of Management; and one for the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

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University Business

AUGUST 6, 2024

For the last decade, computer science majors have become highly prized by many colleges and universities. Colleges and universities have slowly begun to launch undergraduate degrees in AI. News & World Report, Computer Science Degree Hub and TechTarget. The school offers a B.S. Arizona State University: Offers a B.S.

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Insight Into Diversity

AUGUST 21, 2023

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about them here. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

College students who graduate as English majors actually find jobs at about the same rate as those who major in other subjects, according to a recent report commissioned by the Modern Language Association (MLA). According to the report, the unemployment rate for English majors, 2.3%, was not far off from that of all college graduates, 2.17%.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

That was the dominating discussion among three higher education leaders at the cutting edge of academic and research innovation when speaking about the future of the sector in an inaugural webinar hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies.

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

The half-day event promoted business and career advice and networking opportunities for science, technology, engineering and math students interested in pharmaceuticals and biotech, boosting students’ interest and confidence in postgraduate opportunities.

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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

AUGUST 21, 2024

million grant through the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Loury Floyd The grant is expected to fund eight scholarships annually over five years for Master of Arts in teaching students pursuing careers teaching STEM at the secondary level.

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University Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

What are the top 10 most regretted college majors? What may just as noteworthy as what’s on that list is that nearly half of all current job seekers regret their choice of college major, a new ZipRecruiter survey says. The survey asked graduates whether they would choose the same major if they could do college all over again.

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

MAY 22, 2024

Reading Time: 11 minutes Search engine optimization (SEO) has become an indispensable tool for universities and colleges looking to enhance their online presence and attract prospective students. Why is SEO important for colleges? What is SEO in education? Let’s dive in!

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Inside Higher Ed

APRIL 4, 2023

If Blackwood’s course sounds like a divergence from the humdrum small-group discussions that college English courses bring to mind, well, you probably haven’t taken a college English class recently. percent from 2012 to 2018, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Humanities Indicators.

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University Business

MARCH 25, 2024

government resources and contributions from independent research centers, including the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Humanities Alliance and the Hamilton Project. The unemployment rate for English majors was 2.3%, which is near that of all college graduates and those on different academic paths.

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Coursera blog

JANUARY 31, 2025

Trending university courses in 2024 Universities launched over 650 courses on Coursera in 2024, with the majority in business, data science, and computer science. Trending university courses in 2024 Universities launched over 650 courses on Coursera in 2024, with the majority in business, data science, and computer science.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2023

At a time in academia when STEM is increasingly evolving into STEAM, colleges and universities with intensely driven, career-focused students are endeavoring to create space for arts education. STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) is expanding into STEAM, with the addition of art.

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